AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAI Cloud Investing: Oracle and Alphabet are both pitching AI infrastructure to investors, but Oracle’s faster cloud growth comes with heavier financing risk after a surge in AI contracts and backlog. Regulatory & Safety: TikTok will pay Alabama $116m to settle a youth safety lawsuit, with limits on teen access and default daily caps plus parent monitoring tools. MarCom & Small Business: Meta launches Malaysia’s Small Business Growth Academy with AI-enabled ads and WhatsApp for Business training for MSMEs, aiming to boost cross-border selling. Creative Economy Funding: Lagos pledges structured funding, faster payments, and stronger IP support to help creatives turn talent into sustainable businesses. Media/Policy: Azerbaijan’s parliament commission says it reviewed a Türkiye-linked information campaign using targeted ads and fake accounts to inflame distrust. Retail Media/Trust: Walmart CEO rejects AI personalized pricing, saying uniform low prices are central to customer trust. Corporate Comms/AI: Microsoft is winding down standalone personal AI chatbot efforts to focus on Copilot integration. Brand & Retail: Brandy Melville closes its smallest UK store in London, citing a permanent shutdown after social buzz.
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