Kia’s Reddit AMA with WNBA star Chiney Ogwumike drew 61K views in 72 hours, part of the platform’s push to prove itself brand-safe to advertisers.

Pantone’s Color of the Year marketing reveals a tech-fatigued world’s craving for nature, showing up as literal touch grass color choices.

Loot boxes in games like Roblox mimic slot machine mechanics, and researchers now link early childhood exposure to a higher risk of gambling addiction later in life.

New apps are helping singles decode patterns in potential matches to determine long-term compatibility.

They’re ditching lavish weddings for courthouse ceremonies and restaurant dinners, rejecting the debt and performance millennials embraced.

Unionized workers at outlets like Politico and ZeniMax are winning veto power and consent rules that 130 million non-union workers simply don’t have.

A new report pegs hybrid work’s “coordination tax,” lost hours finding conference rooms and juggling time zones, at $9M/year for an average mid-sized company.

Gen Z women started 47% of new women-owned businesses in 2025, driven partly by parenting and childcare costs, while barely touching AI to do it.

Instead of cutting jobs, Ikea retrained 8,500 call-center workers into design consultants after its Billie bot handled routine queries, growing sales 15-20% yearly.

There’s an anti-online sentiment bubbling in retail as customers seek in-person curation and discovery.

45% of households plan to use buy now, pay later for back-to-school shopping as routine expenses quietly outgrow family budgets.

A Nantucket shop’s tongue-in-cheek sign sparked backlash, exposing locals’ growing resentment of content creators flocking to the area.

Nike’s China business has shrunk 30% since 2021 as young shoppers chase local rivals and fresher designs.

Little Spoon, SoulCycle and Target now pay creators with just 500 followers, turning everyday users into trainable brand influencers.

Micro-influencing is becoming a real career path, but with no steady paycheck or job security, it demands constant upkeep to stay viable.

As AI chatbots become the new gatekeepers for brands, vague messaging risks getting overlooked while competitors with clearer positioning get recommended instead.