“Literal AI Spam Machine”: Google’s Opal Tool Comes Under Fire
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google faces backlash for marketing its new AI tool, Opal, for creating 'scalable' content, a practice that appears to violate its own anti-spam search policies.The post “Literal AI Spam Machine”: Google’s Opal Tool Comes Under Fire appeared first on WinB…
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Apple TV Has ‘No Plans’ for Ad-Supported Subscription Tier, Says Exec
Nehal Malik / iphoneincanada - Apple's Senior VP of Services, Eddy Cue, recently shut down any speculation of the company launching an ad-supported version of its streaming serviceThe post Apple TV Has ‘No Plans’ for Ad-Supported Subscription Tier, Says Exec first appeared on iPhone in…
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YouTube TV is giving customers a $20 credit for Disney blackout
Anthony Ha / techcrunch - YouTube TV subscribers unhappy about going more than a week without ESPN, ABC, and other Disney networks will be getting a $20 credit that can be applied to their next billing statement.
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Meta is making billions of dollars from scam ads on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, report says
engadget - Meta is making billions of dollars every year from ads marketing scams and illegal products on its platform, according to a new report from Reuters. The report details the staggering numbers behind scam ads on Meta's platform, and raises fresh questions a…
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MPA orders Meta to stop using “PG-13” label on Instagram teen accounts
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has sent a cease and desist order to Meta, demanding that Instagram stop using the “PG-13” movie rating to describe the content standards for its teen-focused accounts. The trade group, which is responsible for the U.S…
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Apple Invites Users to Design Digital Christmas Trees for Battersea Power Station Display
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple today announced a campaign inviting people across the United Kingdom to design digital Christmas trees on iPad, with the winning artworks to be projected onto the chimneys of London's Battersea Power Station in December.The "Your Tree on Battersea" …
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Canva’s new ‘Creative Operating System’ is actually a marketing workspace
Jess Weatherbed / theverge - Canva is introducing new digital marketing and video-editing tools, built around what the company is calling a “world-first” design-focused AI model. These launches are part of an overhaul to the design platforms Visual Suite workplace products, which Can…
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Meta Shares Fall on Higher Expense Guidance Despite Record Revenue
Meghan Bobrowsky / wsj - The company said its sales were $51.2 billion in the period for a year-over-year growth rate of 26%, ahead of analyst expectations.
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Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with upcoming software update
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Apple Maps will start showing ads from local businesses next year
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Apple plans to introduce advertisements in Apple Maps as early as next year, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. The ads will enable restaurants and other brick-and-mortar businesses to pay for promotion within search results, mirroring features …
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Apple Reportedly Moving Ahead With Ads in Maps App
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple Maps could feature integrated ads as soon as next year, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.In his latest "Power On" newsletter, Gurman said that Apple's plan to bring more ads to iOS is moving "gaining traction," with the Maps app being next in line. T…
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Elon Musk loses X Ad Chief John Nitti After 10 Months Amid Executive Exodus
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - John Nitti, X's advertising chief, has resigned, the latest in a string of high-level departures from Elon Musk's X and xAI amid leadership turmoil.The post Elon Musk loses X Ad Chief John Nitti After 10 Months Amid Executive Exodus appeared first on WinB…
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Apple Claims to be Pressured to Disable App Tracking Transparency in Europe
Laurent Giret / thurrott - Apple is threatening to disable its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature in Europe due to pressure from the advertising industry and local regulators.The post Apple Claims to be Pressured to Disable App Tracking Transparency in Europe appeared first on…
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Netflix Revenues Grew 17 Percent in Third Quarter
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Netflix reported that it earned a net income of $2.4 billion on revenues of $9.8 billion in the quarter ending September 30, 2025.The post Netflix Revenues Grew 17 Percent in Third Quarter appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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DirecTV will start replacing screensavers with AI-generated ads next year
engadget - DirecTV will begin replacing your TV's screensaver with AI-generated ads thanks to a new partnership. The entertainment brand is working with Glance, an AI company that has received backing from Google and developed an on-device AI tool alongside the tech…
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Google is making search ads more and less avoidable
engadget - Google is tweaking how sponsored results will appear in Search. Going forward, it will group any text ads on the Search page into a "Sponsored results" section that will appear at the top of the screen. The size of the ads is unchanged and Google says the…
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UK slaps Google Search with special market status, making way for stricter regulations
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - The CMA has designated Google as having "strategic market status" in the search and search advertising markets, which means the company has such "a substantial and entrenched" position that it requires special regulations to ensure fair competition.
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California bans loud commercials on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Starting July 1, 2026, streaming services won’t be allowed to “transmit the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany,” according to the bill's text.
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SEC Investigates Whether AppLovin’s Targeted Advertising Violated Platform Partners’ Service Agreements
PYMNTS / pymnts - Mobile advertising technology company AppLovin is reportedly being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is looking into whether the company pushed more targeted advertising to consumers than was allowed by its platform partners’ s…
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