Rising demand among marketers for AI search expertise is driving more agencies to create specialist units intended to help clients navigate the tech and its impact on consumer habits.
In recent months media shops like Jellyfish, Wpromote and Kepler have each launched or expanded AI search services that offer clients a means of partially gauging how applications like ChatGPT and Gemini represent and understand their brands.
Among the advertisers attempting to measure the “share of model” (as opposed to their share of market) within large language models (LLMs) is consumer pharmaceutical firm Haleon. The company is currently testing how Meta’s Llama model represents its Advil and Emergen-C brands in user-generated search results.
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At first glance, Cluely reads like a parody of startup culture. A 21-year-old founder broadcasting viral videos about chatting on job interviews, dating with AI overlay and hosting parties shut down for “too much aura”.
And yet here we are: Andreessen Horowitz just led a $15 million investment into the startup that turns a person’s screen into an invisible assistant — a kind of real-time whisperer for meetings, sales calls and even exams.
Or at least that’s what it wants to be. Because Cluely launched a narrative before it launched a tool. And somehow, it’s working.
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This week’s Media Briefing looks into Cloudflare’s new tool that lets publishers block all AI crawlers – at the click of a button – and why publishers are celebrating.
An end to publishers’ AI crawler Whack-a-Mole
Google ends tests of a feature that previewed recipes, Forbes CEO shares AI strategy, and more.
Cloudflare’s red-button blocker
Publishers everywhere have had reason to celebrate this week as a single Cloudflare toggle gave them a rare, decisive victory in the battle to keep AI bot crawlers off their content.
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Condé Nast execs are pressured to retain ad dollars after Anna Wintour announced last week that she will no longer oversee the day-to-day operations of Vogue, the luxury brand she has led as editor-in-chief since 1988.
Wintour will remain in her broader roles as Condé Nast’s chief content officer and global editorial director for Vogue. And while it’s too soon for the ad industry to record a change in brands continuing to advertise or not, one agency exec acknowledged to Digiday the weight of Wintour’s moves: “[ad money] flows to Vogue because of Anna.”
Wintour has become synonymous with the Vogue brand. But the fashion media landscape has changed since Vogue’s print-dominant heyday. Brands are contending with shrinking referral traffic, ad dollars are shifting to search and social, the creator economy is booming, and generative AI technology is curating fashion and summarizing content in search engines.
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Donald Trump called on Jerome Powell to resign from his role as the Fed's chair "immediately."
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The Trump-Jerome Powell feud continues, this time with Trump calling on Powell to resign immediately.
Trump amplified calls for Congress to investigate Powell on the Fed's headquarters renovation.
Trump previously said Powell's "termination cannot come fast enough."
President Donald Trump's long-standing feud with Fed Chair Jerome Powell burns on, this time with him calling on Powell to resign immediately.
In a Wednesday night Truth Social post, the president said, "'Too Late' should resign immediately!!!"
"Too Late" is his nickname for the top banker, a criticism of Powell's refusal to lower interest rates.
In his post, Trump included a headline from a Wednesday Bloomberg article about Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, calling on Congress to investigate Powell.
In a Wednesday post on X, Pulte said Congress should investigate Powell over the central bank's headquarters renovation plans.
"I am asking Congress to investigate Chairman Jerome Powell, his political bias, and his deceptive Senate testimony, which is enough to be removed 'for cause,'" Pulte wrote in his statement on X.
Trump's animosity with Powell stretches back to his first term in office — he accused the Fed in 2019 of holding the stock market back.
Later that year, he said in an interview on the Fox Business Network that Powell was not doing a good job.
In 2020, Trump said he had the right to remove Powell as Fed chair, to "put him in a regular position and put somebody else in charge."
Trump has reportedly been weighing replacements for Powell, whose term ends in May 2026. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Trump plans to float a replacement as soon as September or October.
Representatives for Trump and the Federal Reserve did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
The Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw became the fifth pitcher in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts with one franchise, pulling the feat Wednesday night against the White Sox.
Golfer Max Homa had made a name for himself outside of the golf course on X, where he built up a sizable following, and shocked everyone when he announced earlier this year he was leaving the social media platform.
If you thought the best fashion deals of the year only happened on Black Friday, think again! Some of the biggest markdowns are quietly going on now — and they’re hidden in plain sight! If you’ve been waiting for a good sale to stock up on dresses, these steals are worth adding to cart ASAP.
