A top TikTok marketing exec is leaving to take a 'deliberate exhale'

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Sofia Hernandez, TikTok's global head of marketing and partnerships.
Sofia Hernandez, TikTok's global head of marketing and partnerships.

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Online ads just became the internet's biggest malware machine

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There's another reason for consumers to dislike online ads.

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An OpenAI ad hoax mystery just got a new twist

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A still from what OpenAI said is a fake ad
A Reddit user claimed to have footage of an alternative OpenAI Super Bowl featuring Alexander Skarsgård. OpenAI has said it is fake.

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9 rising stars of brand marketing share how they're using AI and their advice for entry-level marketers

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Photo collage featuring Rising stars of brand marketing (Katie Parkes, Zuri Godfrey, Bita Jedo and Benny Gee).
Business Insider's 2026 Rising Stars of Brand Marketing honorees are using AI to pressure-test ideas and spruce up presentations.

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CoreWeave's new AI investment: Chance the Rapper

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CoreWeave ad campaign with Chance the Rapper
CoreWeave's ad campaign features Chance the Rapper.

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I'm a CMO who uses a '10-80-10' rule with AI. It's transformed everything from photo shoots to customer feedback.

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Empire Portfolio Group CMO Alan Magee is going deep on AI, using the tech to generate customer review feedback, spot data trends, and replace some photoshoots.

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Leaked deck shows Elon Musk's X is promoting Grok's brand-safety scores after sexualized images backlash

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Elon Musk is in a black suit jacket and a black graphic t-shirt on stage. He is looking to the top left corner of the image.
Elon Musk has been confrontational with advertisers since taking over X.

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Why MrBeast's former manager says we won't see another MrBeast

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Jimmy Donaldson — better known as Mr. Beast — is the biggest personality on the internet. His former manager says platforms like YouTube and TikTok are working to prevent another star breaking through in the same way.

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Watch the viral 'ad' that imagines aged Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Jeff Bezos promoting a creepy energy source for AI

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AI-modified versions of Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos are pictured in an AiCandy ad.
For a spoof ad, AiCandy aged up Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos.

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Influencer app LTK takes a big step into AI shopping with a new chatbot

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LTK is launching an AI chatbot tool to search for content and products from creators.

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