TikTok Expands Access to AI Chatbot Tako — Are Ads Next?
It’s Tako time. In 2023, TikTok launched Tako, a gen AI chatbot in beta, positioning it as a…
IAB Proposes Legislation to Curb AI Scraping
The IAB is officially anti-scraping—at least when it comes to AI. That position was reinforced this week as…
YouTube Clears $60B as Q4 Ad Revenue Tops $11B
Google reported another strong quarter, with revenue up 18% year over year to $113.8 billion. One of the…
X Courts Advertisers for Grok Amid Regulator Scrutiny
Amid ongoing turmoil, X is looking for advertisers for Grok. Over the weekend, as Adweek reported on the…
5 Questions With Marketecture’s CEO: What’s Next After Funding
Advertising media is changing — and Marketecture Media is a great example of that. Timed to CES last…
Zombie Developer Accounts Fuel New Mobile Ad Fraud
These zombies prefer budgets over brains. Media effectiveness and measurement company DoubleVerify has uncovered a new mobile ad…
IAB: CTV, Social, and Commerce Media Will Drive Growth in 2026
Digital channels are still doing the heavy lifting for ad growth. That’s one of the clearest takeaways from…
MNTN Rolls Out New QuickFrame AI Tools
Family matters. But apparently, performance matters more. (This horrible joke will make sense in a second.) MNTN, the…
OpenAI Seeks $60 CPM for Ads in ChatGPT
According to a new report from The Information, OpenAI is seeking $60 per 1,000 views ($60 CPM) for…
The Trade Desk Replaces New CFO After Just Six Months
CFO turnover is never quiet. Case in point: Today, The Trade Desk disclosed in an SEC filing that…
Report: Telly Has Just 35,000 TVs in the Field
A new report from Lowpass paints a fairly embarrassing picture for “free TV” startup Telly. Telly is a…
MNTN and Magnite Team Up to Expand Live TV Access
MNTN and Magnite are teaming up again. Last year, MNTN was one of the first integration partners for…