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Brands must build “machine trust” by 2026 or risk vanishing from AI-led discovery as CEEK warns creativity alone will no longer secure visibility.

Black Friday still delivered the peak online surge, but AI-driven search stretched shopping demand across a longer November window.

US holiday shoppers to rein in festive spending as 60% say financial strain will curb gift budgets, new national survey data shows.

Retailers brace for 2026 as AI, new packaging rules and reCommerce transform warehouse fulfilment, unboxing and returns strategies.

Indosat’s mobile data traffic jumped about 15% over Indonesia’s year-end holidays as digital use surges beyond major cities and tourist hubs.

Incode launches Deepsight AI, a three-layer defence to spot and block deepfakes in real time for banks, tech platforms and governments.

Vinted sellers risk surprise HMRC tax bills as booming side hustles push more Britons over the £1,000 self-assessment threshold.

Tesco tops the UK’s Christmas social media league, outpacing rivals on engagement and EMV with a wide-reaching creator-led strategy.

The Oscars will leave traditional TV for a free global YouTube livestream from 2029, ending decades of broadcast dominance on ABC.

PvX is betting on data-rich user acquisition, offering mobile game studios revenue-linked funding and analytics that banks still overlook.

Social media fuelled a Black Friday boom in the UK, as Rithum data showed global social sales soaring 152% and online spend up 27%.

Innovid adds Reddit, Meta optimisation and Google CM360 tools to Social Ads Manager, promising smoother cross-platform social campaigns.

AppsFlyer’s 2025 Index shows Meta, TikTok and others closing in on Google and Apple as mobile ad spend concentrates at the top.

ChatGPT has swept Apple’s 2025 app charts in Australia, topping both free iPhone and iPad download lists as AI tools surge in popularity.

ChatGPT tops Apple’s 2025 app charts in New Zealand, as AI tools, social media, streaming and mobile games dominate downloads.

New Zealand MPs unite across party lines to back under-16 social media curbs after a shocking ‘Worst Children’s Library’ exhibit at Parliament.

Gen Z is turning away from polished ads and backing creators, forcing brands to pivot towards social commerce and community-led influence.

TikTok trends, AI tools and global flavours are transforming Kiwi Christmas menus, as Appetise data shows earlier, budget-savvy festive planning.

Gen Z’s ‘Returniture’ habit of sending back bulky furniture bought online is soaring, leaving UK retailers to shoulder rising costs and complexity.

A viral festival clip of a top influencer sipping from a pink Huski champagne flute has sent global demand for the Kiwi drinkware brand soaring.