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17 Fourth of July Dress Deals So Good, They Beat Black Friday Prices
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“I’m floored by the jury’s verdict,” O’Day, 41, said in a preview of her appearance on Inside Edition on Wednesday, July 2, hours after Diddy, 55, was acquitted on two sex trafficking charges and one racketeering conspiracy charge. He was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, which together carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
“The evidence is there. For me, it’s all the way there,” O’Day continued. “I feel that there’s going to be an instinct for people to want to suggest that the prosecution overcharged, overreached, didn’t do enough.”
O’Day also called out Diddy’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo‘s closing speech, saying that the “narratives that were given in that closing are what the jury has decided they feel the truth is on sex trafficking and RICO enterprises.”
“And that’s a very dangerous narrative,” she concluded.
O’Day’s full interview on Inside Edition is set to air Wednesday night. Check local listings for times and stations in your area.
O’Day previously reacted to the verdict via Instagram, sharing a clip of CNN journalists revealing the news. “Wow. This makes me physically ill. I’m gonna vomit,” she wrote.
O’Day met Diddy when she competed on Making the Band 3, which aired on MTV from 2005 to 2006. O’Day formed the group Danity Kane with Aundrea Fimbres, D. Woods, Dawn Richard and Shannon Bex, and they were signed by Diddy’s Bad Boy Records. However, when Making the Band 4’s finale aired in 2008, Diddy announced that O’Day had been kicked out of the group.
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Diddy was arrested in September 2024. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The rapper’s trial, which began in May, mainly focused on the alleged “freak offs” that were orchestrated by Diddy. His defense team argued in their closing statements that these parties were not criminal but an expression of Diddy’s sexual proclivities.
As for the racketeering charge, Agnifilo said, “There is a gaping lack of evidence when it comes to the racketeering conspiracy acts. If you find that you’re in the weeds of this great complexity, maybe that’s because it’s just not there.”
Meanwhile, prosecutor Maurene Comey said that Diddy had “gotten away with his crimes” for “20 years.”
“He is not a god, he is a person. Find him guilty,” Comey continued.
After the jury reached its verdict on Wednesday, the defense asked that Diddy be released on bail to his home in Miami until his sentencing. The prosecution argued that the music producer would be a “danger” if released and asked that he remain behind bars. Judge Arun Subramanian later denied bail at a hearing on Wednesday.
The verdict has also garnered a reaction from Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie, who filed a sexual assault lawsuit against him in November 2023 and was a key witness in the trial. Her lawyer Douglas H. Wigdor shared a statement with Us Weekly after the partial acquittal.
“This entire criminal process started when our client Cassie Ventura had the courage to file her civil complaint in November 2023. Although the jury did not find Combs guilty of sex trafficking Cassie beyond a reasonable doubt, she paved the way for a jury to find him guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution,” the statement read.
Wigdor continued, “By coming forward with her experience, Cassie has left an indelible mark on both the entertainment industry and the fight for justice. We must repeat — with no reservation — that we believe and support our client who showed exemplary courage throughout this trial. She displayed unquestionable strength and brought attention to the realities of powerful men in our orbit and the misconduct that has persisted for decades without repercussion. This case proved that change is long overdue, and we will continue to fight on behalf of survivors.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support. If you or someone you know is a human trafficking victim, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.
Sally Field is a woman of many talents, but perhaps her greatest role of all is being a mom.
The Oscar-winning actress has three kids: Peter Craig, Eli Craig and Sam Greisman. She welcomed her two eldest sons, Peter and Eli, during her marriage to her first husband, Steven Craig, which lasted from 1968 to 1975.
Field’s youngest son, Sam, arrived during her marriage to her second husband, Alan Greisman, whom she was married to from 1984 to 1994.
She reflected on how becoming a mother in her 20s was “an opportunity to almost re-parent” herself during a March 2024 episode of the “Wiser Than Me With Julia Louis-Dreyfus” podcast.
“Certainly as time went on, I was mothering myself,” Field added. “But I was so young. I was just 23 [becoming a mother].”
Keep scrolling to learn more about her kids:
Peter Craig
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Peter was born on November 10, 1969. Field was 23 years old at the time. Like his mom, Peter was bitten by the show business bug, but he has preferred to stay behind the camera as a screenwriter.
Some of his writing credits include working on 2010’s The Town, 2014’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, 2015’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, 2016’s Blood Father and 2020’s Bad Boys for Life.
