Food prices stay high, challenging CPG brands to rethink how to serve the price-conscious consumer. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney

He called it the second best option - after the "death penalty" - for curbing drug addiction in America, but said "America is not ready for that." Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Google parent company Alphabet announced the acquisition of Wiz for $32 billion, its largest deal to date. When the deal closes, Wiz will join the Google Cloud business, the companies … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

Trump's ouster of the FTC's two Democrats "contradicts long standing Supreme Court precedent, undermines Congress's constitutional authority to create bipartisan, independent commissions, and upends more than 110 years of work … Read the full story by Wendy Davis

Starks' departure will leave the FCC with just three members - Republicans Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington, and Democrat Anna Gomez. Read the full story by Wendy Davis

Oracle is considering a sale of TikTok's stateside operations while potentially allowing for China-based owner ByteDance to remain in full control of the app's powerful algorithm. Read the full story by Colin Kirkland

The NBA wants the Supreme Court to review a ruling reviving claims the group violated a Reagan-era video privacy law by embedding Meta Platforms' analytics tool on NBA.com. Read the full story by Wendy Davis

Ohtani has about 20 active sponsorship deals at any time, like with the Japanese drugmaker Kowa and with New Balance. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik

As 'The Conners' prepares to end its run in May, the Tim Allen sitcom 'Shifting Gears' awaits word on a renewal. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

Even as I listened to a theologian sound an alarm about identity politics fueling antisemitism, I couldn't help think about the image of Trump's Oval Office prayer session being promoted … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

X is now valued at $32 billion with an additional $1 billion it has raised in new equity from unidentified investors. The funding was first reported by Bloomberg, which says … Read the full story by Colin Kirkland

Apple TV+ spends around $4.5 billion on programming content, according to a report. That programming expense is about half that of major competitors, according to other sources. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

Reddit will now allow users to block an ad from their feed, automatically triggering the platform to hide all future ads from that specific advertiser account "for at least a … Read the full story by Colin Kirkland

The two-time Oscar-collector takes a trip to Morocco in a moody spot. Read the full story by Barbara Lippert

Perplexity AI remains dedicated to purchasing TikTok, and has published its own vision for rebuilding the platform in the U.S., including its powerful algorithm. In January, Perplexity revised its initial … Read the full story by Colin Kirkland

"By now, nearly three months into the year, what we can see is a certainty of additional negative factors, including volatility around trade policies and a more extreme threat to … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

The votes on Tuesday morning were "overwhelmingly" in favor of the transaction, the companies said. Read the full story by Steve McClellan

The Automotive Agency of the Year award goes to Johannes Leonardo, the lead agency for Volkswagen of America since 2019. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik