President Biden tried to draw attention away from Donald Trump and the GOP Convention Monday night with an interview on NBC. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

It probably won't register in the annals of presidential quotes, but at least now we know what Trump may be thinking when he's in near death crisis mode. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

The changes mostly affected social-media platforms, but also prompted President Biden to halt his campaign until Tuesday as he called for unity across political parties. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

Few will heed the pleas to tone down the TV talk-show anger and social-media tantrums that have become a national pastime. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

Watching Donald Trump's acceptance speech was like watching one of those interminable playoff baseball games that everybody complains about. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

Amazon, Dove, and Apple rank highest in people's perceptions of inclusivity. And 75% of U.S. consumers say that impacts brand decisions. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney

While the "anti-woke" movement has caused some company leaders to buckle, not all are backtracking on their commitments to DEI, a new survey shows. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik

In a hard-hitting abortion rights spot, 20something Hadley Duvall discusses being impregnated at age 12 by her sexually abusive stepfather. Read the full story by Barbara Lippert

Musk announced on social media he is moving the last of his businesses from California to Texas because of a newly signed California law. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik

Google is calling a judge's attention to two recent Supreme Court rulings, arguing the decisions show RFK, Jr. lacks grounds to sue over the removal of YouTube clips. Read the full story by Wendy Davis

Enough with compassion and altruism. The athletic giant's campaign for the Paris games highlights the merciless, obsessive and selfish side of being No. 1. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney

Following a report released by the House Judiciary Committee alleging that the Global Alliance for Responsible Media violated U.S. antitrust laws by censoring conservative voices online, Elon Musk says X … Read the full story by Colin Kirkland

X is introducing "Trend Genius" ads, which utilize AI to deploy "hyper-relevant ads" based on real-time conversation trends. Read the full story by Colin Kirkland

Actor Michelle Buteau touts lunchboxes she got for less at Amazon -- "for a homemade meal they'll barely touch." Read the full story by Barbara Lippert

B Lab began a probe after other B Corp agencies and Clean Creatives complained that Havas won and accepted Shell Oil's global media agency account last year. Read the full story by Steve McClellan

Oracle, which recently said it was shutting down its ad business, has agreed to settle allegations that it combined data about people's web activity with other information purchased from outside … Read the full story by Wendy Davis

Overall national TV linear ad spending slipped 2.8% to $22.2 billion for the first six months of this year. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

It's designed to simplify operations and includes a transition to two main practices - Marketing Services and Technology Services, both powered by the agency's AI-driven workflow platform Monks.Flow. Read the full story by Steve McClellan

NBCU says it saw growth of 45% in prime-time program advertising and nearly 60% in news and 90% in sports programming. A strong focus on sports programming across all linear … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

OMD placed second with an estimated $24 billion, scoring the highest growth rate among the top 10 agency networks (8.7%). GroupM's Mindshare placed third with $21 billion (+6%). Read the full story by Steve McClellan

Asked why it has won so much media biz over the past couple of years, CEO John Wren attributed it to first-mover investments in media and data. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

CEO John Wren described the company's performance in Q2 as "very strong." The firm said its growth outlook for the year remains at between 4% and 5%. Read the full story by Steve McClellan