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“It’s no longer Officer Friendly out there,” Whitlock says. “This is not to give any excuse, but I can imagine there is a mindset within the field ICE agents and CBP where they really do think they’re under attack and being threatened. And no one is above the law, but I think it’s important for people to understand that there are going to be limited forms of trying to hold these officers accountable in practice.”On the SceneIf you find yourself witnessing an immigration enforcement action, there are some things to keep in mind if you want to stick around.“The goal…
This post was created in partnership with MolocoAre Google AI overviews wreaking havoc on your brand’s discovery strategy? How likely is it that AI might make your brand’s offers obsolete?During a CES 2026 ADWEEK House session co-hosted with Moloco, Jenny Rooney, chief brand and community officer at ADWEEK, sat down with Paul D’Arcy, Moloco’s CMO, to preview his firm’s AI Disruption Index and what it means for the traditional marketing funnel.Doing battle with the AI overview“When an AI overview on Google is shown, 80% of the time, there is no click,” D’Arcy said. “That’s a rate of behavioral change that…
When Meta announced capital expenditure projections last year, the company made it known that it planned to spend big to build out capacity for its AI business. “We expect that developing leading AI infrastructure will be a core advantage in developing the best AI models and product experiences,” said Susan Li, Meta CFO, during an earnings call last summer. Now the tech giant appears to be making good on that promise. On Monday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of Meta Compute, a new initiative designed to bolster the tech giant’s AI infrastructure. Zuckerberg said the company intended to drastically…
Back in the day, Verizon proved their expansive reach with the spokesperson who asked “Can you hear me now?” With the spokesman pulling a Benedict Arnold and moving to T-Mobile, Verizon is now called the “Network America Relies On,” proven by their 4G LTE network covering 99% of the U.S. population, and 5G network expanding daily (though hovering around 13% now). We know how important it is to stay in communication, so we’ve rounded up the best ways to save money this month, with Verizon promo codes, free phone promotions, and holiday bundle deals.Save up to $1,100 With Top Verizon…
Executive turnover touched nearly every facet of the TV industry in 2025. From broadcast to cable to streaming, change was a constant theme in an industry that is experiencing its fair share of turmoil.Here are some of last year’s biggest departures and arrivals within the executive ranks:VideoAmp adds new CEO … againShortly ahead of New Year’s Day, measurement company VideoAmp, which has been competing to gain more share in the TV measurement space, announced it was switching its CEO. Effective Jan. 5, Peter Liguori stepped down from the CEO position, serving in the role since July.
In early tests with a review unit of Bee, we found the device itself was easy to use. It’s just a press of a button to turn recording on or off. In the app, you can configure whether a double press bookmarks a section of the conversation, processes the current conversation, or both, and you can set whether a press and hold gesture lets you leave a voice note or chat with the AI assistant. (Bee’s companion app currently reminds you to enable voice notes, so we did.) Like many other AI products and services, such as Plaud, Granola, Fathom,…
LG makes some of the best TVs you can buy. Its OLED TVs in particular are perennial favorites at WIRED, with C-series models like the C4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) providing among the best performance for your dollars on the market. LG is about way more than TVs of course. The Korean brand offers multiple products across the A/V landscape, from soundbars to Bluetooth speakers, along with a host of other products to upgrade your home setup. Save over 40% with LG promo codes and online exclusive discounts on home appliances, gaming monitors, and more tech.Save 20% With Today’s LG Promo…
Seven Bucks Companies, the business founded by Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia, has hired former Unilever and SheaMoisture exec Cara Robinson as its first chief brand officer. In the new role, Robinson will oversee growth, brand strategy, and creative direction accross the company’s brand portfolio, which includes Teremana tequila, men’s grooming brand Papatui, energy drink business Zoa and Project, and Project Rock, an apparel range backed by Under Armour. Robinson was most recently CEO of beauty and wellbeing for Unilever North America, where she spearheaded a $2 billion portfolio including Dove, SheaMoisture, and Vaseline.Prior to that the exec was CEO…
