Broadband provider Cox Communications warns that a copyright infringement verdict against it will lead to "mass evictions" from the internet. ... read more

Roblox is enabling more developers to access and utilize licensed intellectual property from popular shows and movies in an effort to streamline the proliferation of diverse gaming content on its platform. ... read more

Among those who follow news influencers, most say it happens by chance rather than intention. ... read more

Meta wrote in a blog post Tuesday that it is committed to spending over $600 billion to support development of its "superintelligence" goals, which covers three years of "AI technology, infrastructure and workforce expansion." ... read more

Meta wrote in a blog post Tuesday that it is committed to spending over $600 billion to support development of its "superintelligence" goals, which covers three years of "AI technology, infrastructure and workforce expansion." ... read more

Reddit's "Interactive Ads" easily tie into conversations on the platform that may relieve some advertisers' and marketers' stress around zero-click searches, where engines provide answers rather than link those searching to websites. ... read more

All of a sudden, people are rejecting their algorithmic identity. Here's how brands and platforms need to give them what they want. ... read more

Matt Wasserlauf, CEO, BlockboardThere is no bigger buzzword in the world than AI. Right now, investments in the hundreds of billions of dollars are rolling in to pay for chips, data centers and people to ... read more

Amazon is urging the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to reject Prime Video users' attempt to revive claims that the company wrongly shared information about their video viewing with corporate affiliates. ... read more

Disney’s spat with Google’s YouTube TV over a new content distribution contract is costing the entertainment giant $4.3 million a day in lost revenue, Morgan Stanley estimates. That’s $30 million ... read more

Google is releasing an update for Pixel phones with an interesting feature in the mix: notification summaries. Apple notably had plenty of trouble implementing its version of this AI-powered feature, ... read more

Google is rolling out a new cloud-based platform that lets users unlock advanced AI features on their devices while keeping data private. The feature, virtually identical to Apple’s Private Cloud ... read more

Amazon has reorganized the ways advertisers access its ecosystem. On Tuesday it introduced a unified Campaign Manager that combines Amazon DSP and Ads Console into one media-buying tool supported by agentic AI, which can generate ... read more

The analysis, part of the ANA's just-released update, also finds mostly neutral sentiment associated with web and mobile programmatic buys. ... read more

An incurious brain is one that is stagnant and inflexible. The more curious we are, the better tied we are to reality. ... read more

AI chatbots “pose serious risks to individuals vulnerable to eating disorders,” researchers warned on Monday. They report that tools from companies like Google and OpenAI are doling out dieting advice, ... read more

You know those stock images that show two businesspeople in suits shaking hands, but one is hiding a knife behind their back? Well, it would be a more accurate portrayal of the current DSP/SSP dynamic ... read more

If you didn’t get around to reading more this year, now’s a great time to start. That’s because Amazon is selling the latest Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition in like-new condition ... read more

iPhone users can now make edits in Google Photos by typing or verbally describing them. Google is rolling out several AI updates to its Google Photos app, including iOS support ... read more

ElevenLabs is launching an online marketplace that allows companies to license AI-replicated voices of famous figures for their content and advertisements. The AI audio startup says its new Iconic Voice ... read more

MoffettNathanson Research estimated the Amazon ad-supported Prime Video tier will exceed $2 billion in 2025. ... read more

Your mom deserves the best, and we're going to help you get them something special. The right gift can make family or friend time more valuable, after all, or it ... read more

Specular highlights on the G5 are bright and radiant. LG OLEDs are consistently some of the best TVs you can get, and I've lost count how many times I've recommended ... read more

Any Microsoft Advertising clicks coming from pages that do not have its Clarity analytics tool will be filtered out, resulting in non-billable impressions and clicks. ... read more

The agency claims the recently acquired data enables its homegrown Alli system to operate light years ahead of other commerce analytics platforms. ... read more

Amazon is remaking the center of its ads business.  What began as sponsored product placements tied closely to its retail marketplace has grown into a full-scale media network spanning streaming TV, audio, display and third-party ... read more

