Matt Webber is an experienced personal finance writer, researcher, and editor. He has published widely on personal finance, marketing, and the impact of technology on contemporary arts and culture.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Instead of spending hours perfecting a slide deck -- only for it to be unused or be over the top -- there's a way you can bypass working long hours and just whip something up in the theme you want, ...

New research from the Wharton School’s Generative AI Labs shows how large language models can be coaxed into ignoring safety guardrails by the same psychology tricks that work on real people. The ...

AmpiFire has published a guide analyzing 15 persuasion strategies for content marketers, featuring successful strategies and 11 webinar presentation principles with practical examples for improving ...

Chris Simms is a science writer based in Somerset, UK. “Obviously as soon as people see that you can persuade people more with LLMs, they’re going to start using them,” says study co-author Francesco ...

This week, we explore the world of loyalty programs. In this day and age, marketers do everything possible to encourage loyal customers, and loyalty programs are one of the most effective ways to ...

Violin plot of NLI-derived topic scores for June (prior to AI adoption) and October (after AI adoption) of 2023. Credit: PNAS Nexus (2025). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf083 A study of the use of AI by a ...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds a new mini iPod at Macworld January 6, 2004. Photos: Getty Images. Sometimes people don’t know what they really want because they can’t imagine what is possible. Very few ...

Slide presentations are an indispensable component of professional, academic, and even personal realms. However, not all PowerPoint presentations hit the mark. Understanding both stellar and poor ...