Sheila Obeng-King

Articles by Sheila

• Digest: Business Insider Cuts 21% of Workforce; Discord Trials ‘Orbs’ to Incentivise Ad Engagement

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  In today’s Digest: Business Insider cuts 21% of its workforce amid shift to AI and live events, Discord trials ‘Orbs’ to incentivise ad engagement, and Apple faces fresh DMA penalties as EU sets a compliance deadline. Business Insider cuts 21% of [...]

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• The Stack: Power Plays and Platform Shifts

  4 months ago News

  

  This week’s headlines are marked by legal tensions, AI fuelled traffic spikes, and game changing publishing deals. In today’s digest, EU warns Shein to fix violations, xAI Partners with Telegram, and IAB launches Retail Media Certification Programme. Tensions escalated between two [...]

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• Digest: Meta’s FTC Antitrust Trial Draws to a Close; YouTube Tops TV Viewing; Temu-owner PDD Holdings Sees Income Drop

  5 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we look at Meta’s FTC antitrust trial drawing to a close, PDD Holdings’ income dropping amid price wars and tariffs, and YouTube topping TV viewing among media companies for the third month in a row. Meta Awaits Ruling [...]

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• Digest: RedBird to Acquire Telegraph; European Alliances and Copyright Challenges in the UK AI Sector 

  5 months ago News

  

  In today’s digest, we look at RedBird’s agreement to acquire the Telegraph newspaper group, the latest in the UK's AI sector, and Alibaba's Taobao Instant Commerce Portal surpassing 40 million daily orders. RedBird to Acquire Telegraph A consortium led by RedBird Capital [...]

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• Digest: Google Faces AI Antitrust Probe; ChatGPT Referral Traffic Doubles in 2025

  5 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss the latest ad tech investigations, including Google facing an AI antitrust probe and regulators looking into whether Media Matters colluded with advertisers to turn advertisers away from X.  We also examine ChatGPT’s referral traffic doubling [...]

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• The Stack: Innovation and Accountability 

  5 months ago News

  

  This week spotlighted the growing tension between innovation and accountability in the tech ecosystem. In today’s MadTech Daily we discuss IAB Europe’s 2024 AdEx Benchmark Report, OpenAI’s collaboration with Jony Ive to create AI devices, the UK ad industry’s return [...]

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• Digest: Google Introduces ‘AI Mode’ in Search; EU Investigates TikTok Over ‘SkinnyTok’ Harm to Minors

  5 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss Google’s launch of ‘AI Mode’ in Search, EU’s investigation into TikTok’s ‘SkinnyTok’ content over potential harm to minors and TikTok Shop US staff being told to work from home amid looming layoffs, as well as [...]

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• Digest: Google Gave Publishers Little Choice in Data Use for AI Search; Judge Presses Apple to Approve Fortnite

  5 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss Google’s decision to restrict publishers' control over how their content is used in its AI search, a US District judge pressing Apple to approve Fortnite’s return to the App Store, as well as Microsoft’s xAI [...]

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• Digest: Netflix to Launch In House Ad Tech Suite Across EMEA; Roblox Opens In-Game Merch Sales to Creators

  5 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss the launch of Netflix’s in-house ad tech suite across EMEA, Roblox’s in-game merch sales, and Warner Bros. Discovery's launch of WBD Storyverse. Netflix to Launch In-House Ad tech Suite Across EMEA Netflix will begin rolling out [...]

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• Digest: DoubleVerify Sues Adalytics for Defamation; Advertisers Push Back Against Musk’s X Lawsuit

  5 months ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, DoubleVerify files a defamation suit against Adalytics, advertisers respond to Elon Musk’s antitrust claims against X, Meta moves to dismiss the FTC’s monopoly case, and YouTube secures NFL Kickoff rights while expanding ad sales around major awards [...]

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