Google, Microsoft, And OpenAI Plan To Honor Shared AI Training Opt-Out
A shared robots.txt line could let sites opt out of AI training with several providers at once, but companies involved are handling it differently.
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Amazon Reports Decrease In Net Income Due To Unrealized AI Investments
Amazon is building new AI features into its ads business, and humans are still the ones making the purchases – for now.
Creative
Sociable: Meta says its expanded processing capacity is driving ad results
New insights from the company point to how its artificial intelligence enhancements are powering clicks and conversions.
Retail Media
Amazon Nears $20 Billion In Ad Revenue For Q3
Amazon Ads Agent promises simpler buying, but raises transparency questions A
Retail Media
Stagwell And DoorDash Make Strategic Acquisitions
It’s fall, M&A is in the air. Two acquisitions happened this week: Stagwell bought Freestar and DoorDash bought Instacart.
Measurement
Microsoft Enhances Ads Tracking With Conversions API
Microsoft opens its direct sales-data connection, with duplicate counting and consent settings to check.
Retail Media
Amazon’s ad revenue growth decelerates due to Prime Day tweaks
Pushing the sales event to June and a lack of NBA content led to slower ad revenue growth in Q3, but AI agents aren’t disrupting the segment just yet.