Nearly a year after Innovid’s merger with Flashtalking as part of Mediaocean, the integration of the two ad tech firms has not only gone smoothly—it’s paved the way for a new AI-powered phase in creative ... read more

Sandisk has released what it says is the world’s smallest 1TB USB-C flash drive, one tiny enough to plug into a laptop and never take out. The Extreme Fit is ... read more

Innovid's new open orchestration layer aims to connect data and tech throughout the advertising process, breaking down fragmentation and silos. The post Innovid Thinks That Brand Agents Need To Communicate Better appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

Innovid's new open orchestration layer aims to connect data and tech throughout the advertising process, breaking down fragmentation and silos. The post Bayer Backs Innovid’s Move To Make AI Agents Work Better Together appeared first ... read more

The best time to make your home smart is at the very beginning. Whether you're building from scratch, renovating, or just moving in, a little bit of work on lighting, ... read more

Madison & Wall calculates that the average growth rate for IPG, Omnicom, Publicis and WPP in Q3 was about 0.3%. ... read more

The theory of the iPad has always been simple: size matters. Even in its very first public debut in 2010, the iPad was mostly just an iPhone with a larger ... read more

The retractable handle doubles the number of electrodes the smart scale uses to analyze your body composition. | Image: Wyze Wyze has announced its first smart scale that can capture ... read more

With Tetris Effect, designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi and his team at Enhance, Inc. managed to make something old feel new. There are few things as well defined in video games as ... read more

Because YouTube TV is now up against Disney, the stoppage of service for ABC Television Network, ESPN and ABC TV stations is a big deal to some analysts. ... read more

The real 2D Bitmoji’s aren’t coming back, but the new Comic filter option is a close enough resemblance. Snapchat is bringing its 2D Bitmoji user avatars back for paying subscribers. ... read more

A scandal at the BBC has resulted in the resignations of its top two executives and raised questions about media bias. ... read more

The "Honor Through Action" movement campaign aims to ensure veterans and their families are honored year-round beyond the Veterans Day. The funds will go to support careers, financial security and well-being of those who have ... read more

Samsung is rolling out new conversational AI across its 2025 TVs that lets users ask questions about what’s on the screen and beyond it. First announced in September, the generative ... read more

Despite headline-grabbing moves, such as Walmart’s recent partnership with OpenAI and the integration of PayPal Payments into ChatGPT, agentic commerce is still in its nascent stages. But that doesn’t mean it’s too early for retail ... read more

Yeah, that’s a fancy iPhone sock. If you were confused about Apple releasing a crossbody iPhone strap, then you’re going to find its new iPhone Pocket even more perplexing. The ... read more

Ad declines for Paramount Skydance's direct-to-consumer business were due to underperformance from Pluto TV. ... read more

Low-quality, AI-generated content – or AI slop – is flooding the open web. The entire digital ecosystem is adapting to the challenges that generative AI’s exponential growth presents.  As someone who spends a lot of ... read more

The Daily Mail deals with AI overviews; pause ads are the new hotness; and YouTube fights back against ad blockers. The post The Daily (Mail’s) Dose Of Medicine; No Time To Wait On Pause Ads ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. U.S. firms announced the most job cuts for any October in more than 20 years, fueled in part by mass layoffs at major retail companies. ... read more

AppLovin and The Trade Desk emerged as the clear attention-grabbers in this ad tech earnings window — but for very different reasons, and with very different signals about how investors are reading the sector’s future. ... read more

The tone has flipped: instead of lamenting lost clicks, publishers are outlining where and how they’re building sustainable growth. That’s been a key throughline in third-quarter publisher earnings calls: People Inc. saw search traffic declines ... read more

In the age of synthetic social, it’s getting harder to tell the difference between AI and human-generated content. Despite the AI hype, the influx of synthetic social (and mounting backlash to so-called AI slop) isn’t ... read more

Next year’s FIFA World Cup stands to be the largest spectator event in history. And Unilever, one of the planet’s largest advertisers with a total marketing budget of $10.1 billion in 2024, is determined to ... read more

