October 14, 2024 Hardware store True Value files Chapter 11, joins list of retailers going into bankruptcy this year The long-standing home-improvement wholesaler says its 4,500 locations will stay open as the company sells its operations to rival Do It Best. BY Sarah Bregel A long-standing hardware wholesaler, True Value, is filing for bankruptcy. The 75-year-old … Continue reading Hardware store True Value files Chapter 11, joins list of retailers going into bankruptcy this year
September 27, 2024 How Stephen Miller and the anti-DEI movement are going after small businesses At Fast Company’s Innovation Festival, panelists discussed the legal strategy being used by anti-DEI conservatives, including Stephen Miller. BY AJ Hess On July 3, 2023, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, prohibiting U.S. colleges and universities from considering an applicant’s race … Continue reading How Stephen Miller and the anti-DEI movement are going after small businesses
Adtech platform Quantcast is back in education mode, explaining to customers that Google has not saved cookies. They’re going away and something will replace them. Kim Davis on September 3, 2024 “At the moment, I feel like the industry has stalled; there’s not much innovation happening because everyone is waiting to see what Google … Continue reading One way or another, cookies are going away
August 26, 2024 AI stocks are outperforming—but artificial intelligence isn’t going to save the economy anytime soon A new analysis from Vanguard suggests that AI stocks may be at unjustifiably high prices while we’re still headed for an economic soft patch in the near future. BY Sam Becker AI is everywhere, but it may not be … Continue reading AI stocks are outperforming—but artificial intelligence isn’t going to save the economy anytime soon
CVS, Albertsons, dentsu and EssenceMediacom weigh in on measurement standards and opportunities as RMNs mature. Chris Wood on August 8, 2024 Retail media networks (RMNs) are a fast-growing space in advertising — up 16.3% last year. Retailers are adding channels and providing better measurement and execution for advertisers. And agencies are answering their clients’ … Continue reading Retail media networks and advertisers going from guesswork to growth
Google Project Astra hands-on: Full of potential, but it’s going to be a while The move to multi-modal AI is going to be multi-year endeavor. sam rutherford · karissa bell Wed, May 15, 2024 Photo by Sam Rutherford/Engadget At I/O 2024, Google’s teaser for Project Astra gave us a glimpse at where AI assistants … Continue reading Google Project Astra hands-on: Full of potential, but it’s going to be a while
May 14, 2024 This affordable housing project wasn’t going to happen—and then an unlikely partnership formed Co-locating affordable housing and a Boys & Girls Club made two complex projects possible. BY Nate Berg In the economically disadvantaged Lincoln Park neighborhood of New Rochelle, NY, two long-sought community projects have, after decades, finally come to fruition. All … Continue reading This affordable housing project wasn’t going to happen—and then an unlikely partnership formed
April 29, 2024 What’s going on at Paramount? CEO’s departure and ‘best and final’ offers Paramount CEO Bob Bakish is departing, as the company considers a Skydance deal. BY Chris Morris The saga of Paramount Global’s future is more exciting than a lot of the studio’s films. And with the bombshells in Monday’s earnings report, things … Continue reading What’s going on at Paramount? CEO’s departure and ‘best and final’ offers
What used to be a promising domain for growth and creativity has degraded beyond repair. Juan Mendoza on March 5, 2024 In 2024, going viral on the web can spell almost certain disaster. The worst place for that to happen? On X, in what’s known as the “main character effect.” Ryan Broderick, the author of … Continue reading The zero-sum game of social media: When going viral spells disaster
By Brian Honigman January 06, 2024 You’re not taught in school that being a freelancer is even an option to consider. As a result, it’s a less clearly defined career trajectory. A common misconception with freelance is that it’s primarily a stopgap for professionals to leverage in between full-time roles or a side hustle … Continue reading Going freelance full time in 2024? Here’s how to make it work
