In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Meta purchases Lofelt to boost its VR capabilities; the FTC launches an investigation into Amazon's USD$3.9bn (£3.3bn) deal to buy 1Life; and Apple surpasses Android devices used in the US.   Meta acquires Berlin’s Lofelt Meta has purchased [...]

This week: a former Twitter manager is convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia, secret talks between Apple and Facebook revealed... It's been a week of revelations across ad tech, particularly for big names in social media. One of Twitter's former managers [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: secret talks between Apple and Facebook to "build a business together" revealed; Unity turns down AppLovin's unsolicited purchase offer; and Nexstar to acquire the CW Network.   Apple and Facebook secret talks revealed A report from the Wall [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Disney announces it will increase the prices of its streaming services; China’s CCDI launches three new investigations relating to the country's 'Big Fund'; and a chatbot developed by Meta has said the company "exploits people [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Japan's SoftBank reports losses of USD$23.4bn (£1.93bn) in Q2 2022; Amazon purchases robotics firm iRobot Corp; and Facebook announces it will shut down its live shopping feature this autumn.   SoftBank reports loss of USD$23.4bn SoftBank Group has [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the SEC charges 11 individuals for their roles in an international crypto Ponzi scheme; TikTok is predicted to surpass Facebook on influencer marketing spend before the end of the year; and Jack Ma steps down [...]

This week: the CMA approves a merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and BT Group, Alibaba shutters its online retailer Tmall... It's been a week of real highs and lows across the ad tech sector. In the UK, the Competition and Markets [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Meta investors prepare for a drop in revenue as the company revamps its platforms to compete with TikTok; Shopify prepares to cut its workforce by about 10%; and contextual advertising company Seedtag amasses €250m (£211m) [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: DiDi Global receive an almost £1bn fine over their data practices; Meta reportedly reallocate resources from news to building a creator economy; and Google announce a two-week hiring freeze.   DiDi Global fined nearly £1bn by CAC Ride-hailing [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the CMA review their decision to block Meta's acquisition of Giphy; Apple face a lawsuit accusing them of abusing their dominance in the digital payments market; and more advertisers bring agency work in-house.   CMA to reconsider [...]