AI IAB releases AI use case map for advertising professionals The Interactive Advertising Bureau provides structured guidance for marketing organizations navigating artificial intelligence applications across campaign lifecycle stages.
AI OpenAI CEO defends AI energy consumption for climate solutions OpenAI's Sam Altman argues AI energy use enables fusion breakthroughs at February 7, 2025 Berlin panel, announcing $50,000 BIFOLD research partnership.
Display Pixis releases comprehensive Google advertising benchmarks spanning 100 brands Pixis analyzed $996 million in Google Ads spend across 100 consumer brands from January 2024 to February 2025, revealing significant cost variations by industry and campaign type.
AI Major merchants welcome AI agents, Amazon blocks competition Research shows UK/US retailers embrace agentic commerce opportunities while Amazon remains notable exception, implementing bot restrictions.
AI Inoreader launches enhanced podcast features with AI-powered transcripts Inoreader introduces new audio player, instant transcripts, topic extraction, and article generation for podcasts and YouTube videos on September 1, 2025.
AI Google makes AI audience personas available to all Display Video 360 users Google expands access to artificial intelligence-driven audience targeting tool that converts marketing personas into actionable campaign parameters across its programmatic platform.
AI UK retail media spending drives digital ad growth to £45 billion by 2026 Digital advertising in Britain shows resilience with retail media emerging as fastest-growing channel while artificial intelligence transforms campaign automation despite industry concerns.
AI Zeta launches AI search optimization as traditional queries decline Zeta Global unveils GEO solution for brands to maintain visibility across AI platforms as Gartner predicts 25% drop in traditional search volume next year.
AI Adobe launches AI agents for business customer experience automation Adobe announces AI platform to manage customer experiences through specialized agents and third-party integrations across enterprise workflows.
AI LeCun calls auto-regressive LLMs "doomed" at NYU seminar Meta Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun declared auto-regressive LLMs "doomed" at NYU seminar September 10, presenting JEPA as superior alternative to current AI approaches.
AI Technical guide emerges for building functional AI marketing agents Step-by-step framework addresses common development challenges in autonomous marketing automation through proven methodologies shared by developer community.
AI Meta launches unified API structure for Advantage+ campaigns Meta introduces streamlined campaign creation process replacing separate Advantage+ shopping and app workflows starting May 29, 2025.
Search ChatGPT enhances search with accuracy improvements and shopping detection OpenAI reduces hallucinations by 45% while improving shopping intent recognition and answer formatting across all user tiers.
AI Former Meta executive becomes data protection commissioner Ireland appoints technology industry veteran to expand three-commissioner DPC structure amid growing regulatory responsibilities.
AI Microsoft builds world's most powerful AI datacenter in Wisconsin Microsoft announces completion of Fairwater datacenter in Wisconsin featuring hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GB200s, delivering 10x the performance of today's fastest supercomputers.
AI Ubersuggest launches comprehensive AI search tracking with competitive intelligence tools Ubersuggest introduces AI search optimization features with sentiment analysis, prompt mining database, and citation tracking to help marketers track brand visibility across conversational search engines at 40-90% lower cost than alternatives.
AI TTD unveils Kokai platform enhancements for faster campaign management The Trade Desk introduces simplified navigation, bulk editing tools, and enhanced quality assurance features to address user adoption challenges across programmatic advertising operations.
AI IAB Europe reveals AI widespread across digital advertising with 85% adoption rate European companies show strong investment momentum despite governance gaps and privacy concerns, according to first comprehensive report published September 18.
AI Chrome integrates Gemini AI with agentic browsing and enhanced security features Chrome releases major AI upgrade on September 18 with Gemini integration, automated task assistance, and advanced scam protection across desktop and mobile platforms.
AI Major studios file copyright lawsuit against Chinese AI company Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros Discovery jointly sue MiniMax, alleging its Hailuo AI service uses copyrighted characters to generate unauthorized content and market itself as "Hollywood studio in your pocket."
AI Chip on shoulder drives Magnite's streamr.ai acquisition strategy Magnite CPO says chip on shoulder never goes away as executives discuss September 9 streamr.ai deal, performance TV thesis, and startup lessons from 18-month journey.
AI LinkedIn expands AI training to include user data starting November 3 LinkedIn will use user data to train content-generating AI models from November 3, 2025, introducing new privacy controls across multiple regions.
AI Amazon introduces agentic AI across seller platform Amazon deploys autonomous AI assistant to manage inventory, compliance, and advertising for marketplace sellers. New Creative Studio transforms weeks-long campaign development into hours.
AI Agencies target 83% increase in client capacity as automation reshapes AdOps workflows Digital advertising agencies seek to nearly double client portfolios without expanding teams, with 64% of strategists now managing multiple channels according to September 2025 benchmark study.
AI Google unveils Power Pack strategy for AI-driven advertising campaigns Google reveals its comprehensive Power Pack strategy combining AI Max, Performance Max, and Demand Gen campaigns for enhanced advertiser performance.
