Although it promised to crack down on offensive targeting avenues, Facebook still lets advertisers target users based on their perceived interest in topics such as “Joesph Goebbels,” “Heinrich Himmler” and the neo-nazi band Skrewdriver. [LAT]
U.K. Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has rebuffed Facebook's proposal for a “co-regulation” model in which the government and tech companies would jointly develop social-media regulations. [Telegraph]
Apple and Goldman Sachs plan to start issuing a joint credit card paired with new iPhone features that will help users manage their money. [WSJ]
Horizon Media wants business-outcome guarantees on more than half of its ad buys instead of the usual audience guarantees within five years, and opened a performance-only agency to pursue its goal. [Ad Age]
Kraft Heinz wrote down the value of its Kraft and Oscar Mayer brands by $15.4 billion as the marketer of Jell-O and Kool-Aid struggles to keep up with consumer shifts toward simpler ingredients and healthier food. [WSJ]
Levi’s hired its first artificial intelligence officer, Katia Walsh, who had been Vodafone’s chief data and analytics officer. [Adweek]
The NFL’s Carolina Panthers named Meredith Starkey, who’d been T-Mobile’s vice president of sponsorships and events, as the team’s first CMO. [Charlotte Business Journal]
Unisex style is rising, but are separate men’s and women’s clothing lines really a thing of the past? [WSJ]
Bowser is taking charge at Nintendo of America. (Not this Bowser.) [WSJ]
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