6+ hour, 57+ min ago   (377+ words) Amazon reported strong growth in its advertising business for the first quarter of 2026, with ad revenue reaching $17.2 billion -- up 22% year-on-year. The company attributed the advertising momentum to agentic commerce and AI-driven ad creative tools, with participation trends in small and…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago   (775+ words) Our industry loves to have an opinion on everything under the sun, but lately, we’ve landed on a rare consensus around AI: it’s only as good as what you feed it. While that's true, stopping at data misses the bigger…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (729+ words) I realized recently that I'm talking to more creatures, devices, AI, and machines in my life every day. It didn't used to be this way. Back when I first thought about the dog days of summer, I was a filmmaker…...

6+ hour, 59+ min ago   (312+ words) Brands are finding a lot to love in Seattle’s newly famous rotund raccoon, nicknamed Jimothy. Jimothy was filmed by Kiana Hall, who posted a video of the raccoon on Instagram and named him Jimothy because “he looked like a Jimothy,…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago   (112+ words) Although it commands the largest share of retail media spend, Amazon falls behind Kroger and Instacart in return on investment, according to data from Keen Decision Systems, Supermarket News reports. Investments in Kroger grew by 54.2% YOY. Overall retail media investments…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (127+ words) Philippines-based artist Elmer Saflor has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Memes Apps, Gizmodo reports. The complaint alleges that Memes Apps offered customers a Saflor comic, “Running Away Balloon,” as a template for ads via its paid AI service without…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (188+ words) Podcasts may be a new frontier in political advertising, but campaigns prefer personal appearances—earned media—Campaigns & Elections reports. Eric Harpootian, vice president at Republican media planning agency Strategic Media Services, says, “I’m always pushing campaigns to try to get…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (259+ words) YouTube Premium largely carries no advertising for its YouTube content. “Most interestingly, [the deal] adds Peacock Premium (with ads) to YouTube Premium at no extra cost,” says Richard Greenfield, media analyst for LightShed Partners. Users who buy YouTube Premium (at…...

10+ hour, 9+ min ago   (502+ words) IAB Tech Lab, the standards arm of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, has announced new rules to ensure that totals for podcast listeners and advertising numbers from downloads and clicks are calculated accurately. Podcasts rely heavily on the ability to analyze…...

9+ hour, 26+ min ago   (453+ words) Google AI Overview mistakenly described the closing of a business. That’s what happened to a Millbank, Ontario bakery in Canada. When someone Googled “Anna Mae’s Bakery," AI Overview triggered a summary in error. It said that the Millbank business, just…...