Her new movie is thus far a flop, and some are speculating that Sweeney's politics are at least partially to blame. ... read more

Paramount Skydance, which officially turns 100 days old this week, released its first post-merger quarterly earnings report on Monday. The post Paramount Skydance Merged Its Business – Now It’s Ready To Merge Its Tech Stack ... read more

The company filed what will likely be its final earnings report as a public company after the close of markets on Monday afternoon. ... read more

Connected television and retail media are redefining how health and wellness brands connect with patients and physicians, said Melissa Gordon-Ring, global president at IPG Mediabrands Health. These platforms give agencies a “deeper level of insight” ... read more

The definition of “attention” and “performance” is expanding rapidly for healthcare advertisers, said Clifton Covey, senior vice president and group director of digital activation at WPP’s CMI Media Group. Speaking with Beet.TV Editorial Director Lisa ... read more

Samsung’s latest SmartThings update adds support for Siri Shortcuts. In a press release, Samsung announced that you can now use Siri to run SmartThings routines, allowing you to use Apple’s ... read more

Paramount Plus is going up in price again. As part of its earnings report released on Monday, Paramount announced that it will “implement price increases in the US” in the ... read more

Super Mario Odyssey will be available for $29.99. Nintendo rarely offers big discounts on its own games and gear throughout the year, but opportunities to save are coming soon. The ... read more

Agentic media-buying and the race to an A2A marketplace is accelerating fast, so I figure it's a good time to slow things down with a visual device for thinking about the way marketing should be ... read more

iHeartMedia and TikTok are collaborating on a new "TikTok Podcast Network," a digital radio station and live event integrations featuring TikTok creators-turned-podcasters. ... read more

Reddit is testing a customizable interactive ad format with select advertisers. "Interactive Ads" introduces various ad types that invite Reddit users to "play, participate, and explore directly within the ad itself," according to Reddit's recent ... read more

Nevada can proceed with a lawsuit alleging that TikTok's design features, such as videos that play automatically, injure young users by addicting them to the service, the state's highest court has ruled. ... read more

If you have a mountain of holiday shopping to tackle over the next few weeks, Walmart is offering a great deal on Walmart Plus. New subscribers can snag an annual ... read more

Gemini is the new smart home voice assistant slowly rolling out to Google’s smart displays and smart speakers. Google started rolling out its new Gemini voice assistant for its smart ... read more

Apple is no longer planning to launch a second-generation iPhone Air next fall and has “already sharply scaled back production of the first version,” The Information reports. The company launched ... read more

Gemini for TV is rolling out to Google TV Streamer devices starting today, allowing almost anyone to try it out. Since it launched back in September, Gemini for TV has ... read more

I’ve seen dozens of solid deals trickle in ahead of Black Friday, but Apple’s AirPods 4 hitting a new all-time low is the first one that’s really stood out to ... read more

The new pitch from Silicon Valley isn't community, it's companionship. "Feeling lonely? Talk to our bot." ... read more

Optimization isn't about choosing one Google platform - it's about using all types that serve different needs. YouTube now dominates Google with top-cited sources for ecommerce AI Overviews, appearing in 6.9% of ecommerce AI Overview ... read more

Netflix’s video podcast ambitions may extend beyond its recent deal with Spotify. A new report from Bloomberg suggests Netflix is preparing to create original video podcasts exclusive to its streaming ... read more

Brandt Ranj is a commerce reporter for The Verge, which means, he says, “I spend my time trying to find good deals and the best gear to recommend to our ... read more

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter is asking the Supreme Court to rule that Trump lacked authority to remove her from the FTC. ... read more

Patreon is introducing a suite of new features, and some of them are reminiscent of traditional social media platforms. The most obvious callback is something Patreon is calling Quips, which ... read more

Things continue to look bleak for the original robot vacuum maker. iRobot’s third-quarter results, released last week, show that revenue is down and “well below our internal expectations due to ... read more

