Month: January 2025

Top of the Ticker: As the California wildfires continue to wreak unimaginable destruction on the Los Angeles region, NBC News will take a closer look at the calamity with a special primetime report, Fire & Ash: Devastation L.A. Anchored by Lester Holt, the one hour special will feature the latest news on the still-unfolding disaster,…

In a case with far-reaching implications for the future of social media, the Supreme Court today reviewed oral arguments on a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down in the U.S. in about nine days unless the app severs ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. The oral arguments lasted nearly three hours….

The potential TikTok ban might leave casual users frustrated as they look for ways to enjoy funny animal videos or explore the latest book series. However, content creators and their agencies are working to expand their reach beyond the platform, investing in newsletters, podcasts, and establishing their authority in their niche. ADWEEK reached out to…

Hoda Kotb said farewell to Today on Friday morning after a 17-year plus stint as part of NBC News’ flagship morning franchise. It was a two part farewell for Kotb, who first bid goodbye to her main Today family during the early portion of the morning broadcast. Her farewell continued during Today with Hoda and…

Participating in Dry January has some obvious health and wellbeing benefits–like better sleep, less brain fog and fewer calories ingested–but it’s kind of a drag, right? Isn’t it all about deprivation? That’s the entrenched opinion, even though 25% of Americans over 21 say they took part in the alcohol-free month last year, per researcher Civic…

Conversational chatbot Grok now has its own iOS app, furthering X owner Elon Musk’s desire to transform it into a leading force in generative AI while also providing non-X users with the ability to
access the technology.

DirecTV and EchoStar (Dish Network) are continuing to back legal rulings against the sports-focused joint venture platform from launching.

AI scrapers and crawlers contributed to the problem, DoubleVerify’s Fraud Lab reports.

If you’ve been coming to CES for the past decade and hit the marketing panels and keynotes, you would think that every year promises a transformation for our business. This year, the pablum finally feels real and potent; artificial and augmented intelligence applied to marketing and advertising dominated the discussions on the stages and in…