Today’s digest looks at Meta’s decision to increase fees for advertisers in certain regions, a ruling from a California judge regarding AI agents in Amazon’s lawsuit against Perplexity, and a new Playbook launched by the IPA to help agencies with [...]

This week Shirley Marschall is looking at the rise of smart glasses, and what the ad industry makes of this new wearable tech... Things that don’t mix well: water and oil. Pizza and pineapple. Mentos and cola. Red wine and a [...]

Seedtag, the global Neuro-Contextual advertising company, today (11th March, 2026) announced the launch of Liz Agent, an agentic AI Platform designed to optimise media planning and campaign activation for brands and agencies.  By leveraging Seedtag’s Neuro-Contextual data, the Liz Agent acts [...]

Today’s digest looks at Anthropic’s decision to sue the US Defence Department, Meta being told by its Oversight Board that deepfake moderation is falling short and failing to handle the spread of misinformation, as well as a new addition to [...]

Perion Network Ltd., an advanced technology leader solving for the complexities of digital advertising through AI-native execution infrastructure, today (10th March, 2026) announced the launch of its proprietary Outmax AI agent for TikTok. This integration extends Perion’s capabilities to one [...]

Today’s digest looks at the ads dominating OpenAI’s trial of ads on ChatGPT, Walmart announcing the phase-out of Vizio accounts on its TVs, and the Trump Administration drawing up new rules following its clash with Anthropic.  Retail and grocery brands dominate [...]

In today’s digest we explore Axel Springer acquiring the Telegraph for £575m, Indonesia moving to implement a social media ban for under-16s, and the UK delaying AI copyright rule decisions. 

This week saw regulators sharpen oversight of streaming and digital platforms, while AI, ecommerce, and leadership shake-ups continued to reshape the media and advertising landscape.

Pageviews for articles about electric cars have shot up by 166% over the past three months, reflecting a growing scepticism towards the alternative vehicle type, according to Taboola. Data from Taboola Newsroom, which monitors readership trends across Taboola’s international network of publisher [...]

Thrad, the leading advertising infrastructure provider for the AI ecosystem, announced it has joined AgenticAdvertising.org (AAO) as a founding member. The organisation, guided by industry veterans Randall Rothenberg and Matthew Egol, is advancing open standards for AI-powered advertising through the [...]