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Why brands are bringing creators to the World Cup sidelines
Three weeks into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, brands aren’t just buying media around the tournament – they’re building entire creator-led activation machines, from local microcreators selling host cities to influencer-heavy sidelines content that turns every match into a days-long stream of social posts. Together, these efforts show how creator marketing around global sports has…
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Media Briefing: ‘Surveillance pricing’ laws are coming for dynamic subscription strategies
This week’s Media Briefing looks at whether the era of quietly charging subscribers different prices for the same news subscription may be coming to an end, as a lawsuit over “surveillance pricing” and new legislation in New York put publishers’ subscription pricing tactics under fresh scrutiny. WTF is “surveillance pricing” for subscription publishers? Google threatens…
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Tim Cook is stepping down. What happens to Apple now?
Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus. Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosystemthan the one Cook spent decades shaping. The App Store’s 30% cut is under pressure, the behind-the-scenes power Apple once…
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Apple’s new CEO, and why Elon Musk wants to buy Cursor for $60B
A new era is on the way for Apple as Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus. Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosystem than the one Cook spent decades shaping. The App…
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Your financial mistake isn’t money … it’s time #YOLO
One of the more interesting articles I read over the weekend wasn’t about artificial intelligence, stablecoins or digital banks. It was about something far more uncomfortable: regret. Specifically, the financial regrets people reach in their sixties. At first glance, the list looks predictable: people wish they had saved more, invested earlier, worried less about spending on……
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Your financial mistake isn’t money … it’s time #YOLO
One of the more interesting articles I read over the weekend wasn’t about artificial intelligence, stablecoins or digital banks. It was about something far more uncomfortable: regret. Specifically, the financial regrets people reach in their sixties. At first glance, the list looks predictable: people wish they had saved more, invested earlier, worried less about spending on……