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Microsoft launches new generative AI ad creation tool
Social Media Today
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This could be interesting. Microsoft has announced that it’s updating its Retail Media tool with a new Creative Studio element, which will enable users to create totally new ads, in new formats, all v...
AI-powered search engine Perplexity AI, now valued at $520M, raises $70M
TechCrunch
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As search engine incumbents — namely Google — amp up their platforms with gen AI tech, startups are looking to reinvent AI-powered search from the ground up. It might seem like a Sisyphean task, going...
The Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft over A.I. use of copyrighted work
The New York Times
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The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement on Wednesday, opening a new front in the increasingly intense legal battle over the unauthorized use of published work to train ...
YouTube postpones co-viewing measurement plan
Digiday
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Having received pushback from ad buyers, YouTube decided to push back its co-viewing ad measurement plans. The Google-owned video platform had originally planned to start transacting against its own c...
Ad market to grow 4.6% as brands priortize attention over reach
Marketing Dive
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Dentsu joins other agencies in priming 2024 to be a stronger period of advertising growth, with some key qualifiers. Much of next year’s optimism is pegged to major cyclical events that could provide ...