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Several former Walmart leaders say they expect the big-box retailer to keep a close eye on Amazon’s proposed big-box store near Chicago.
Public documents published by the Village of Orland Park described a 225,000-square-foot Amazon store that would sell a range of products, including groceries and general merchandise. It could...
January isn’t even over, and the mood around AI has already turned sour. The optimism has curdled into something heavier — a creeping sense that whatever promise this technology once held is now being eclipsed by a darker, more unforgiving story we’re bracing ourselves to live through.
That anxiety spilled into the open this week in Davos, where Jamie Dimon, the head of JPMorgan Chase,...
Forbes has joined the fray of publishers adding prediction markets to their websites as part of a broader strategy to reduce reliance on search traffic and focus more on onsite engagement.
The publisher worked with tech startup company Axiom (Axiom founder and CEO Jeff Yam is a Forbes board member) to build its own prediction platform – ForbesPredict – which will launch in beta in February....
The disconnect between advertisers and their media agencies is certainly nothing new to the industry, despite constant efforts to get on the same page. A new report out of ID Comms indicates that things aren’t getting any more connected.
In the 2026 installment of the State of Digital Media Benchmark, the media consultancy analyzed the governance protocols of 143 major advertisers...
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Digital screens may become far more common for shoppers to see in stores this year.
Albertsons’ retail media division, Albertsons Media Collective, began piloting an in-store digital display network last summer. The program spanned 80 stores in partnership with digital signage software provider Stratacache. The major grocer —...
This story was first published by Digiday sibling Glossy.
The 2025 Australian Open champion Madison Keys made her return to the tournament with a first-round win on Tuesday. And another star player from the 2025 tournament has also returned for the 2026 edition: Mecca.
“Beauty is the new pillar that we’re looking to incubate with Mecca,” said Roddy Campbell, director of partnerships and...
We’re calling it: 2026 will be the year AI remakes publishers’ websites — and reader experiences.
Publishers like Forbes, Newsweek, Time and The Washington Post are already adding AI tools and features to their websites, but this year those AI-driven onsite experiments will only accelerate. Core to these changes — on their homepages and beyond — will be adding more personalization to their...
The creator economy is booming and DICK’s Sporting Goods is vying for a bigger slice of the pie. Applications opened this week for the retailer’s latest iteration of its creator program. That in-house program gives Dick’s more control over its relationship with influencers and opens the door for ad revenue from external brand deals.
“This program has become pretty much our entire ecosystem for...
This week’s Media Briefing examines how publishers are rethinking SEO in 2026, as AI reshapes search and a Google-reliant strategy grows riskier.
Who’s giving up on Google?
Media’s latest obsession with prediction markets, publisher lawsuits against Google abound, and more.
Giving up on Google?
If last year was the year AI threw a wrench in the search optimization landscape, this...
OpenAI is set to wade into the advertising business this year, but its move to finally monetize ChatGPT with ad dollars may have come a touch too late.
ChatGPT’s 2022 launch inaugurated the current generative era and made the app a touchstone for the entire sector. But OpenAI’s head start has since been eroded by rivals, the greatest of which has both momentum and experience building ad...