Today's news digest looks at Google experimenting with a new AI-only search feature, the EU pushing back on criticism from the US over its antitrust regulation, as well as the Competition and Markets Authority deciding against formally investigating Microsoft's partnership [...]

This week on The Stack: Latest Ad Tech Acquisitions; Google and Apple in Antitrust Spotlight; Today's MadTech Daily   This week saw the news of two big ad tech acquisitions. The Trade Desk announced it would be acquiring Sincera, with the [...]

News in brief: Meta and Amazon Distance Themselves from DEI; Venu Sports Streaming Cancelled; Apple UK Antitrust Trial Begins Meta and Amazon Distance Themselves from DEI Meta has decided to terminate its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes, reports Axios. A memo [...]

News in brief: Japan to issue antitrust order versus Google; UK streaming ads market passes £1bn; and Reuters and Gannett to launch bundled subscription. Japan to issue antitrust order versus Google The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) is set to issue Google [...]

As with all industries, government regulation across the globe is set to have a critical impact on the advertising industry throughout 2025. From updates to privacy legislation, affecting targeting and the use of consumer data, through to new laws governing [...]

News in brief: Omnicom Acquisition of IPG Confirmed; TikTok Loses Appeal Against US Ban; CMA Investigating Outbrain and Teads Merger  Omnicom Acquisition of IPG Confirmed Following news that Omnicom was in advanced talks to buy Interpublic Group (IPG), the deal has now [...]

This week on The Stack: Ad Tech's Latest Anti-Competition Antics; Brands Seek to Change Agency Remuneration; Today’s MadTech Daily  Anti-competition has been top of the news agenda again. In a significant move against Google, Canada will be joining the US DOJ [...]

News in brief: Microsoft Accuses FTC of Leaking Antitrust Investigation; Amazon Breaks New Black Friday Record and Releases AI Models  Microsoft Accuses FTC of Leaking Antitrust Investigation Last week, news broke that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had opened an antitrust [...]

News in brief: Google’s Ad Stack Court Face-off Finalises; Google Modifies Search; AI Overviews Decreasing Publisher Traffic  Google’s Ad Stack Court Face-off Finalises Google and the US Department of Justice met in court for the final time this week to lay out [...]

News in brief: Google to Face £7bn Consumer Lawsuit in UK; ITV Stock Surges as Investors Consider Takeover Bids; Temu Owner Misses Sales Estimates  Google to Face £7bn Consumer Lawsuit in UK With a huge deal of antitrust pressure already mounting for [...]