An Israeli airstrike killed at least three journalists as they slept in their accommodation in southern Lebanon, in what news outlets say was a direct hit on an area removed from the continuing conflict between the Israeli military and Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera) The attack was carried out on a guesthouse in a compound in Hasbaya…Read More
Meta struck a multiyear deal with Reuters to use its news content to provide real-time answers to user queries about news and current events in its Meta AI chatbot, sources familiar with the agreement told Axios. (Axios) The pair have not disclosed whether Meta will get access to Reuters’ library to train its learning language…Read More
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ dramatic 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in game one of the World Series Friday night–which ended on Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning–averaged 15.2 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes, Univision, and streaming, making it the most watched Fall Classic game in five years. (NBC News…Read More
Tom Jarriel, an ABC News correspondent who reported from Memphis, Tenn., after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and roamed the world for the 20/20 newsmagazine while also anchoring news updates, died Oct. 24 at a nursing facility in Annapolis, Md. He was 89. (WaPo)Read More
CNN could soon land in a Florida courtroom, as it faces a defamation lawsuit from a security contractor who took payments to evacuate people out of Afghanistan after the U.S. military’s 2021 withdrawal. (LA Times / Hollywood Inc)Read More
Secondhand marketplace ThredUp’s recent generative AI tools–including visual search and chatbot Style Chat, both launched in August–are driving more visits and revisits to the app. While there, people using these AI features are more likely to make a purchase, the company dished at Shoptalk Chicago 2024 last week. Visual Search lets people snap an item…Read More
Averi AI has emerged from stealth mode, raising $2 million in pre-seed funding. The firm–which has an initial valuation of $8 million–combines automating time-consuming marketing tasks, like planning a marketing calendar, researching competitors, and organizing a budget, with human experience by connecting brands to a vetted network of U.S.-based marketing specialists. For instance, the AI…Read More
What makes you look at Molly Baz’s latest campaign for Bobbie? Breasts? Breastfeeding? Formula feeding is very, very normal. But it is still not normalized. There’s a stigma that exists within the parenting community, particularly for mothers who, to an outsider’s eyes, appear to have the option to breastfeed. My hot take: Brands owe us…Read More
There is a significant difference between, “I promise,” and “I’ll do my best.”
Promises are difficult to keep and ought to be offered with that in mind. Doing our best is assumed.
Google has been pitching advertisers on a new AI-powered search tool, called Search Bidding Exploration, which aims to find new pockets of valuable traffic. It does this by identifying lower-traffic queries within search that actually drive conversions, according to documents seen by ADWEEK. Low-traffic queries are when someone types in a less popular search query….Read More
