Daily Scoop

Plus: Sam Altman’s masterful dodging; advertisers don’t like being told to go (expletive) themselves.  

Plus: Spotify Wrapped for 2023 is here.

Plus: Media relations oddities at Shein pop-up; Meta knew about underage users. 

Plus: OpenAI fallout continues; Snoop giving up ‘smoke’ was a marketing stunt.

Plus: Advertisers flee X (again);  CEOs have a new favorite cringe word. 

TikTok and X in particular are facing weighty battles over anti-Jewish content.

Plus: Panda diplomacy is back and X faces complaint over lack of advertising disclosure.  

Plus: Lawmakers take aim at TikTok again; inflation shows signs of easing.

Plus: Web Summit’s new CEO has a tall task ahead of her; Google battles malware AI downloads.  

Plus: Gen Alpha wants skincare for Christmas; wrapping up Ragan’s Communications Week.

Plus: The problem with Bidenomics; Musk’s xAI releases first chatbot.  

Plus: Netanyahu faces criticism for dodging accountability for terrorist attacks; NFL sees success in long-term German strategy.

Plus: Jobless claims remain low despite high-profile layoffs; Kenyan runners face a PR crisis.

Plus: The Guardian demands apologies for Microsoft AI poll and ‘Pharmaggedon’ strikes. 

Plus: Cast of “Friends” issues statement on Matthew Perry’s death, Sam Bankman-Fried answers for past interviews on the stand.