Bose’s earbuds are currently on sale for around 249. If your upcoming holiday plans include a lot of travel, having a pair of noise-cancelling earbuds can help make the flight ... read more

Just don’t get your hopes up about the orange — that comes from the leaker. Just two months ago, accepted wisdom was that there would be no Galaxy S26 Plus, ... read more

For all the new-and-improved ideas Cohen came up with, one of my favorites was when he tried to brand a major broadcast network, if not the medium of television itself. It worked for a while. ... read more

Today, I’m talking with a very special guest: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. Tim is a legend in the history of the internet. He ... read more

The lead-up to Pluribus has been very secretive. The basic premise - miserable woman is stuck in a world where everyone is happy - was known early on, but that ... read more

Interactive Video Ads, introduced Monday, expands Amazon Ads' national ad capabilities into local communities, enabling advertisers to make one national media buy while creating messages for specific locations. ... read more

Inefficiency is baked into the programmatic supply chain. Between invalid traffic (IVT), bots, flawed targeting approaches that need to be adjusted midflight and ad tech taxes collected by middlemen along the way, brands spend a ... read more

The initiative was developed by Mischief @ No Fixed Address for nonprofit Fuck Cancer and cancer survivors across the nation. ... read more

CNN is revamping its app’s homepage with a feed dedicated to short-form videos. The new “Shorts” tab houses a stream of clips with stories from CNN, allowing you to swipe ... read more

On Monday, Amazon announced the launch of location-based interactive video ad units on Prime Video, which will allow small and local businesses to reach their target customer in specific geographic areas. The post Amazon Ads ... read more

BBDO's new holiday work taps into family tradition -- and a market that's holding steady even as shoppers grow uneasy. ... read more

A licensing deal with Netflix is being watched, allowing it to compete with YouTube - and integrations with tech firm StackAdapt and Amazon Ads, the company's advertising arm. ... read more

It was late June, and something strange was happening on Arizona's online portal for political candidates. Images of the candidates were disappearing. Photos of the Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini were ... read more

The movie was helped by a strong opening-night audience market with an 'A-" CinemaScore, and high critics' marks. Globally, the movie posted $80 million - the strongest opening in the "Predator" franchise. ... read more

Tesla hopes that people who won’t buy its EVs will at least rent one for a while. | Image: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tesla is now in the ... read more

As the digital advertising industry enters a new phase of maturity, so does its relationship with data. Going into 2026, marketers’ long-standing obsession with scale is giving way to something more grounded: a push for ... read more

TV's obsession with hoarders gets a holiday-season spinoff with a series about people who hoard something very specific - Christmas decorations. ... read more

New Glenn will have to sit pretty for a few more days. | Image: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images The second launch of Blue Origin’s partially reusable New Glenn rocket ... read more

Dentsu is for sale; Associated Press is scraping its own archives; and AI is infiltrating newsrooms. The post Hold On, Holdcos; Rags To Riches appeared first on AdExchanger. ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling WorkLife. A lot of tech companies talk about impact in terms of scale or profit. Ride-hailing platform inDrive is talking about justice. The world’s second most downloaded ... read more

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail With 48 participating nations, 104 matches and 16 host cities, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the biggest one yet — and brands and ... read more

As marketing agencies and brands embrace AI’s agentic era, demand for AI agent developers is rising.  Following the emergence of the chief AI officer, both indie marketing agencies and holding companies are competing to hire ... read more

Besides announcing solid third-quarter earnings last week (revenue is up, costs are down, new business has been steady), Stagwell and its chairman and CEO Mark Penn spelled out a growth strategy that feels both familiar ... read more

Despite the AI boom, influencer brand deals are largely being written without clauses related to AI, intellectual property and copyright, which could leave creators and brands exposed, IP lawyers say. At least five creators (ranging ... read more

When a Google AI Overview is triggered, the Daily Mail is seeing almost no clickthroughs from that search keyword. The average clickthrough rate is 80-90% lower when an AI Overview is triggered (when Daily Mail ... read more

The last issue will be dated 2026, and the website is closing in December. ... read more