If the ad tech industry was to have a word of the year, then it’s fair to say that ‘privacy’ would feature in at least the top ten since 2016 (if not before). GDPR and subsequent privacy-focused legislation have sent [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Epic Games makes antitrust complaint against Google complaint in New Delhi; the EU Parliament proposes new legislation around how banks interact with digital assets; and JD.com announces it will launch an in-house chatbot to rival [...]

This week: Google ventures into generative AI by launching its 'Bard' chatbot, the CMA steps closer to blocking Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard... Google dominated the headlines this week with its entry into the race for generative AI. A mere day [...]

ExchangeWire senior editor Mat Broughton examines the financial results for the big tech quartet over the previous quarter, and their potential implications for the wider advertising industry. The global tech market continues to wobble like a 70’s blancmange, leading to heavy [...]

Ciaran O'Kane's latest MadTech Sketch looks at three 'what if' scenarios in the event of Google being forced into a sell-side ad tech/ad network spin-off. Much has been written about the DOJ suing Google over anti-competitive activity in the ad tech [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google launches its own AI chatbot ‘Bard’ in the wake of ChatGPT's success; SoftBank's investment arm, Vision Fund, posts a loss for the fourth consecutive quarter; and the FTC decides not to appeal Meta's purchase [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google pours USD$300m (~£248.8m) into AI developer Anthropic; Apple reports a decline in revenue following "significant" supply chain issues; and the FTC is allegedly preparing a lawsuit against Amazon for anticompetitive practices. Google invests in AI [...]

This week: DOJ sues Google over "anticompetitive conduct"; Microsoft expands OpenAI partnership. Google made headlines this week when parent company Alphabet announced it would cut 12,000 staff in the latest round of job cuts, sparking criticism from former employees. The tech [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the US Justice Department takes legal action against Google; ByteDance-owned Douyin makes major strides into China's e-commerce industry; and Apple bolsters its offerings to distance itself from Google. DOJ sues Google to break up ad business The [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google-parent Alphabet announces 12,000 jobs have been cut; South Africa implements mandatory warnings on crypto ads; and the UK government awards the Digital Growth Grant to Barclays Eagle Labs. Fresh wave of job cuts at Alphabet Google-parent [...]