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The Iran War Is Throwing Global Shipping Into Chaos
After years of chaos in the global supply chain, Ryan Petersen, CEO of the logistics company Flexport, felt 2026 might offer some modicum of order. The pandemic was firmly in the rearview mirror. Red Sea shipping channels—which had been closed due to the Gaza crisis—were finally opening. The Supreme Court struck down many of Donald Trump’s tariffs, and some Flexport…
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The War on Iran Puts Global Chip Supplies and AI Expansion at Risk
South Korean officials have warned that the US-Israel war with Iran could hit the global semiconductor supply chain if it disrupts the flow of critical industrial materials from the Middle East.South Korea’s semiconductor sector, led…
How Togethxr helped change women’s sports in its first five years
Everyone knows the “Everyone Watches Women’s Sports” T-shirt.The original was introduced by media and e-commerce company Togethxr in December 2023, just in time for a revolutionary women’s March Madness. In 2024, “Everyone Watches Women’s Sports”…
Apple Blocks US Users From Downloading ByteDance’s Chinese Apps
“Pursuant to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, apps developed by ByteDance Ltd. and its subsidiaries—including TikTok, CapCut, Lemon8, and others—will no longer be available for download or updates on the App…
An AI avatar of Andy Cohen will start name-dropping brands on Peacock this summer
If your TikTok feed isn’t inundated with videos of Rob Rausch from the Traitors finale last month, there will soon be another place to see America’s favorite snake-catching overalls-wearer.Beginning this summer, Peacock is rolling out…
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How marketers are using AI beyond buzzwords
It’s no secret that brands have grown their investment in AI and are now experimenting with agentic use cases. At Marketing Brew’s The Art & Science of AI in Marketing event in New York last month, marketers from brands including JPMorgan Chase, Getty Images, and Booking Holdings dove into the…
Why a pet food company went all-in on the Olympics and Paralympics
Athletes are known for being meticulous about their health, whether that’s counting calories, tracking macros, or skipping spirits. Some are just as diligent about their pets’ diets—at least according to pet food company Nulo’s latest Olympics campaign.The brand, which was founded by dog dad and former competitive swimmer and biomedical…
A Former Top Trump Official Is Going After Prediction Markets
Mick Mulvaney wants to be clear: He really likes gambling. “You're talking to the only former member of Congress who's won a poker tournament in Las Vegas,” he tells WIRED. When he was representing South Carolina in the US House of Representatives, he pushed for the state to allow sports…
How the NHL plans keep Olympic fans hooked through the Stanley Cup
It’s been one heck of a year for hockey fandom. Whether it’s longtime NHL fans, anyone glued to games during Team USA’s dual gold medal run during the Olympics, or Heated Rivalry die-hards, the sport seems to have suddenly become part of everyone’s daily conversations.The NHL wants to seize the…
Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death Sparks Revolt Among Kalshi Customers
In the lead-up to the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran, prediction markets saw a frenzy of activity tied to the conflict. Speculators rushed to guess when the first missile strikes would begin and who might be impacted, placing trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars in total. There…
NPR’s new brand campaign wants you to ask questions
Everyone has questions. Few get to spend their days seeking answers.That’s where National Public Radio comes in: The nonprofit news organization has answers people want.At least, that’s the conceit for NPR’s new brand campaign, “For your right to be curious,” by Mischief @ No Fixed Address. In the campaign, NPR’s…
The Data Centers Have Arrived at the Edge of the Arctic Circle
On the bank of the river that runs through the Swedish town of Borlänge, construction is underway on a sprawling new data center. The site previously housed a paper mill. When the developer, EcoDataCenter, broke ground in September, its CEO Peter Michelson declared, “The facility once produced paper, the raw…
Is ‘Bridgerton’ set to become the next ‘Stranger Things’?
This social season’s most swoon-worthy pairing? My dear reader, it simply must be Bridgerton and its roster of brand collaborations.Late last month, the hit Netflix and Shondaland-produced show dropped the second half of Season 4’s episodes, finishing the tale of Benedict Bridgerton’s journey to finding love with housemaid-turned-Cinderella Sophie Baek.…
Can humans and robots coexist in harmony? TD Bank thinks so
Sometimes 2026 feels like a dystopian nightmare. When tech leaders make remarks comparing the energy it takes to “train” a human compared to LLMs and Amazon reportedly has plans to use robots over 600,000 human hires, it’s hard not to feel like that nightmare is a reality.But the reality isn’t…
Trump Imposes New Tariffs to Sidestep Supreme Court Ruling
President Trump is adding a new 10 percent tariff on nearly all imports to the United States, following a Supreme Court ruling that overturned most of the levies imposed by the US government last year.In an executive order signed Friday evening, Trump outlined a few exceptions, including imports of critical…
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