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AI鈥檚 role in Spotify Wrapped is slightly subdued: The platform鈥檚 yearly marketing event included AI, but stopped short of prominently featuring it.

Bloomberg launches Weekend Edition: The news outlet aims for 1 million subscribers by 2025 for its newsletters and audio content.

"Digital devices are by far the most common way Americans get news," our analyst Rahul Chadha said on a recent episode of the "Behind the Numbers" podcast. "Some 86% of Americans say that's how they at least sometimes get their news," he said, citing recent data from Pew Research Center. But the digital news consumption picture is getting more nuanced as digital devices connect users to news on publisher sites, social platforms, and even messaging apps.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss the many goals of ancillary services, how they drive foot traffic, and what retailers should be thinking about before introducing them. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Vice President of Content Suzy Davidkhanian and Senior Analyst Blake Droesch.

Yeah, I think a pretty easy definition is it's a digital interface that's powered by, well, currently anyway, a generative AI model, but not just any generative AI model, a particular one called large language models that basically produce natural sounding conversational output based on user prompts and the prompt can be a typed prompt or audio prompt now.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss why it has become so hard to get a read on consumer sentiment, the indicators we pay closest attention to to try and make sense of it, and how we expect consumers to feel for the remainder of the year. Tune in to the discussion with host Marcus Johnson, Director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman and Analyst Zak Stambor.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss how a department of justice suggested breakup of Google could change search, the potential impact of Walmart鈥檚 personalized homepages and customer support, what鈥檚 next for the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space, how Tesla鈥檚 new 鈥渃ybercab鈥� could change the world of robotaxis, what charitable donations in America look like, and more. Tune in to the discussion with host Marcus Johnson, director or Briefings Jeremy Goldman, analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf and vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti.

It鈥檚 a relative laggard in TV viewing and video and audio streaming, but it鈥檚 a hotbed for newer digital technologies like smartwatches and smart home products. Central and Eastern Europe is now in last place for on-demand/streaming services adoption worldwide. Despite this, the region is only second to last in time spent with online TV/streaming with a 5 minute increase since H1 2022.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss whether the October Prime Day is actually a holiday event, how events around this time of year are changing how folks shop throughout the back half of the year, and what the disruptors are likely to be as we head into the holidays. Listen to the conversation with our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Zak Stambor and Rachel Wolff.

Sweden retained its longtime Western Europe lead in time spent with music streaming and podcasts. This is fitting for the country that created Spotify, a global icon in both those areas. In addition, the country was second in the region in time spent with PC/laptop/tablet. In keeping with its strong time-spent showings in digital audio, Sweden was second in Western Europe in music/audio streaming.

Retailers face unprecedented challenges this year. From extreme weather events to political uncertainty, brands must prepare for disruption while still meeting consumer demand for value, our analysts said on a recent episode of the 鈥淏ehind the Numbers: Reimagining Retail鈥� podcast.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss what GenAI platforms people will be using next year, the main ways people are using the technology, and what to make of AI researchers who were just awarded the Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry. Join host Marcus Johnson, along with analysts Jacob Bourne and Grace Harmon, for the conversation.

Amazon鈥檚 AI ad tool adds audio to its repertoire: Amazon merchants can plug their product pages into the tool to create 30 second audio spots.

"Obviously, we know that ads do trigger something in your brain, right, to signal, you got to have this now," our analyst Man-Chung Cheung said on a recent episode of the "Behind the Numbers: Around the World" podcast. But when it comes to banning advertising for certain products, the effects aren't always clear-cut.

In today鈥檚 podcast episode, we dive into how Apple Intelligence will move the AI usage needle and discuss which companies are poised to shape the future of artificial intelligence. "In Other News", we cover Bank of America鈥檚 recent outage and the risks associated with digital banking. Join host Marcus Johnson and analysts Jacob Bourne and Gadjo Sevilla for the conversation.

While Spotify is something of an audio-everything app, it has its sights set on video. The platform is introducing more video capabilities and TikTok-like feeds as podcast video viewership continues to grow. Spotify is battling it out with YouTube for podcast video dominance.