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Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards
These are tough times for Russia’s civilian space program. In the last few years, Russia has cut back on the […]
In court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline”
Advertising and the open web Google objects to this characterization. A spokesperson calls it a “cherry-picked” line from the filing […]
EU fines Google €2.95 billion over adtech abuses
The European Commission has fined Google €2.95 billion (about $3.19 billion) for abusing its dominance in online advertising technology. The […]
Google makes cheaper YouTube Premium Lite available more widely
Google has announced that it is expanding the availability of the recently added cheaper tier of YouTube Premium. The YouTube […]
Samsung teams up with Glance to use your face in AI-generated lock screen ads
On an average day, you might unlock or look at your phone dozens of times, which makes the lock screen […]
YouTube is turning to AI to hit you with ads at the most annoying times
Unless you can count yourself among those who have a premium subscription, using YouTube means having to endure ads. This […]
Meta expands its advertising options across its social platforms, including video ads on Threads
For all of the talk about establishing and maintaining connections, for the companies behind them social media platforms are about […]
DOJ confirms it wants to break up Google’s ad business
In the trial, Google will paint this demand as a severe overreach, claiming that few, if any, companies would have […]
Google is quietly testing ads in AI chatbots
Google has built an enormously successful business around the idea of putting ads in search results. Its most recent quarterly […]