’Shrooms Lead the Pack in Psychedelic Medicine, but Rollout Is Bumpy
Psilocybin-assisted therapy is legal in three states, but access has so far been limited and expensive.
NYT Business 
WATCH: President Trump said any country which does business with Tehran will face a tariff rate of 25% on trade with the US, as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years
WATCH: President Trump said any country which does business with Tehran will face a tariff rate of 25% on trade with the US, as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years
Reuters Business Klarna CEO backs Trump's 10% credit card cap, criticizing rewards as built on poorer borrowers' debt
Even people who don't use credit cards pay more for everyday goods because merchants raise prices to cover card fees, said Klarna's CEO.
Business Insider 
Hegseth announces push to make US leader in AI, drones and space technology
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth unveiled an artificial intelligence strategy for the military, aiming to make the U.S. a global leader in AI and drones.
FOX Business 
Ascend Money wants to finance the 10 million-plus Thais currently being ignored by traditional banks stuck in the past
Ascend Money’s work providing financing to Thailand’s underbanked populations helped get the fintech company onto Fortune’s 2025 “Change the World” list.
FORTUNE A viral app that helps people check if their friends are alive sparks discussions about loneliness in China
An app asking "Are you dead?" has gone viral in China, sparking debate about loneliness and the risks of living alone.
Oprah Winfrey, 71, says she regrets not using GLP-1s sooner because of the 'wasted sadness and shame'
"I have become indifferent to food. I still love it. I still love it. But I'm not in any way obsessed about it," Oprah Winfrey said.
A new Ukrainian way of intercepting drones midair looks like a fishing rod in the sky
The 46th Separate Air Mobile Brigade showcased a "new way of capture" for enemy drones that seems to use a line or cord to fight quadcopters.
‘Worried about getting caught out’: Sir Martin Sorrell on why CMOs are not ready to pay for outcome-based agencies
A steady economy is emerging as the quiet counterweight to AI’s much-hyped reinvention of the agency holdco model.
Digiday 
‘More focused on advertising than ever before’: Nearly all of X’s top 100 advertisers returned, ads boss claims
Claim comes as X is embroiled in latest scandal that involves it's AI chatbot Grok creating sexualized images of women and minors.
Ad Tech Briefing: Ad tech’s agentic gambit at CES
Ad tech's recent lexicon suggests "programmatic" will soon ceded way ground to "agentic."
‘Amplified, and used against you’: Nike sat out the viral Maduro moment. That’s the point
The meme Nike didn’t touch
CES 2026: Agentic AI hype vs. media buyers’ pragmatism
CES 2026 was all about agentic AI, but Digiday's Seb Joseph shares why media buyers are approaching the hype around autonomous media buying with pragmatism over urgency.
Will technology enable independent agencies to match the holdcos? They think so
Technology is seen by indies as a potential great equalizer when it comes to delivering solutions for clients, and competing with bigger agencies.
Why China Is Suddenly Obsessed With American Poverty
State media, embracing the gaming phrase “kill line,” is asserting China’s political superiority over the United States, deflecting focus on China’s own economic challenges.
Labor Secretary’s Aides Placed on Leave in Misconduct Investigation
The Labor Department is investigating a complaint alleging misconduct by Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.