In today’s Digest, we discuss Google being fined $36M over Aussie telco deals, Meta planning a fourth AI shake-up in six months, and EU digital rules stalling a US trade statement.

This week, tech and media saw legal battles, new AI tools, safety concerns, and TV show production decline. In today’s MadTech Daily, we cover Dentsu's revenue dipping, Paramount's latest strategy plans, and a new AI feature from Google.  Elon Musk doubled [...]

DoubleVerify, the leading software platform to verify media quality, optimise ad performance, and prove campaign outcomes, released its 2025 Global Insights: AI, Automation and the Future of Digital Advertising report.  The report draws on DV’s platform intelligence, campaign-level analytics and a [...]

In today’s Digest, we discuss Perplexity bidding billions for Chrome, tech firms stepping up ad fraud crackdown, and streamers slashing scripted TV commissions by a quarter. Perplexity bids billions for Chrome Perplexity has offered USD$34.5bn (£25.5bn) in cash to buy Google’s Chrome [...]

In today’s Digest, we discuss TikTok swapping its German Trust and Safety team for AI, Paramount securing exclusive US UFC rights while Fox and ESPN launch a streaming bundle, and Musk’s xAI suing Apple over app store rankings.  TikTok to swap [...]

In today’s digest, we cover WPP’s profit falling 71% as the ad market slows, The Trade Desk shares dropping after its Q2 revenue is revealed, lawmakers urging Meta to remove Instagram map, and Havas launching AI tool to track brand [...]

In this article, ExchangeWire research lead Mat Broughton takes a somewhat surrealist look at the house of cards underpinning AI data gathering, and what can be done to protect publishers. Like watching gulls (or bulky drunk lads) fight over a chip, [...]

In today’s Digest, we cover Musk adding ads to X’s AI chatbot, OpenAI launching GPT-5, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordering a US lobbying blitz against the EU tech law.

This week’s headlines reveal growing pressure on platforms as regulation, AI, and ad revenue reshape the digital landscape.

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 [...]