When Justin Kim, co-founder and CEO of Hupo, first launched his company about four years ago, it wasn’t selling AI-powered sales coaching to banks, finance services, or insurance companies. The company originally began as Ami, a mental wellness platform focused on how people manage pressure, form habits, and change behavior over time. “I’ve always been a big sports fan – basketball, football, Formula One, MMA – and what draws me to all of them is performance. In my free time, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what actually drives human performance. People are very different, but across sports,…
In the days since a masked federal agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, right-wing creators and influencers like Nick Sortor and Cam Higby have descended on Minneapolis, filming protesters and interviewing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. So far, they’ve produced a steady stream of content that appears designed to paint Minneapolis as a lawless city, and the actions of ICE agents like Jonathan Ross, who reportedly shot and killed Good, as self-defense.“HELL YES! ICE just SMASHED a leftist activist’s car window in and pulled them out after they interfered in ICE’s operations in Minneapolis. MORE OF THIS!” Sortor…
This post was created in partnership with KantarThe question of whether a brand should remain consistent or innovate is as old as time. But the truth is, to stay relevant in today’s world, brands need to do both.During a CES 2026 ADWEEK House session, Will Lee, CEO of ADWEEK, spoke with Jeff Greenspoon, CEO of the Americas at Kantar, and Don McGuire, EVP and CMO of Qualcomm, about how brands can innovate while staying true to their roots.Intentional innovation and brand consistencyGreenspoon kicked off the conversation by citing Kantar data, tracked over 20 years, showing brand consistency drives an 111%…
With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year. While most are AI-related, a surprising number are focused in other industries like satellite space companies Loft Orbital and blockchain-based trading site Kalshi. This list will be updated throughout the year, so check back and see the latest powerhouse startups that are now worth over $1 billion. December Heven Aerotech —$1 billion: This startup, founded in 2019, is creating hydrogen powered drones. It last raised a $100 million Series B, and…
As self-driving car services from Alphabet’s Waymo, Amazon’s Zoox, and Tesla have slowly, quietly expanded across the US, one big, important state has mostly stayed mum: New York.The union’s fourth most populous state has some of the tightest laws governing autonomous vehicles, requiring companies approved to test in the state to only do so with a driver behind the wheel. There’s no current path for companies to operate the sort of commercial robotaxi services like the sort seen in San Francisco or Las Vegas.But that could be about to change. On Tuesday, as part of her annual State of State…
AI’s trial phase is over for both brands and agencies.After many pilots and proofs of concept, AI is starting to rewire marketing operations, governing everything from production and media to brand discovery and consumer trust. AI is no longer a test; it’s becoming part of the industry’s infrastructure, and both brands and agencies are being measured on how they can deploy effectively it in a competitive business environment.That reality came into focus during CES 2026, where marketers and agency leaders agreed that the time for experimentation has ended as pressure for results grows. Here are their four biggest takeaways about…
OpenAI announced it has acquired a tiny startup called Torch for an undisclosed sum. An unnamed sourced told the Information that OpenAI paid $100 million worth of equity for the startup. Torch’s four-person team is joining OpenAI, both companies said. Torch was working on an app that combined all of a person’s medical information for AI use from a range sources such as doctor visits, lab tests, wearables and other portals, including consumer wellness tests and the like. The Torch team called their tech “a medical memory for AI, unifying scattered records into a context engine.” The Torch team met…
In testimony last month in federal court in Minnesota, FBI special agent Bernardo Medellin appeared to directly contradict a claim that ICE agent Jonathan Ross made under oath about whether a man they were trying to detain had asked to speak to his attorney.Medellin’s testimony, which details federal training for interactions with drivers, also calls into question whether Ross followed his training during the interaction that led to the shooting and killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother, last week. Ross has been identified by multiple media outlets as the shooter; while the Trump administration has declined to confirm…