The FTC is coming after influencers and brands that buy fake followers
It’s always been a bad look for influencers to buy fake followers. Marketers think you’re phony and deceptive. Users…
Brat summer is ending. Now brands are jumping on ‘demure’ fall.
Everyone is reminding each other to be “very demure” and “very mindful.” Brat summer is winding down, and a…
Ex-Google staffers are building a social-mapping platform for online and IRL communities
Carlo Jörges and Helena Jaramillo are building mapping platform PamPam. Maps are an everyday staple of our smartphone lives….
Powell’s not the only central banker in the spotlight. Away from Jackson Hole, one chief had to endure 5 hours of intense questioning.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ued have big Fridays. It’s a busy day…
Americans just got the biggest confirmation yet of an interest-rate cut next month — but the job market hangs in the balance
Fed Chair Jerome Powell all but confirmed an interest-rate cut in September. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell all but…
A shortage of young men in the workforce could weigh on housing, Social Security, and growth for years to come
America’s job market is mysteriously short of young men. It’s a trend experts say will drag on the economy…
Logan Paul’s Prime supplier is suing the energy-drink company for $68 million, accusing it of cutting ties as demand cratered
The supplier of Prime is suing the energy-drink company, cofounded by Logan Paul, for $68 million. The supplier of…
Warner Bros. Discovery says it overpaid for its TV networks by $9 billion
WBD CEO David Zaslav, seen here talking to Tom Cruise at the Paris Olympics, says his TV business is…
Eventbrite is laying off 11% of its staff
Eventbrite cofounders, Julia and Kevin Hartz. The ticketing-and-events platform Eventbrite said on Thursday that it’s letting go of around…
Paramount’s TV networks are collapsing in a $6 billion hole
On Wednesday, Warner Bros. Discovery told investors its TV business was in free fall, and that it would take…