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From the rise of sophisticated AI-driven tools to new policies reshaping data privacy and competition, 2025 promises to be a year of relentless change. Companies that adapt will thrive, while others risk being left behind in a swiftly moving market.

Consumers are submitting medical scans to Elon Musk鈥檚 genAI chatbot, Grok: But Grok isn鈥檛 trained well enough on medical data, which could create a host of problems for patients.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss the main reasons YouTube is the most watched platform on TVs, how 鈥淧lanet YouTube鈥檚鈥� gravitational pull is disrupting other media types, and what the biggest threat to its dominance is. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Vice President and Principal Analyst Jasmine Enberg, and Principal Analyst Bill Fisher for the conversation. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss what the verdict is on Netflix's sports streaming experimentation and how small and mid-sized advertisers are spending more on CTV ads. Tune in to the conversation with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Senior Analyst Ross Benes and Vice President Paul Verna. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

New AI-powered Apple devices hit markets, but Indonesia鈥檚 ban and the EU鈥檚 App Store demands reveal global friction in Apple鈥檚 shift toward an AI-first strategy.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss what the arrival of SearchGPT means for the search universe, the best ways to market through emotion, what the November holiday shopping season storyline will be, what happens now we have reached 鈥減eak media鈥�, the most suitable post-pandemic work arrangement, and more. Tune in to the discussion with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Vice Presidents of Content Suzy Davidkhanian and Paul Verna, and Senior Analyst Blake Droesch.

Marketers know the basics for reaching Gen Z: They like authenticity, they cringe at highly curated content, and they prefer raw, honest content from their favorite creators. So why are some brands still getting advertising to Gen Z wrong?

The same is true for international expansion: Ad revenue growth was strongest in Meta鈥檚 rest of world segment, which includes Latin America and Africa, at 33%.

It's an African country. Ethan Cramer-Flood (04:07):. Does South Sudan have their own currency now? They're one of the youngest countries. Bill Fisher (04:11):. Close. It's the Zig short for Zimbabwe Gold. It was introduced in April this year. Ethan Cramer-Flood (04:20):. Oh. Matteo Ceurvels (04:20):. Wow. Ethan Cramer-Flood (04:20):. That's cheating. They already had a currency.

The company had already held the rights for Sub-Saharan Africa. Man-Chung, broadcast rights are a big deal in Asia. How lucrative could this be for Infront? Mn-Chung Cheung (08:22):. Well, it is unprecedented and lucrative, potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Dorsey said Block was eyeing regions where the population with internet access will grow the fastest鈥攊ncluding Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania. Artificial intelligence. Block plans to introduce machine learning across all its products and services, according to Dorsey, to improve efficiency and create new features for customers.

Community members engaged in regular and repetitive transactions within a susu鈥攖heir trusted financial community, a popular collective savings practice in African, Caribbean, and some Asian cultures. Aaron Ansari, who used to program the algorithms that help FIs identify suspicious activity, told the New York Times: 鈥淭here is no humanization to any of this, and it鈥檚 all just numbers on a screen.

Just the other day, I heard on a podcast that there is in farming in Africa where they don't all have the same tools that we do here in North America.

The absence of Apple Intelligence at launch and limited language support may hinder consumer interest and slow early adoption.

Growth has slowed significantly and is highest in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Snapchat is growing in India, with an expected 183.6 million users this year, largely as a result of the country鈥檚 TikTok ban. This year, over a fifth (21.7%) of the world鈥檚 population will be users of TikTok or its Chinese counterpart, Douyin. However, a potential ban could hurt future US growth.

The reductions have landed worldwide in regions like Eastern Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, per The Wall Street Journal. In some countries, subscription costs were cut as much as 50%.