AI Ad Startup Icon Responds to Viral, Scathing Tweet
This bad review is definitely not AI. We’ve written before about Peter Thiel-backed Icon, the startup that bills…
AdTech Called Out in Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni Scandal
OK, this one is fascinating (at least to us). Last week, Glamour published an article titled “Inside the…
Ryan Reynolds to Remain Chief Creative Officer for MNTN
It ends with a statement. (Please get that joke, readers.) After MNTN revealed in its S-1 filing that it…
AppLovin CEO Pushes Back Against Short Attacks
AppLovin is hitting back hard against a wave of short-seller reports that, according to some adtech experts, are…
Rumble Takes on Google & Advertisers in Web of Lawsuits
OK, try to follow along here— Last August, Rumble, a YouTube competitor that’s popular with conservative creators, announced…
Viant Calls Out The Trade Desk: “Investors are Running for Safety”
In Batman v Superman, Batman famously asks Superman, “Do you bleed?” Well, kids, Superman does, indeed, bleed—as The…
The Trade Desk Ditched Delaware Before It Was Cool
Delaware, we hardly knew ye. Over the last few days, several big companies—Meta, Dropbox, Automattic, and others—have announced…
For AppLovin, as Earnings Soar, Scrutiny Follows
You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain. It may not be fair,…
What’s the Ad Impact of Newspapers Opting Out of Endorsements?
Last week, in a surprising move, The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times announced they would not endorse…
What is Curation, Anyway?
Curation is all the rage right now. Or at least it’s the thing adtech Twitter is focused on…