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Economic concerns and global tensions are forcing travelers to rethink their summer plans as booking windows shrink and cost-consciousness rises.

Netflix remains a revenue leader in the streaming space, however tariff concerns and tightening budgets for both consumers and advertisers have increased the pressure across all providers to stand out.

The new feature generates offline playlists without manual downloads, boosting the app鈥檚 stickiness and expanding streaming options.

Subscription OTT streaming is one of only a few media categories still seeing meaningful time spent growth in the US. The major platforms are heading in different directions, however.

Hearables are transforming, as well, from more basic audio devices into AI-powered health monitors. New form factors: New AI-powered form factors are gaining traction, particularly smart glasses and rings. Meta鈥檚 Ray-Ban success has proven the viability of AI-enhanced eyewear, while Samsung鈥檚 entry into smart rings signals growing competition in discreet health monitoring devices.

Stepfun has multiple well-ranked foundational AI models in language, visual, video, audio, and multimodal systems. It is also one of the few companies focusing on building artificial general intelligence (AGI). ModelBest is leaning into efficiency and embracing small language models. Its MiniCPM series is developed for on-device, real-time processing that cuts costs and improves privacy.

With Amazon accounting for 76.7% of the US retail media industry鈥檚 $60.81 billion in ad spend, smaller retail media networks (RMNs) have to innovate to differentiate themselves in the longtail of the marketplace.

A lot happens in a week, so every Friday we're going to analyze all the new data and provide you with some of the key takeaways. Welcome to the Friday 5.

Tariffs will have a wide ranging impact on prices, consumer sentiment: Warehouse clubs, off-price retailers, and discount grocers could have an edge in this challenging retail environment.

Trump鈥檚 tariffs fuel ad industry pullback: Marketers are cutting budgets and ad growth projections fall sharply as inflation and trade uncertainty rise.

Advertisers will soon be able to use genAI to build custom audiences that can be used for full-funnel Amazon Ads campaigns across streaming TV, audio, and digital channels. The retailer is also giving brands access to five years of customer purchase signals via Amazon Marketing Cloud, offering more comprehensive insights into consumer behavior; previously, marketers could only query 13 months of data.