No attempt to get the other side of the story? This is very one-sided.

No matter how many scenarios the programmers will anticipate and provide for, there will always be something new and different in real life, that the programming will do the exact wrong thing for, by default.  For example, tall buildings or tunnels can block GPS and cause the program to put on the brakes on the highway.

They are not actually safe at all.  They can not differentiate between a light pole and a child waiting on a curb, and will not slow down while passing the child.  The sensors will eventually all fail, from things like dust or corrosion.  To be safe, they would need daily testing.  That's not going to happen.  They can't pass a driver's test, so should never be legal.

@Brian Bieron: I have heard of Google and written about it in the past, including how it indexes images published on the Web. This column was about chatbots -- including Google's Gemini -- and how they generate things that may not be appropriate for children.

Have you ever tried using this new technology called Google to find artwork like you describe? It totally works.

Last week I was solicited on Linkedin and offered front-row seats to the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall -- in exchange for listening to a financial-services software pitch. It made me feel ikcy AND the Rockettes (and holiday musical variety shows in general) are not my thing.

Too bad they aren't really measuring attention.

Wayne, could CNN stand for Crazed National Commander ?

The most popular online news portal in Bangladesh is Prothom Sangbad. Where all kinds of reliable and acceptable news are broadcasted first. So to know all kinds of news first.

Well, that book that I sold ads for three decades ago had Hitler, and Trump as "men of the year." Destruction is in, so why not the people involved in destroying the labor market...

If you ask AI to help solve business problems, truth is your knowledge and insights will be stored and shared with others like who who ask similar questions. So you are helping competitors when you do that. Hmmmm.   

+1 from most Aussies.

I wonder how many CEOs and Economies have been hurt this year by the tariffs enforced on them.

I wish the article said who is placing the media?

I loved this! Especially the part where you speak about Emotional Equity and that "People respond to the confidence of someone who refuses to compromise who they are." Bad Bunny has such a broad appeal that sums it up really well. Nice piece, well-done!

Steven, while it's true about young folks not trusting many sources--TV news, for example--it's also true that even if they trusted the TV newscasts most of them just aren't interested in what they are talking about. Except for unusual developments--like a major natural disaster, an attempt to kill the prsident, etc. the "news" is --to them--of little interest--hence it's boring. And they have little or no interest in devoting more than a few minutes per day to it--if that.

This has been evident in all of the many surveys in TV's long history--even when "the news" was  presented by Walter Cronkite, Chet Huntley, and other real journalists who everybody, including the Gen Z's of olden times, trusted. Contrary to what some believe, this has not changed--even though today's Gen Z has all sorts of electronic devices to access content and "sources" like social media, podcasts, etc. to provide "news". Which is why, our Gen Zs are woefully uninformed about what's going on in the country, our political system, the war in Ukraine, chaos in The Middle East, our open boarders, etc. etc. It's not because of lack of news about these and many other subjects--trusted or not. It's simply that most Gen Z's don't care--they are much more self concerned as they prepare to face life's realities as adults. 

Which means that any attempt to  lure Gen Z viewers into anything approaching a steady TV "news" viewing habit is likely doomed from the outset, unless a comedic or parody approach is created to hook them---- like "Saturday Night Live" a long time ago--- and most of the focus is on celebrity doings put-ons and the like, not serious reporting. 

Yes, I know,I'm hopelessly out of date---today's Gen Zs are very different from those from "legacy" eras. So they are just itching to become loyal TV news viewers if only TV will clean up its act and give them news they can trust. I hope that someone--maybe Paramount--tries to prove I'm wrong. What's more, I hope that they succeed--but I wouldn't bet on that.

Love your take Steve since you at Magnify (and us at Globalvision) were at forefont when this was considered "radical." Their like campfire tales now : )

If I lived in Canada, I'd still buy Coke, Lays, Dr. Pepper etc. Not surprised the Canadian stores stocking American goods as it's hard to find Canadian goods and why does it cost more than American good Gord?

I do hope that trade talks resume with America & Canada and get a deal done as I liked the friendship America & Canada had for centuries. Pete Hoekstra was a US congressmen for many years, ran for governor in Michigan in 2010 lost in the primary on the GOP side, ran for US Senate in 2012 and lost in the general election I voted Pete as I didn't the US Senator who retired and decided not to run in 2024. Pete was also GOP Chairmen for MI as they impeached the chairwomen fear that they would lose in 2024 why theu hired Pete for the job.  

Can't this all be addressed with the First Annual Paramount Peace Prize?

@Leo much of the wording in government documentation regarding DEI is actually the same under Trump. You can pull government job requirements and see that while the word "equity" has been removed, diversity and inclusion remains in much of the documentation. 


The Biden administration never defined "equity" when pushed and as I stated, spending in this category was still increasing under Trump 45.  Trump didn't change in 4 years. The messages being pushed were very different while Biden was in office.  It's disingenuous to blame this decline  on Trump when these campaigns failed miserably under Biden's presidency and had nothing to do with Trump. 


Trying to blame Trump for failed campaigns when he wasn't in office makes no sense.  There is no reason to bring Biden or Trump into the conversation. Brands pushed too far and consumers said, "No. Stop." Sometimes the obvious is just that. 

Maybe the Ellisons can fold a renewal into the "deal" to block Netflix from taking over Warner Bros--a double victory for the tech bros.

Dan C., I have to disagree with your accessment that brand campaigns are decided a year out. In preparing this report, we interviewed many LGBTQ+ media operators and brands that have advertised and marketed in LGBTQ+ media. We were told in confidence by numerous opinion leader panel member that the Bud LIght boycott was devasting to the LGBTQ+ media. For example liquor brands stopped advertising in LGBTQ+ magazines cold turkey (pun intended) in 2023 after ranking as the 1st or 2nd highest brand category in magazines for decades. The reference to Trump's impact is specific to 2025, as our opinion leader panel members who are media operators lamented at the loss of brand spending compared with previous years, particularly during PRIDE Month, due to the administration's attacks on DEI policies.  

We queer people are just out here trying to live our lives. 

The LGBTQ+ market represents roughly $1.4 trillion in annual spending in the U.S. alone, according to the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC).

Brands engage with my community for the same reason they engage any large, loyal consumer base — because it’s smart business, not “pushing an agenda.”