Navigation app Waze has unveiled an ad product called Favorite Brands that allows users to choose the brands from which they'd like to receive native ads. "[It] will give us the opportunity to identify and reward our most loyal customers, adding a layer of personalization and context to our messaging," Dunkin' Donuts' Nick Dunham said.
Passion may be what fuels leaders to achieve greatness, but research suggests trying a different approach when trying to persuade someone of a particular point of view. Instead, try to understand the other person's point of view and terminology, and then seek common ground, John Baldoni says in this blog post and video.
The College Board will streamline math questions on the SAT and reduce the frequency of recycled questions from older exams, says David Coleman, the College Board's chief executive. The announcement comes on the heels of reporting about an analysis of math questions on the revised SAT.
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The UK should not be given exceptions to single-market rules in Brexit negotiations, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi says. "It is very hard to imagine that any agreement that will be perceived as discriminatory against some subjects or in favor of other subjects could be a source of stability for the future of our EU," he said.
Price was the top reason consumers opted for ugly produce during the past year, with shoppers age 45 and older a bit more comfortable with less attractive produce, according to a Harris poll. Across all age groups, 76% of respondents said they would expect to pay less for less-than-perfect produce.
Under a Donald Trump presidency, more than 25 million Americans would lose their health insurance, while up to 9.6 million additional people would gain coverage under Hillary Clinton, according to a study. The Trump campaign dismissed the study as "ludicrous" and called it a "distraction from the disaster that is Obamacare."
McDonald's Chief Marketing Officer Deborah Wahl said at the IAB MIXX Conference that the brand is doubling its content output this year to 5,000 pieces. The chain's Snapchat geofilters, which allow consumers to insert french fries in their photos, have generated 308 million views.
Amazon's artisan crafts marketplace, Handmade at Amazon, expanded beyond the US last week, launching in five European countries. The site has grown since debuting almost a year ago, but it's smaller than leader Etsy, which boasts almost a total global presence.
Snapchat has designed a $130 pair of glasses capable of recording video that can be transferred to a phone via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connections. But questions remain about potential privacy issues, whether consumers really need another camera and whether the new product can overcome the "Google Glass stigma," writes Josh Constine.
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has granted deregulated status to Okanagan Specialty Fruits' biotech nonbrowning Arctic Fuji apple. The biotech apple was deemed "as safe and nutritious as conventional apples," according to the firm.
Freeform will become the latest entrant in the late-night TV category with the development of a new show starring Iliza Shlesinger. Shlesinger will also act as an executive producer, alongside Richard Allen-Turner, Kara Baker, Jon Thoday and David Martin.
Michelin North America is building a $270 million tire distribution center that will include 3.3 million square feet of space across five buildings near Spartanburg, S.C.
There's been a significant increase in energy companies tapping the Utica Shale for natural gas over the last four years, which has driven up production numbers, according to a new report from the Energy Information Administration. Utica well production has skyrocketed from 0.1 billion cubic feet per day in December 2012 to 3.5 billion cubic feet per day in June 2016.
Transportation Security Administration officers screening passengers at Georgia's Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport discovered 126 guns in the first eight months of this year; 144 guns were found at the airport in all of 2015.
Danish tech company Exruptive has developed a hand luggage trolley with a touchscreen display that directs users to the shortest security line. The system also eliminates bottlenecks caused by travelers placing items on a standard scanner belt.