4 Ways Brands Can Use Influencers for Better Sales This Summer

May 8, 2024

The power of influencer marketing is unquestionable. It is projected to hit around $21 billion in 2024 and is no longer optional but inevitable for brands aiming to grow and capture new audiences.

TikTok Sues U.S. to Block Ban, Sale Mandate, Says Divesting From ByteDance ‘Not Possible’

May 8, 2024

TikTok has less than a year to separate from Beijing-based ByteDance or face a U.S. ban.

This Brand-Focused AI Assistant Is Hundreds of Dollars off Right Now

May 8, 2024

STORI AI can help you hone your brand elements while scaling your content creation.

‘American Consumers Are the Long-Term Losers’: Spirit Airlines CEO Shares Harrowing Outlook on Aviation Industry

May 8, 2024

Spirit CEO Ted Christie commented on the company’s failed JetBlue merger in its Q1 2024 earnings call.

This Mother and Daughter Were ‘Kind of Fringe Weirdos’ When They Started an Uncommon Business in Their Garage. Now They’re in Major Retailers — and Victoria Beckham Is a Fan.

May 8, 2024

Jenefer and Melissa Palmer’s slow-and-steady approach to growth helped their skincare and body care brand OSEA thrive over decades — but lately they’ve been taking things up a notch.

TechCrunch Minute: When did iPads get as expensive as MacBooks?

May 8, 2024

Apple’s iPad event had a lot to like. New iPads with new chips and new sizes, a new Apple Pencil, and even some software updates. If you are a big fan of Apple hardware, well, it was probably a good day. Now you can get an updated and thinner iPad Pro, if that’s your jam. But […]

Google DeepMind’s new AlphaFold can model a much larger slice of biological life

May 8, 2024

Google DeepMind has released an improved version of its biology prediction tool, AlphaFold, that can predict the structures not only of proteins but of nearly all the elements of biological life. It’s a development that could help accelerate drug discovery and other scientific research. The tool is currently being used to experiment with identifying everything…

A Leadership Shortage Is Coming. Here’s What Needs to Happen to Prevent It.

May 8, 2024

Pay bumps and fancy titles are no longer enough to entice top talent. Management can be a headache and organizations need to make changes. Otherwise, there won’t be anyone left to lead. Here’s what needs to be done.

Gen Z Doesn’t Care About Your Billboards — They Care About Authenticity. Here’s How Business Leaders Can Gain Gen Z’s Trust and Loyalty

May 8, 2024

Gen Z’s buying power has reached a staggering $360 billion, and they spend over seven hours a day looking at screens. With its influence on the consumer landscape only intensifying, Gen Z is a critical audience for any brand seeking long-term customer loyalty.

Bye-bye bots: Altera’s game-playing AI agents get backing from Eric Schmidt

May 8, 2024

Autonomous, AI-based players are coming to a gaming experience near you, and a new startup, Altera, is joining the fray to build this new guard of AI agents. The company announced Wednesday that it raised $9 million in an oversubscribed seed round, co-led by First Spark Ventures (Eric Schmidt’s deep-tech fund) and Patron (the seed […]

Jack Dorsey pumps $10 million into a nonprofit focused on open-source social media