Congress to Investigate the Omnicom-IPG Deal
December 20, 2024
1:40 pm
Well, for now it’s Jim Jordan… but such news illustrates the kind of world we seem to be headed for. Adweek has the details, subscription
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Talk About Confidentiality…
December 10, 2024
7:16 am
According to Adweek, Omnicom CEO John Wren and IPG CEO Philippe Krakowsky were in merger talks for eleven and a half months before the transaction
Introducing ‘SWMS Sound Thinking’
November 22, 2024
10:19 am
Should PR pros stop visiting X, with all its lies and hate? It’s only going to get worse. Or are tidbits from targets too important
Business Insider Reporters Starting to Go on Camera
November 19, 2024
11:05 am
New EIC Jamie Heller has asked her reporters to start going on camera — for the BI TikTok channel — to explain the big, deep-divey
The ‘AI Fantasy Draft’ From Eric Newcomer
November 13, 2024
4:09 pm
At this time last year, Eric Newcomer and his two podcast co-hosts — Max Child and James Wilsterman — each formed an “AI startup fantasy
How Do We Read?
November 9, 2024
12:27 pm
This timeless explainer — a powerful blend of visuals and text — will explain the psychology of how we read, as in, how does the
How NYT Uses Gen AI
November 7, 2024
9:32 am
Ars Technica recently filed this revealing piece on how the NYT uses gen AI to analyze gargantuan transcripts, ones that would overwhelm mere mortals. The
Wired To Run Stories from 404 Media
November 5, 2024
7:50 am
404 Media may not be on your radar, but it currently ranks 8th of 50 leading publications recognized by Techmeme. The edit startup took a
The Atlantic Goes Monthly Again in Print
October 15, 2024
5:30 am
The Atlantic soon will publish 12 print editions a year, up from ten. “The greatness of print and especially a print magazine is that it
TechCrunch Redesigns
October 2, 2024
1:42 pm
TechCrunch redesigned this week. Still green, less clutter. Built for the phone. Events and newsletters rank higher in the home page scroll than startups, venture
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When Publishers Ditch Readers Altogether…
June 15, 2025
Media analyst Brian Morrissey predicts that many smaller trade publishers and consumer publishers may one day just ditch readers altogether and simply publish to LLMs under contract and make their money that way. It’s a lot simpler than trying to sell ads to a dwindling reader base.
Axios is Hiring…
June 7, 2025
Axios is hiring a senior tech reporter to cover AI. How long will it take for the “laid-off” to land on their feet? It is already happening.
Next Big Thing: BrainTech
June 5, 2025
From Crunchbase News:
Neuralink’s recent $650 million raise is by far the largest for a neural interface startup on record, but comes as funding to neuroscience startups overall is set to rise sharply this year. All told, funding to the broader category of neuroscience startups totaled $896 million last year and is on track to reach $1.4 billion in 2025.
The Era of ‘Camera-less’ Video
June 4, 2025
From the excellent The Rundown AI newsletter: The future of video content creation is increasingly looking camera-less — with this latest round of upgrades taking avatars from more robotic talking heads to full-fledged actors with more granular control over motion and expressiveness.
Time to get a grip on Veo.
Business Insider Lays Off 20% of Staff
May 30, 2025
The BI culture over the years has been aloof to vendors and definitely PR. Now that many of those affected could use a friend or two, here’s hoping they get the lift they need. Here is the message from BI CEO Barbara Peng.