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7 Things That Happen After Someone Clicks Your Ad (and Why the Real Story Starts There)

08/07/26 4:00 PM

A click is only the beginning of the customer journey, not the moment of conversion. What happens next determines whether they trust you enough to buy.

A Crypto Founder Admitted His Bots Faked Millions in Daily Trades. He Paid $10,000—and Still Runs the Company

08/07/26 12:35 PM

Liu Zhou turned wash trading into an automated service for crypto projects. He still runs MyTrade after an FBI sting caught the company manipulating a token created by law enforcement.

A Judge Just Ordered Meta to Pay $567 Million and Change How It Treats Teen Accounts

08/07/26 1:58 PM

Meta must pay $567 million that will go into a fund devoted to remedying a youth mental health crisis.

A New Ranking Says the Best Place to Build a Career Isn’t New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles

08/06/26 5:34 PM

A report looking at 100 large U.S. metro areas found that the best city for career growth wasn’t always in the biggest job market.

ADHD Doesn’t Raise Entrepreneurship Rates Overall. 1 Group Was a Major Exception

08/07/26 4:00 AM

The popular narrative says ADHD can be a startup advantage. A new 28-year study found that benefit was concentrated among a specific group of people.

AI Is Put On Blast For Stealing Creators’ Faces, Businesses Could Suffer

08/07/26 2:45 PM

Creators across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube say AI-generated copycat accounts are repurposing their videos, altering their appearances, and using their likenesses

AI Layoffs at Oracle, Amazon, and Cloudflare All Have One Thing in Common Besides Headcount Reduction

08/07/26 1:00 PM

Companies are using AI for different purposes, but each is reconsidering how work should be organized, coordinated, and led.

AI Split the Creator Economy in 2. Most Brands Are Still Paying for the Wrong Half

08/07/26 5:00 AM

Brands aren’t just buying audiences anymore. The real opportunity may be creators whose ideas people trust, cite, and act on.

Aldi Is Closing Stores in 5 States: Full List of Doomed Locations for 2026

08/07/26 8:00 AM

The discount grocer is closing locations while pursuing its largest single-year expansion and a $9 billion growth strategy.

Americans Now Need $110,000 to Afford the Median U.S. Home. The Typical Household Falls $22,200 Short

08/07/26 11:40 AM

A new report from Redfin says buyers need about $110,000 to afford the average U.S. home, leaving many households short—even as the market tilts toward buyers.

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