Android Code Hints ChatGPT Ads May Be Close
ChatGPT is starting to look a lot like Netflix — everyone swears “no ads” until the business model…
Is ChatGPT Quietly Building an Ads Business?
Hey, maybe ChatGPT is actually going to have an ads business after all (to Sam Altman’s chagrin!). Today,…
Adobe Snaps Up Semrush in Nearly $2B Deal
AI has made search sexy again after years of it feeling, well, a little boring (apologies to the…
Marc Andreessen Goes Viral Defending Ads
Is the AI industry finally admitting that ads are… actually OK? Is the tide turning? Maybe. Over the…
Amazon Sues Perplexity Over AI Shopping
Amazon is reportedly suing Perplexity — the AI search and browser startup — over its Comet browser’s ability…
Survey: Sora Sparks Major Fears — And a New Ad Challenge
Sora, OpenAI’s new AI video creation platform and (kind of a) social media network, has people concerned, according…
Media.net Launches Bytes to Bring Vertical Video to the Open Web
This is a product launch with some BITE (forgive us). Today, contextual advertising technology company Media.net officially launched…
OpenAI Will Allow Porn Before Ads, Says CEO
You read that right. Earlier today, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that after making “ChatGPT pretty…
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…
DV CEO: We’re Talking to Ad-Supported AI Platforms
DoubleVerify is eyeing ad-supported AI experiences—think chatbots and search—as a growth opportunity. Speaking at the company’s Innovation Day…
Apple May Bring Google’s AI Search Rivals to Safari
When it (regulatory) rains, it (regulatory) pours. That must be how Google is feeling today. During the remedies…
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Shrugs at Ad Revenue, Calls It “Some Number of Dimes”
Damn, Sam. (We are Dr. Seuss, but not racist.) Sam Altman, in an interview with Stratechery released today,…