A first-person account of the viral Timothée Chalamet lookalike competition that saw thousands of attendees at NYC’s Washington Square Park.

Sales of Nerds have greatly increased in recent years, the company says, due to Gummy Clusters, which launched in 2018. Nerds now has a cult following, a Super Bowl ad and TikTok fame.

A fully automated Jetsons future is not far away: smart home systems featuring AI have infiltrated every corner of the modern house, from facial recognition security to programs that can respond to inhabitants’ skin temperatures and adjust heat/AC accordingly. 

QSR Magazine interviews the CEO and president of the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) to gain insight into how McDonald’s responded and lessons in supplier relationships, crisis communication and regulatory preparedness.

Incivility spiked 27% from Q2 to Q3, researchers found, with nearly half of workers naming political viewpoint differences as a key contributor.

Overlooked and underrepresented, Zillennials (born 1992-2002), who straddle the line between Millennials and Gen Z, struggle to figure out where they belong in today’s evolving workplace.

76% of US consumers said they would buy at least half of their holiday purchases online, according to a Bain & Company survey.

Shopify, which has traditionally targeted mom-and-pops, is now targeting larger companies and looking to wrest e-commerce customers from Salesforce.

Holiday marketing starts earlier each year, which benefits retailers but pressures consumers with a false sense of urgency.

Half of Gen Z and millennials say they prefer to listen to podcasts that have video, and more than 1 in 3 podcast listeners said YouTube was their favorite podcast platform, double-digits higher than Spotify (23%) and Apple Podcasts (13%). 

YouTube is letting creators set “Super Chat” goals during livestreams, encouraging viewers to donate until they hit a specific dollar amount and unlock special rewards.

Streamers are building huge followings among Gen Alpha and Gen Z, but it can be risky for brands - especially as more entrants make it harder to sustain captive audiences for long stretches, leading to more extreme, risky and sometimes controversial content.