Decile expands its AI analyst capabilities to include instant audience generation, turning insights into actionable segments in seconds
Decile, an AI-powered ecommerce analytics platform, announced the expansion of its AI analyst, Luma by Decile, introducing, states a release, “instant audience generation.

Sign of the times: High-profile restaurant closures suggest reshaped D.C. dining habits and office culture
A wave of high-profile restaurant closures in D.C.’s Downtown, Chinatown, Penn Quarter and other nearby neighborhoods have left many in the

Podcast listening continues to grow
Podcast listening continued to climb in April, with Podtrac’s latest publisher rankings showing gains for many of the industry’s largest networks as

USA Today Co accelerates digital transformation
USA Today Co, is continuing to accelerate its digital transformation, with online revenue approaching half of its overall business, states a post on Citybiz.

Kenneth “Boh” Hatter named President and Head of Marketing at Sage Growth Partners
Sage Growth Partners (Sage) announced that Kenneth “Boh” Hatter has been named President and Head of Marketing. This announcement comes, states a release, as

NY Times reports higher profits and revenue, plus adding about 310,000 digital subscribers
The New York Times Company reported higher profit and revenue in the first quarter, as it continued to grow both its digital subscriber base

4media group founder Ed Cyster transitions from CEO; Melissa Elsner named new CEO
4media group, a global communications group, announced that its founder, Ed Cyster, left in photo, has transitioned from the role of Global CEO as

Voice Actors losing work to AI
The National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) will bring its advocacy to Washington, D.C., this month, with leadership appearing on two prominent panels

RMR, based in Potomac, MD, and 2TON, based in South Florida, announce strategic merger
RMR & Associates (RMR), based in Potomac, MD, and 2TON, based in South Florida, announced a strategic merger, bringing the two organizations together under

Sign of the Times: BBC’s news operation to cut as many as 2,000 jobs
The BBC staff has been warned that its news operation faces a 15% cut, above BBC-wide 10% target, as the corporation pushes through

Ad Council and NHTSA launch new PSAs for “Never Happens” campaign
The Ad Council and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched new public service advertisements (PSAs) for their “Never Happens” campaign. ‘Pediatric vehicular

WHITE64 launches ‘Carved Over Time’ campaign for Luray Caverns
WHITE64 launched its latest creative campaign for Luray Caverns, “Carved Over Time.” At a moment when much of modern advertising is created at increasing

WAMU expands investment in local journalism, names Naomi Starobin managing director of news
WAMU named Naomi Starobin managing director of WAMU News, a new position “created as part of the organization’s sweeping multi-phased investment in

Sign of the Times: Microsoft offers first-ever voluntary employee buyouts as it grapples with AI
Microsoft will offer voluntary buyouts to some U.S. employees, a first for the 51-year-old software giant, as the tech industry grapples

More bad news for newspapers: There’s a tight supply of newsprint
As if they didn’t have enough to deal with, America’s newspaper publishers are facing a tight supply of newsprint that’s driving

