“What the f--- is happening to our business?’: As ad execs hit Cannes, New Yorker scribe Ken Auletta’s new book chronicles the industry’s various existential crises

New Yorker author Ken Auletta's new book "Frenemies," which is hitting just as ad executives gather in Cannes for the industry's annual festival, provides a stark look at crises facing the business.

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"What the f--- is happening to our business?': As ad execs hit Cannes, New Yorker scribe Ken Auletta's new book chronicles the industry's various existential crises New Yorker author Ken Auletta's new book "Frenemies," which is hitting just as ad executives gather in Cannes for the industry's annual festival, provides a stark look at crises facing the business. Read More »

A travel hacker snagged himself $5,000 of 'free' travel by using a credit card to buy a $60,000 Tesla Keith Rosso, a writer and editor at the blog Million Mile Secrets, recently bought a Tesla Model 3 — and he put the whole thing on his Chase Ink Business Preferred credit card. He earned over 180,000 rewards points, which he's planning to spend on airfare or hotels. Read More »

Amazon is letting Alexa owners share their customized skills Amazon is enabling Alexa owners to share their customized skills created with Alexa Skill Blueprints. Introduced in April 2018, Alexa Skill Blueprints are code-free templates that any Alexa owner, regardless of experience level, can use to create Alexa skills in a matter of minutes. Read More »

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Frustrated American Airlines customers are slamming the carrier after it canceled more than 600 flights because of a technical issue PSA Airlines, a regional carrier owned by American Airlines, canceled 675 flights between Thursday and Friday due to a technical issue, American Airlines confirmed to Business Insider. On Thursday evening, Twitter users expressed their frustration with how American handled the cancellations. Read More »

Trump reportedly told Japan's prime minister he'd send him '25 million Mexicans' President Donald Trump told Japan's prime minister during last week's G7 summit that he'd ship him millions of Mexicans, a senior European Union official told The Wall Street Journal. The remark came as leaders were discussing migration, which Trump said was a big problem for Europe and the US. Read More »

An Air Force officer fired for losing grenades and a machine gun is getting a big new job An Air Force colonel fired after his security forces airmen unit lost a machine gun and grenades while guarding nuclear missiles is headed to a new job at Air Force Special Operations Command. Read More »

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