Brand loyalty, once linear, is now fluid, thanks to the rise of LLMs, and heightened expectations of personalisation. But in an era of high churn, razor-thin 2% conversion rates, economic headwinds, and fierce competition, how well are brands really keeping [...]

In today’s Digest, we discuss OpenX accusing Google of ad auction bias in a new lawsuit, Perplexity being accused of ignoring AI scraping blocks, and the falling number of Brits consuming news through print or online news brands. OpenX accuses Google of ad [...]

AI slop is on the rise and society is stooping to new lows, while the current trajectory of the technology is unsustainable. Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? Descending into an AI-slop dystopia  AI is front and [...]

In today’s Digest, we discuss Apple’s new ‘Answers’ team aimed at enhancing AI search capabilities, OpenAI’s $8.3bn fundraising round, and Shein’s €1m greenwashing fine in Italy.

DoubleVerify, a leading software platform to verify media quality, optimise ad performance, and prove campaign outcomes, announced the expansion of its post-bid brand suitability measurement across thirty unique content-level categories on Meta’s Facebook and Instagram Feeds and Reels. These categories, [...]

This week, digital platforms face mounting pressure as regulators tighten online safety rules for minors, while the ad market shows steady growth. In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Google joining the EU’s AI Code of Practice and AI boosting engagement [...]

In today’s Digest, we cover Google and Microsoft launching new AI features in search and browsing, Warner Bros Discovery revealing further details of its split, and Temu being accused of violating EU online safety law.

How has contextual changed amidst the AI revolution, and how can advertisers best harness it? Contextual targeting has been steadily growing in demand over the past years, making a mighty resurgence into the ecosystem. The contextual advertising market was valued [...]

In today’s digest, we cover YouTube’s ad revenue nearing $10bn while it decides to drop its Barb subscription, the UK putting tech giants’ age checks to the test, and Southeast Asia becoming TikTok’s largest ad audience.

Retail media networks (RMNs) and brands can now measure and optimise the creative effectiveness of their retail media ads in real time using an AI-powered tool launched by creative data provider DAIVID. DAIVID has updated its Creative Data Feed API to enable [...]