Drive Time
by Tanya Gazdik, Staff Writer
Kia recently took to Reddit to target a demographic similar to the Seltos. This was Kia's first-ever organic partnership with Reddit. Read the whole story
by Tanya Gazdik
Nearly half of Ford customers purchase accessories - more than any other nameplate, according to Matt Simpson, executive director of Ford Customization. Read the whole story
by Tanya Gazdik
Hybrid vehicles deliver the highest customer satisfaction with an ACSI score of 80, unchanged from last year, outscoring both gas and electric vehicles. Read the whole story
by Tanya Gazdik
Ford will be the first automaker to embed Apple Maps directly into its vehicles. Several other EVs off that platform will follow, including a … Read the whole story
by Tanya Gazdik
Notably, the Spanish-language broadcasts of FIFA World Cup generated a larger share of automaker impressions than English broadcasts. Read the whole story
by Colin Kirkland
The European Commission has accused TikTok of failing to meet the Digital Services Act-required safety standards for minors on the video-sharing platform, citing potential … Read the whole story
by Colin Kirkland
Despite privacy concerns around its smart glasses rollout, Meta will implement a facial-recognition step in the process for users to acquire a free "Facebook … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Nielsen says its competitive ad-spend platform will now be powered by AI technology, offering "faster, more accurate, more personalized" data for clients. Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
When someone Googled "Anna Mae's Bakery," an AI overview served up a summary mistakenly identifying that the business was officially closing on July 31. Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Kristina Canada, Op-Ed Contributor
What separates useful AI outputs from misleading ones is everything wrapped around them: what the tool is trained to know, the question it's asked … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Steven Rosenbaum, Featured Contributor
If my dog wants something from me, he says so. AI-enabled devices want something from me too. They just won't say what it is. Read the whole story