Fox and its platforms averaged 42.5 million viewers for the English-language edition of the World Cup finals, and Telemundo/Peacock had 23.9 million viewers for the Spanish-language version. It is the … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

Total daily time spent with all platforms is estimated at 6.7 hours for persons two years of age and up, according to Media Dynamics Inc. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

Conservatives, half tongue-in-cheek, "are boasting that the preeminent fast-casual Italian chain is more vigilant about fraud than Democrats," says "Fast Company." Read the full 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 small all-electric SUV. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik

TikToks with titles like "These trousers should come with a warning label," show wearers falling on the street, in their own homes, and even in the hallway of a hospital. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik

OpenAI does not operate an ad network, but some believe it is preparing to build one that would act as a technical platform, thriving on real-time data and semantic intent. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

The federal Stealth Bot Prohibition Act introduced today would require AI-powered stealth web crawlers to disclose their identity and purpose when accessing websites. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

Awareness campaign from Definium tells mental healthcare providers disregulated brain circuitry may contribute to chronic anxiety symptoms. Read the full story by Les Luchter

Meta Platforms is asking the 9th Circuit to issue an emergency order blocking states from proceeding to trial next month over claims that the company harmed teens. Read the full story by Wendy Davis

In a new spot, Meta says it's "betting" on us. Based on its social media winnings to date, it's the last company I want gambling on my AI future. No … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Decades ago, then NBCU chief Jeff Zucker famously quipped how search engines were replacing news publishers' "analog dollars" with "digital pennies." Twenty-one years later they are becoming AI half-pennies. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

The bill "may have the practical effect of discouraging lawful advertising for ordinary food and beverage products, including, for example, restaurant advertising," the Association of National Advertisers and others tell … Read the full story by Wendy Davis

The financial services company is gearing up to celebrate the sculpture's upcoming anniversary. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney

The European Commission has fined Google $1 billion, claiming it breached the EU's Digital Markets Act. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

Workers aren't asking AI to run the whole show. They're asking it to brainstorm, draft, edit, research and sanity-check their ideas. Read the full story by Rob Williams

The analysis leveraged proprietary Acxiom data representing consumer decision-making, transaction value, purchase frequency, data availability, media mix and regulation of 10 markets: Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Mexico, South … Read the full story by Steve McClellan