More recently, Peter wrote 2022’s The Batman, 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, 2024’s Gladiator II and eight episodes of 2025’s Dope Thief.
Field is nothing but delighted by everything her kids have accomplished over the years.
“The three things I’m most proud of in my life are my sons,” she told Closer Weekly in February 2020. “They are kind, loving, productive people. Each with their own list of talents and accomplishments.”
Peter shares two daughters with his first wife, Amy Scattergood, and one son with his second wife, Jennifer DeFrancisco. He married his third wife, Cristina Esposito, in 2023.
Peter is also a novelist, having penned the books Blood Father, Hot Plastic and The Martini Shot.
Eli Craig
Sally Field with Eli CraigScott Gries/ImageDirect
Eli, Field’s second son with Steven, was born on May 25, 1972. Like his older brother, Eli is a screenwriter, along with being a director and actor. He directed 2013’s Zombieland and 2025’s Clown in a Cornfield.
He married wife Sasha Williams in 2004. She is known for playing the Yellow Power Ranger. They have two sons named Noah and Colin.
Sam Greisman
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Field’s gave birth to her youngest son, Sam, on December 2, 1987. He is a writer, producer and director with credits from multiple short films.
“I’ve always been a momma’s boy — painfully, occasionally ashamedly so,” he told People in February 2023. “Perhaps too obsessed with her. Maybe it’s because I’m the youngest, by 16 years. Maybe it’s because I was a shy little kid and my mom was a safe space; a hip I was attached to.”
Sam continued: “Maybe it’s because gay men feel a certain undeniable affection for award-winning actresses. Who knows! Whatever it is, we have always been incredibly close.”
He also shared some of the most valuable lessons Field taught him throughout her Hollywood career.
“She has taught me that life, like art, is about picking yourself up and dusting yourself off, like she has done countless times,” Sam reflected. “And luckily for me, I know that when I fall she will be there to pick me up. Even when she’s not there.”
The date for Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sentencing has been confirmed following his partial conviction at trial.
Judge Arun Subramanian revealed on Wednesday, July 2, that Diddy, 55, will be ordered to return to court on October 3 for his sentencing. Diddy’s defense team is seeking a prison sentence of 21 to 27 months, while prosecutors asked for a sentence of 51 to 63 months. The rapper will also get credit for the time he’s already served since his 2024 arrest. The judge noted he is willing to move up the sentencing date upon the defense’s request.
Subramanian also denied Diddy’s request for bail after the jury verdict was rendered.
Although he pleaded not guilty to all of the charges brought against him, a jury convicted Diddy on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution on Wednesday, with each carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. He was acquitted on the other charges of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking.
Agnifilo asked that Diddy be allowed to return to his Miami Beach home on Star Island while awaiting sentencing.
“Are you proposing he just walk outside now?” Subramanian inquired, to which Agnifilo replied, “Yes.”
“He is no longer charged with sex trafficking or racketeering,” Agnifilo said. “His plane has been chartered — it is in Maui. He does not have access to his plane. This is his first conviction, and it is a prostitution offense. He should be released.”
Agnifilo further requested a $1 million bond that would allow Diddy to travel to New York, Los Angeles and Florida. However, prosecutor Maurene Comey opposed his release, arguing, “A person found guilty shall be detained until the judicial officer finds he is not likely to flee or be a danger.”
The judge ultimately ruled that Diddy remain behind bars until his sentencing hearing this fall.
Shortly after the verdict, NBC News legal analyst Misty Marris told the outlet that Diddy’s legal team would likely request he serve no more time in prison after spending months in custody after his arrest. Conversely, the prosecution was expected to seek a sentence closer to the maximum of 20 years.
“The judge is really limited in those sentencing guidelines,” Marris said. “There’s discretion up to that 10 years [per charge], but they’re going to use those guidelines in order to really pin down what would be appropriate under the circumstances.”
Mark Chutkow, a former federal prosecutor not involved with the Diddy case, also spoke to Us Weekly about the potential sentence at the time.
“The prostitution charges were the least serious of the counts in the indictment,” Chutkow said. “While each has a 10-year statutory maximum, which could be imposed consecutively for a possible 20-year sentence, it is unlikely that the court would impose such a high sentence given the acquittal on the more serious charges. When imposing a sentence, the court will consider the fact that the prostitution charges did not involve a criminal enterprise nor allegations of force, fraud or coercion.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support. If you or someone you know is a human trafficking victim, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.
In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is trying to dismantle the program piece-by-piece
