X Lost $100M in Ad Revenue in Q1
X’s ad journey continues to be a painful one. The eagle-eyed Eric Seufert caught that, in the SpaceX…
Sam Altman: OpenAI Could Build “Some Cool Ad Product”
So…what you’re saying is there’s a chance for ads in ChatGPT? That’s the takeaway from a new Stratechery…
Mastercard Launches Commerce Media Network
With Advertising Week looming, the announcements are announcing! To that end, Mastercard has announced the launch of a…
Linda Yaccarino Leaves X Behind, Enters Ozempic Gold Rush
Linda Yaccarino has officially left the media industry. According to a new report from Bloomberg, after leaving Elon…
Apple’s WWDC Sparks Ad-Tracking Confusion
Today at Apple’s WWDC, a bit of confusion has emerged around changes to Safari’s tracking and fingerprinting protections.…
AppLovin Soars 71% in Q1—And Still Wants to Buy TikTok
Haters be damned. AppLovin continues to crush it, reporting $1.158 billion in revenue for Q1—up from $678.3 million…
Mark Zuckerberg: Meta is Making Advertising More Like an AI Agent
The market may be rough, but Meta keeps chugging along. Yesterday, the company reported Q1 earnings of $42.3…
AI Helps Meta Crush Q4 Earnings
MAGA-berg strikes again, we guess. Meta crushed expectations in its Q4 earnings, reporting a record $48.39 billion in…
FTC Mobilewalla Case Raises Eyebrows Over Dissent and Post-Release Changes
The FTC, which doesn’t like adtech much, is getting its last licks in before the incoming Trump administration…
Axios: Apple News Ads Now Sold Directly
Apple continues to ramp up its ad ambitions. The company is now selling ads directly in Apple News,…
Tweet of the Week: Eric Seufert Calls GDPR a “De Facto Tariff” on American Big Tech
Welcome to our Tweet of the Week, where we spotlight insightful, thought-provoking, maybe even weird tweets from the world…