TikTok Shop brands are increasingly using generative AI to create synthetic influencers and product videos, threatening the livelihoods of side-hustler creators who rely on shoppable content for incom…
Private equity firms are aggressively acquiring ecommerce and payments companies, with Stripe and Advent jointly bidding $53 billion for PayPal, Criteo receiving a buyout offer at a 50% premium, and K…
Brands including SharkNinja are urging TikTok Shop creators to stop using AI-generated content for product promotions, warning that affiliates who use AI tools like TikTok's AI Video Maker will have t…
Podcaster Mel Robbins, whose show draws 11 million weekly listeners, told Digiday at Cannes Lions that brands now recognize podcasting's cultural dominance. She discussed AI's impact on media, the mis…
At Cannes Lions 2026, marketers emphasized that AI integration requires human taste and thoughtful design, not just flashy tools. Executives from Autodesk, Kimberly-Clark, and SharkNinja argued that a…
Marketing leaders from Autodesk, Kimberly-Clark, SharkNinja, and Zoom argued at a Business Insider roundtable that human taste and discernment are becoming competitive advantages as AI democratizes co…
Shark has unveiled the PowerDetect Transformer 3-in-1 vacuum, which converts from an upright to a stick to a handheld vacuum with one-click mechanisms. Priced at $529, it features LED lighting, automa…
More than 250 creators, including Alex Cooper and David Dobrik, are attending the Cannes Lions advertising festival, reflecting a shift in marketing power from traditional ad executives to influencers…
A developer released SharkClean MCP, an unofficial open-source server that lets AI agents like Claude control SharkNinja robot vacuums via plain language commands. The tool communicates with SharkNinj…