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Faxing into the future: top industries paying for fax servicesAI spending is an obvious place to look in 2026. We got curious about who’s still paying for older tech like fax.—Oct 6
Swagonomics: the wild world of corporate giftingAt a time when AI slop is everywhere and outreach is cheap, companies are leaning on physical gifting more than ever to cut through the digital noise.—Oct 6
Swagonomics: inside the wild world of corporate gifting, from AirPods to owlsCorporate gifting is rising as companies look for a way to stand out in a digital world. We interviewed the companies behind it and dug into the numbers.—Oct 6
The cruise confidence indexRecord cruise bookings are a bet on next year's YOLO spending, a telling token spend signal flips, and SF's most-expensed lunch spots.—Sep 29
Fraud, hacks, and cyberattacksCybersecurity companies rise as AI hacking fears reach a boiling point. Plus, “slop grenades” and the city least likely to spend on corporate fun.—Sep 19
The Warsh case scenarioWhat the first Fed rate hike since 2023 would mean. Plus, new Ramp data and (p)doom, or the probability of an AI apocalypse.—Sep 15


























