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Paramount, Warner, and the Price of Consolidation

Musk Says Ads in Grok Will Fund xAI’s AI Costs

Ads may soon appear in responses from Grok, the X-embedded AI chatbot, the platform’s owner Elon Musk said in a livestreamed conversation with advertisers Wednesday evening. Musk, who purchased Twitter in 2022 before changing its name to X and folding it into his AI startup xAI, said he hoped advertising in Grok would generate funding

Rod Stewart revives the dead in bizarre AI tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Over the years, we’ve lost many musical legends – most recently, the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne. But it’s not just fans that have been mourning Oz, his musician pals have also paid their respects, including husky, hip gyrating singer, Rod Stewart. In a bizarre homage, Hot Rod created a series of AI selfies featuring

How Do I Avoid Cannibalization On Similar Products?

There’s nothing worse than watching your own products compete against each other. When your paid media strategy starts pitting your product lines against one another, you’re not just inflating costs; you’re undercutting your own chances at conversion. That’s the question this month’s “Ask A PPC” will tackle: “I work for a company that has three

The secret to getting your marketing team to use AI

Marketing is built on trust — trust in brands, in agencies and in the quality of the data that guides decisions. AI now promises unprecedented targeting, optimization and efficiency. However, without transparency, it can just as easily undermine that trust, leading to costly missteps and eroded confidence. The cautionary tale of Zillow’s iBuying collapse in

Vojtêch Luksch blends violent retro video games with the “grandma-core” of embroidered canvases

The artist Vojtêch Luksch currently lives and works in a tiny village Czech Republic. A graduate of masters in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts Brno, Vojtêch is somewhat elusive on his Instagram account. The largely faceless artist posts incredible paintings of videogames translated onto embroidered canvases, creating a brilliant 3D texture that compliments

Ecosia & Qwant Launch European Search Infrastructure

Ecosia has begun delivering its own search results for the first time in its 16-year history, starting with users in France who will receive a portion of results from a new European search index developed jointly with Qwant. The rollout marks the first implementation of the European Search Perspective (EUSP) joint venture, which has created

Elon Musk bets on AI (and Grok) to win back advertisers

He made that clear on Wednesday (August 6) when he hosted a live Spaces alongside senior engineering, product and brand safety staff, who all tried to sketch out the platform’s future. At the center of it all is Grok, the in-house AI assistant Musk sees as key to X’s next act — and appeal to

Why I wouldn’t subject my child to Google’s AI storybooks

Another day, another creative AI tool to save us time and effort and protect us from the ordeal of having to interact with children. Google’s latest trick is a children’s storybook generator that the tech giant hopes will help parents get their kids off to sleep at night. You give Gemini a text prompt, and

Google Says AI Clicks Are Better, What Does Your Data Say?

Google’s latest blog post claims AI is making Search more useful than ever. Google says people are asking new kinds of questions, clicking on more links, and spending more time on the content they visit. But with no supporting data or clear definitions, the message reads more like reassurance than transparency. Rather than take Google

Fox News Gets Boost in Demo

This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of July 28, 2025. MSNBC finished off July as the only network with declines in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo during primetime and total day. It was a mixed bag for its cable news competitors, with Fox News continuing

Vjotêch Luksch blends violent retro video games with the “grandma-core” of embroidered canvases

Effective SEO Organizational Structure For A Global Company

Global companies today face a paradox. Search is more important than ever, yet how it’s managed across markets is often inconsistent, inefficient, and misaligned with broader digital goals. Too often, SEO is seen as a localized effort, tactically delegated to regional teams or outsourced agencies. While local knowledge is critical, international SEO success demands structure,

Is it time for retail media networks to think beyond the ads?

A new report suggests retail media networks (RMNs) need to evolve from platforms that push ads and pricing into content engines that influence how a new generation of consumers shops. The report, “New Content Mandate: Building Shopper Trust in a Fragmented Retail Media Landscape,” from Ascendant Network and Inmar Intelligence, says content-driven, omnichannel experiences are

Is this Tekken 8 character redesign better than the real thing?

Bandai Namco has revealed a new character coming to fighting game Tekken 8 later in the year, and she’s already causing controversy. Miary Zo is said to hail from Madagascar and to practice a combat style that blends the island’s traditional martial art of Moraingy with other African fighting disciplines. But some fans are wondering

5 Key Findings On What Buyers Really Want

Search is changing, and not just because of Google updates. Buyers are changing how they find, evaluate, and decide. They are researching in AI summaries, asking questions out loud to their phones, and converting through conversations that happen outside of what most analytics can track. Our latest ebook, “The Future Of Search: 16 Actionable Pivots

Without clear benchmarks, creator fees swing widely

Kendall Gall used to have a good read on what creators should charge. Now, it’s a toss up. Half the quotes the talent agent sees are either inflated beyond reason or oddly underpriced. Where fees once mapped cleanly to scale — macro, micro, niche — those lines have blurred. Two creators with near identical followings can

Michael Bierut, Andrew B. Myers, Madeline Montoya and Tina Tona: Tickets now available for September’s Nicer Tuesdays in New York!

Nicer Tuesdays will be returning to New York with an incredible line-up of creatives. Get seated for some awe-inspiring talks on collage, photography, and publishing – with a Q&A with Michael Bierut to boot.

Claude Opus 4.1 Improves Coding & Agent Capabilities

Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.1, an upgrade to its flagship model that’s said to deliver better performance in coding, reasoning, and autonomous task handling. The new model is available now to Claude Pro users, Claude Code subscribers, and developers using the API, Amazon Bedrock, or Google Cloud’s Vertex AI. Performance Gains Claude Opus 4.1

Get your kid a Bark phone if you’re determined to let them have a phone at all

You might have already heard about the backlash following the new Online Safety Act (2025) being rolled out by the UK government, but to get you up to speed, it essentially involves a huge blanket of censorship online and requires websites, search engines, and social media platforms to protect children by removing any illegal content.

Why Aren’t My Pages Getting Indexed?

This week’s question comes from Xaris, who asks: “Why, even though I have correctly composed and linked the sitemap to a client’s website, and I have checked everything, am I having indexing problems with some articles, not all of them, even after repeated requests to Google and Google Search Console. What could be the problem?

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