Sheila Obeng-King

Articles by Sheila

• Digest: Ad Industry Calls for Fossil Fuel Marketing Ban; Google Underestimates Carbon Emissions; AI Factchecking on X Sparks Conspiracy Concerns

  2 weeks ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss the UK ad industry calling for a fossil fuel marketing ban and Google found to be underestimating its carbon emissions. We also cover AI factchecking on X sparking conspiracy concerns, and UK marketers citing creator relationship [...]

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• The Stack: Global Tech Reset

  2 weeks ago News

  

  This week signals a shift in the trajectory of AI and digital media. In today’s MadTech Daily we discuss ChatGPT referrals failing to match drops from Search, Google’s new Search proposal to avoid an EU antitrust fine, and the IPA [...]

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• Digest: Google Fined $314M; X Suffers Sharpest UK Audience Drop Among Top 25 Publishers

  3 weeks ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we cover legal developments including Google being fined $314.6m and Paramount settling the ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit with Trump. We also look at X’s UK audience drop among the top 25 publishers and the US Senate’s rejection of [...]

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• Digest: Microsoft Faces Class Action Over Ad Data; Netflix–NASA Deal Boosts Live Streaming Lineup; Apple Considers Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri

  3 weeks ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss a class action against Microsoft Ireland Operations, Netflix–NASA’s deal to boost live streaming lineup, Apple’s consideration of Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri, and John Lewis rolling out an offsite ad offering. Microsoft Faces Irish Class [...]

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• Digest: Google’s Emissions Surge 51%; Canada Drops Tech Tax Amid Trump Trade Talks

  3 weeks ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss Google’s soaring carbon emissions, Canada dropping a tech tax amid Trump trade talks, and Facebook requesting Meta AI access to unshared camera roll photos. Google’s Emissions Surge 51% as AI Power Use Grows Google’s carbon footprint has surged [...]

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• Digest: Google Launches Offerwall to Boost Publisher Revenue; IAB Launches Framework to Standardise Gaming Ad Metrics

  3 weeks ago News

  

  In today’s digest, we cover Google launching Offerwall to boost publisher revenue, IAB launching a framework to standardise gaming ad metrics, Apple changing EU App Store terms with a new fee structure, and Apple and Google being told to drop [...]

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• The Stack: AI and Ad Tech Under Scrutiny

  3 weeks ago News

  

  This week, regulatory bodies across the globe signaled a sharp turn toward stricter oversight. In today’s MadTech Daily, we discuss a US Judge siding with Meta in an AI copyright lawsuit, authors suing Microsoft over AI training on books, and [...]

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• Digest: US Court Backs Anthropic on AI Training Copyright; Japan FTC Penalises Dentsu Over Olympic Bids; Mobile Tops TV in UK Screen Habits

  4 weeks ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss a US federal court backing Anthropic on an AI training copyright lawsuit, Japan’s FTC penalising Dentsu and others over Olympic bids, as well as  IPA’s TouchPoints data revealing mobile topping TV in UK consumers’ screen [...]

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• Digest: CMA Proposes Search Overhaul to Curb Google’s Dominance; FTC Intervenes in $13.5bn Omnicom-IPG Merger 

  4 weeks ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we cover the CMA’s proposed search overhaul to curb Google’s dominance, the FTC’s intervention in the Omnicom-IPG merger, and the eSafety commissioner’s call to include YouTube in Australia’s under-16s social media ban. We also discuss the UK’s [...]

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• Digest: Google Offers Search Overhaul to Dodge EU DMA Fine and Pulls Out of Deal with Aussie Publishers; Apple Mulls Perplexity AI Acquisition

  4 weeks ago News

  

  In today’s Digest, we discuss Google’s Search overhaul offer to dodge an EU DMA fine and Google backing out of its deal with Aussie publishers. Apple also mulls an acquisition of Perplexity AI, while being sued by shareholders over AI disclosures. Additionally, we [...]

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