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“Uncanny Valley”: OpenAI and Musk Fight Again; DOJ Mishandles Voter Data; Artemis II Comes Home
This week, our hosts discuss why OpenAI and Elon Musk’s legal feud is heating up once again—and happening alongside SpaceX’s IPO filing. They also dive into how a Department of Justice lawyer misled a judge about how they’re handling voter data, and why the Artemis II’s launch captured all of our imaginations.Articles mentioned in this episode:You can follow Brian Barrett…
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Axe asks soccer fans to go out on a limb for World Cup tickets
What would you do for a pair of World Cup tickets? Put on a ridiculous outfit and ask someone out on a date, the marketing team at Axe is hoping.The men’s grooming brand, owned by…
China Is Cracking Down on Scams. Just Not the Ones Hitting Americans
Governments around the world have been struggling to address the rise of industrial-scale scamming operations based in countries like Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia that have cost victims billions of dollars over the past few years.…
How Gen Alpha is changing the in-store experience
For years, malls have been on the verge of death. Could online fatigue change that?Older generations grew up watching many facets of life shift from IRL to online, including shopping. But as younger generations search…
The 70-Person AI Image Startup Taking on Silicon Valley’s Giants
Standing inside the HumanX conference in San Francisco’s Moscone Center, it’s hard not to feel like you’re at the center of the AI universe. Technology leaders swarm the building, and the headquarters of OpenAI and…
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Sydney Sweeney is back for another American Eagle campaign
Syd’s back, tell a friend.On Wednesday, American Eagle unveiled its newest Sydney Sweeney campaign, continuing a top-dollar partnership from last…
Robotaxi Outage in China Leaves Passengers Stranded on Highways
An unknown technical problem caused a number of robotaxis owned by the Chinese tech giant Baidu to freeze on Tuesday…
Meet the newest ‘Running Point’ character: Jake from State Farm
Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there—“there” being the Netflix show Running Point.Today, the insurance company announced a collaboration…
Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete the Blockchain
Luis von Ahn could have retired to a beach somewhere years ago. Best known as the CEO of the learning…
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Merrell’s pitch to non-outdoorsy consumers: Go outside instead
Touching grass is good for you, and it’s actually not that hard. At least, not according to Merrell.The 45-year-old hiking footwear brand, which is owned by Wolverine Worldwide, recently debuted a spot titled “It Starts Outside” as part of a new brand platform encouraging exploration of the world outside. The…
California Suspends Enforcement of Law Requiring VCs to Report Diversity Data
Under a new state regulation, venture capital firms operating in California were supposed to submit demographic data about their portfolio companies, including the gender and race of startup founders they backed. But amid public criticism from some tech leaders, the California agency administering the new requirement suspended it just before…
All things creator marketing with Tiffany Rivers
Tiffany Rivers is VP of emerging media and influencer marketing at Media Cause. She’s set to speak at Marketing Brew’s upcoming event, The Next Phase of Social and Creator Marketing, on May 12.Ahead of the event, we caught up with her to hear how she is advising her nonprofit clients,…
Iran Threatens to Start Attacking Major US Tech Firms on April 1
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Tuesday that it plans to begin attacking more than a dozen American companies across the Middle East on Wednesday in retaliation for the killing of Iranian citizens in the ongoing war with the US and Israel. The list of companies includes Apple, Google, IBM,…
How soccer orgs and sponsors are putting local spins on World Cup campaigns
With 16 host cities across three countries, it’s safe to say there’s no one-size-fits-all marketing plan for this summer’s FIFA Men’s World Cup.Given the scope of the tournament, the leagues, host committees, media rights partners, and sponsors seeking to contribute to the growth of soccer fandom in the US while…
OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show ‘TBPN’—and Buys Itself Some Positive News
OpenAI announced Thursday that it had acquired the online business talk show TBPN for an undisclosed sum. The move comes as OpenAI struggles with its public image, which has taken a significant hit in recent months.Since launching in 2024, TBPN has risen in popularity among Silicon Valley circles by offering…
How The Trade Desk is aiming to remain ‘king of the open web’
It’s been more than 10 years since The Trade Desk was named to Forbes’s list of America’s Most Promising Companies. This year, despite industry-wide challenges and a belief among some in the industry of a widespread contraction of the open web, the largest independent demand-side platform in the world is…
AI Research Is Getting Harder to Separate From Geopolitics
The world’s top AI research conference, the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems—better known as NeurIPS—became the latest organization this week to become embroiled in a growing clash between geopolitics and global scientific collaboration. The conference’s organizers announced and then quickly reversed controversial new restrictions for international participants after Chinese…
How IBM’s Masters campaign marks a shift in its sports strategy
With the Masters Tournament starting today, many golf fans will have Georgia on their minds. Since not all of them will actually be able to experience Augusta National Golf Club in person, IBM is bringing some of the fun north.The tech giant, which is celebrating 30 years as a partner…
Cursor Launches a New AI Agent Experience to Take On Claude Code and Codex
Cursor announced Thursday the launch of Cursor 3, a new product interface that allows users to spin up AI coding agents to complete tasks on their behalf. The product, which was developed under the code name Glass, is Cursor’s response to agentic coding tools like Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s…
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Social platforms are facing increased scrutiny. How long will advertisers stick around?
It’s all fines and games for the social media platforms recently.Last month, a New Mexico…
AI Models Lie, Cheat, and Steal to Protect Other Models From Being Deleted
In a recent experiment, researchers at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz asked Google’s artificial…
How Meta’s AI push is changing ad creation
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Watching the wildly popular television series Love Story took me back to a strange week…
Geico plans to stake its claim in women’s sports, starting with March Madness
If anyone picked their March Madness brackets based on the talent in Geico’s campaign for…