On today’s ExchangeWire digest: $9.8bn Black Friday online spend record; Brands wasting $600m in holiday season ad spend…  $9.8bn Black Friday online spend record  Black Friday online buying hit a new record in the US, with total online spend coming to a [...]

On today’s ExchangeWire digest: Microsoft hires Sam Altman, former OpenAI CEO; AUS podcast ad spend up 88%; Meta disbands Responsible AI team.  Microsoft hires Sam Altman, former OpenAI CEO  At the end of last week, Sam Altman, former CEO of OpenAI was [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire digest: Crypto scams surge 23% in 2023; OpenAI seeks further Microsoft investment; Staff return to tills at Booths supermarket.  Crypto scams surge 23%   According to Lloyds Bank, crypto investment scams among their customers have risen by 23%. The [...]

Ahead of The Wires 2023, we spoke to Sara Vincent, managing director, UK & IE, Index Exchange, last year's Ad Tech Personality of the Year. The Wires Ad Tech Personality of the Year is one of the most coveted awards in [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire digest: UN publishes digital regulation guidelines; Meta to require disclosure of AI content in political ads; Google rolls out new AI powered features for Performance Max  UN publishes digital regulation guidelines  The UN has announced guidelines to tackle digital [...]

On today’s ExchangeWire digest: OpenAI chatbot to be trained on new information; Digital advertising soars in India; TikTok’s USD$1bn (£822m) creator fund to disappear.  OpenAI chatbot to be trained on new information  The OpenAI chatbot will be trained on information up to [...]

AlgoriX is doubling down on its commitment to aid partners by utilising enhanced contextual signals to continuously deliver effective ad campaigns, while simultaneously safeguarding user privacy. In response to modifications to Apple's Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) and updates to the Android [...]

Dom Kozak, head of programmatic, JCDecaux UK, delves into all things programmatic DOOH and attention, including metrics associated with pDOOH, and advancements of omnichannel strategies. How does attention serve as a metric in evaluating the effectiveness of pDOOH, and what is [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire digest: Tech giants funnel billions into cloud capacity for AI push; Elon Musk releases AI chatbot ‘Grok’; Google Play update shows security of apps. Tech giants funnel billions into cloud capacity for AI push  The big tech players dominating [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: AA/WARC releases its latest Expenditure Report; Meta to launch ad-free paid subscription plans for Facebook and Instagram in Europe; and Executive order by Biden administration aims to cut AI risks.   AA/WARC releases its latest Expenditure Report  Advertising [...]