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• The Stack: AI & Aftershocks 

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  This week, regulators turned up the pressure on some of the biggest names in tech, as ChatGPT faced new EU oversight, Amazon was hit with an advertising lawsuit, and Google secured a major win in its long-running ad tech battle.  In [...]

• VML's Brian Yamada on Meta's $18bn Settlement, California Vs. Paramount, and ChatGPT Ads

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  VML's Brian Yamada joins ExchangeWire to discuss Meta's $18bn child safety settlement, California vs. Paramount, and OpenAI's ad business.

• “We’re heading into a real sea of sameness”: The Inhouse’s Rasha Hamzeh on podcasting’s AI moment

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  Following on from her recent look into the podcast market in MENA, Charlotte McEleny chats to Rasha Hamzeh about the AI future of audio…

• Digest: DOJ Loses Bid to Break Up Google’s Ad-Tech Business; Havas Names Patrick Affleck to Lead UK & Ireland Village 

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  In today’s Digest, we look at OpenAI’s new Astra model being powerful enough to trigger its own safety alarms, Havas naming Patrick Affleck to lead its newly unified UK & Ireland Village, and the EU court rejecting Opera’s challenge over [...]

• Digest: Bailey Flags AI Slowdown Risk for Global Markets; OpenAI Rejects Apple’s Trade Secret Theft Claims

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss Bailey flagging the risk of an AI slowdown for global markets, OpenAI denying Apple’s trade secret theft claims and calling the lawsuit “a mess of Apple’s own making,” and Anthropic signing a $35 billion cloud [...]

• Digest: FTC Sues Amazon Over Alleged Ad-Price Manipulation; Brussels Puts ChatGPT in the Same Bracket as Google

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss the FTC and states suing Amazon over alleged ad-price manipulation, Brussels putting ChatGPT in the same bracket as Google and ushering in tougher rules, and Australia’s digital ad spend hitting a four-year high, climbing 14% [...]

• ExchangeWire on WPP Vs. Foster, Apple App Data Consent, and YouTube Monetisation

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  In this MadTech Podcast episode, ExchangeWire discuss WPP vs. Richard Foster, Apple's app data consent rules, and YouTube's monetisation bar.

• The Stack: Billions on the Line

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  This week, corporate shake-ups and shifting consumer behaviour dominated the advertising and media landscape, with Big Tech facing mounting scrutiny. In today’s MadTech Daily, we look at The Trade Desk’s leaked deck revealing its agentic AI plans, Nine cutting the [...]

• “We Need to Talk About Value, Not Virtue.”: Guy Jones, The Goodnet

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  The countdown to ATS London is on, and Guy Jones of premium partners The Goodnet dropped by to discuss sustainability…

• Digest: Meta Agrees to $18bn Teen Safety Settlement; X Revamps Creator Pay With New Rewards Programme

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  In today’s Digest, we discuss Meta agreeing to pay up to USD$18bn (£13.5bn) and restrict teen access under a sweeping state settlement, X revamping its creator pay with a new rewards program, and MiniMax posting a 283% revenue surge, though [...]