Sheila Obeng-King

Articles by Sheila

• The Stack: AI & Aftershocks 

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  This week, regulators turned up the pressure on some of the biggest names in tech, as ChatGPT faced new EU oversight, Amazon was hit with an advertising lawsuit, and Google secured a major win in its long-running ad tech battle.  In [...]

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• Digest: DOJ Loses Bid to Break Up Google’s Ad-Tech Business; Havas Names Patrick Affleck to Lead UK & Ireland Village 

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  In today’s Digest, we look at OpenAI’s new Astra model being powerful enough to trigger its own safety alarms, Havas naming Patrick Affleck to lead its newly unified UK & Ireland Village, and the EU court rejecting Opera’s challenge over [...]

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• Digest: Bailey Flags AI Slowdown Risk for Global Markets; OpenAI Rejects Apple’s Trade Secret Theft Claims

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss Bailey flagging the risk of an AI slowdown for global markets, OpenAI denying Apple’s trade secret theft claims and calling the lawsuit “a mess of Apple’s own making,” and Anthropic signing a $35 billion cloud [...]

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• Digest: FTC Sues Amazon Over Alleged Ad-Price Manipulation; Brussels Puts ChatGPT in the Same Bracket as Google

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss the FTC and states suing Amazon over alleged ad-price manipulation, Brussels putting ChatGPT in the same bracket as Google and ushering in tougher rules, and Australia’s digital ad spend hitting a four-year high, climbing 14% [...]

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• The Stack: Billions on the Line

  3 weeks ago News

  

  This week, corporate shake-ups and shifting consumer behaviour dominated the advertising and media landscape, with Big Tech facing mounting scrutiny. In today’s MadTech Daily, we look at The Trade Desk’s leaked deck revealing its agentic AI plans, Nine cutting the [...]

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• Digest: Meta Agrees to $18bn Teen Safety Settlement; X Revamps Creator Pay With New Rewards Programme

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss Meta agreeing to pay up to USD$18bn (£13.5bn) and restrict teen access under a sweeping state settlement, X revamping its creator pay with a new rewards program, and MiniMax posting a 283% revenue surge, though [...]

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• Digest: New Support for ASA Awareness Campaign; TikTok Settles Children’s Privacy Case for $400m 

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  In today’s Digest, we cover the ASA awareness campaign returning with expanded industry inventory, including Netflix and Waitrose, TikTok settling a children’s privacy case for $400m, and Taptap Digital acquiring Skyrise to expand in Europe. 

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• Digest: Amazon Sued Over AI Training on Twitch Videos; UK Digital Infrastructure Investment Hits Dot-Com Era Levels

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss Amazon being sued over its use of Twitch streamers’ videos to train AI models, UK digital infrastructure investment reaching dot-com era levels amid the AI data center boom, and Shein preparing to debut in Hong [...]

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• The Stack: The AdTech Shakeup 

  4 weeks ago News

  

  This week, AI continued to reshape advertising, search and consumer technology, while regulators and industry players pushed to redefine the rules of the digital ecosystem. In today we cover Ex-WPP Executive Claiming Sony probe uncovered $350m in client rebates 

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• Digest: OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Ads Pilot to 31 European Markets; Apple's Latest Spyware Alert

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  In today’s Digest, we cover OpenAI expanding its ChatGPT ads pilot to 31 European markets, Apple’s latest spyware alert wave appearing to be its largest yet, according to a digital rights group, and Taboola striking an exclusive programmatic display deal [...]

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