Spotify challenges YouTube with easier video monetization
Spotify has lowered eligibility criteria for its video podcast partner program to three published episodes, 2,000 consumption hours, and 1,000 engaged audience members within the last 30 days. This ch...
Smart Agents Replace Super Apps
Smart Agents are emerging as AI-native, goal-driven interfaces that act on behalf of consumers across many merchants and...
Media Briefing: Here’s what media execs are prioritizing in 2026
This week’s Media Briefing looks at the main business areas publishing executives have their sights set on as they head into 2026, recalibrating around AI advertising revenue opportunities, brand ma...
Coinbase CEO Defends China’s CBDC Interest Policy — But Why?
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is pointing to China as a model for US stablecoin policy. The timing raises questions about his motives.
Armstrong’s defense of China’s central bank digital currenc...
Ticketmaster Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss FTC Lawsuit
Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation reportedly asked a federal judge Tuesday (Jan. 6) to dismiss a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit accusing them of illegal coordination with brok...
Chase is taking over Apple’s credit card
On Wednesday evening, Apple announced that JPMorgan Chase will become the new issuer of Apple Card, replacing Goldman Sachs, which has backed the company's credit cards since their launch in 20...
