The latest in ad tech…from Meta adding extra fees for advertisers in Europe, to UK ministers extending discussions on AI regulation. On today's MadTech Daily, we look at Ofcom taking action against social media platforms for their failure to protect [...]

Today’s digest looks at the ads dominating OpenAI’s trial of ads on ChatGPT, Walmart announcing the phase-out of Vizio accounts on its TVs, and the Trump Administration drawing up new rules following its clash with Anthropic.  Retail and grocery brands dominate [...]

Kevel, the API-first retail media technology company, today (25th February, 2026) announced the launch of its native Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) Destination, enabling retailers, marketplaces, and commerce media platforms to activate first-party audience data in real-time for retail media campaigns. The [...]

Thrad, the pioneer in AI-native advertising infrastructure for conversational AI, has announced the launch of Thrad for Retailers. This first-of-its-kind solution is designed specifically to help retailers monetise their AI assistants, marking a fundamental shift from traditional keyword-based search to [...]

Spyrosoft AdTech, a software development company specialising in advertising technology (ad tech) solutions, today (13th January, 2025) announces the appointment of Piotr Banaszczyk as chief executive officer (CEO) and Tomasz Chmielewski as chief operating officer (COO), effective January 2026. The appointments [...]

Today, (8th January, 2026) VIOOH, the leading premium global digital out-of-home (DOOH) supply-side platform, announced a strategic partnership with Dolphin OOH to further expand access to premium DOOH inventory across the United States. The partnership delivers access to over 5,000 digital [...]

In today’s digest we look at Larry Ellison giving his personal backing to Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery, Instacart deciding to terminate price tests on its platform following pushback from customers, as well as Netflix's latest moves in [...]

Shirley Marschall takes in everything that occured in the world of AI and ad tech in 2026, and concludes that we might really need a break...

In today’s Digest, we cover Meta tolerating China-linked ad fraud to protect revenue, the US suspending a tech deal with the UK amid trade frustrations, and AI becoming Santa’s helper for 2025 Christmas shopping.

As 2026 approaches, we examine what could be in store for retail media. As the sector booms, we asked experts from across the ad tech ecosystem what they expect from the year ahead.  As we progress through Q4, it’s the season [...]