Charlotte McEleny talks to independent ad tech consultant and parent Dan Richardson about Australia's proposed Children's Online Privacy Code...

In today’s Digest, we look at Omnicom testing AI agents to cut out ad tech middlemen as it reports its Q1 results, Australia forcing big tech to pay for news or face a 2.25% tax, and retail media ad spend [...]

We examine the latest IPA Bellwether Report, unpacking the key data points and what they reveal about the direction of UK marketing spend, alongside expert insight on how brands are navigating a rapidly shifting economic and geopolitical landscape.

In her latest column, Shirley Marschall looks at a decades-old conspiracy theory, and what it has in common with ad tech's 'frictionless' promise...

In her latest column, mobile expert Peggy Anne Salz looks at what publishers need to do to turn ad quality into tangible results...

In today’s Digest, we look at the FTC moving toward a settlement in an ad boycott investigation, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ordering Meta to face a youth addiction lawsuit, and YouTube raising Premium prices.

In today’s Digest, we cover OpenAI quietly launching an Ads Manager, Meta removing ads recruiting plaintiffs in social media addiction lawsuits amid rising legal pressure, and YouTube denying plans for 90-second unskippable ads amid its CTV push.

We sat down with to Clinch CEO and co-founder Oz Etzioni to discuss the impact of AI on advertising workflows…

In today’s Digest, we cover Meta saying scam ads may account for 3–4% of revenue, Google doubling down on AI with a USD$185bn spend plan, and Alibaba’s Qwen topping China’s App Store after a bubble tea campaign.

This week’s developments highlighted a widening gap between regulatory pressure and rapid innovation, as Big Tech faced renewed antitrust challenges...