ExchangeWire's MadTech podcast, published April 3, 2026, breaks down LLM visibility tool credibility, agent-to-agent buying timelines, and the end of hyper-targeted advertising.
A jury on March 25 found Meta and YouTube negligent in a landmark social media addiction trial, awarding $6 million and echoing century-old tobacco litigation.
FTC charges OkCupid with sharing nearly 3M user photos with a facial recognition firm, violating privacy promises. Match Group settlement filed March 30, 2026.
Bavaria's BayLDA received 9,746 complaints in 2025, a 61% surge, as AI tools lowered barriers to filing GDPR cases and LLMs generated complaints in bulk.
Description: Apple on March 24 announced Apple Business, a free platform for all company sizes launching April 14 in 200+ countries, with Maps ads and device management.
Carrefour's 2030 plan targets 3.5% operating margin, 5 billion euros in free cash flow, and AI-powered shopping via ChatGPT, Vusion, and Google partnerships.
Independent publishers at Google's October 2024 Web Creator Summit say they were ghosted as AI Overviews cannibalize organic search traffic, closing sites.
Google today announced a two-phase experiment to update AdSense's commonly used ad technology partner list, with changes starting April 20 and a final update on or after June 5, 2026.
Carrefour's 2030 plan targets 3.5% operating margin, 5 billion euros in free cash flow, and AI-powered shopping via ChatGPT, Vusion, and Google partnerships.
Independent publishers at Google's October 2024 Web Creator Summit say they were ghosted as AI Overviews cannibalize organic search traffic, closing sites.
Google AI Mode now shows sponsored store listings inside product panels and organic quick links above answers, signaling deeper ad monetization of conversational search.
New documents reveal how LinkedIn's BrowserGate system maps competitor tool usage, extracts trade secrets, and may breach criminal law across Germany, UK, and the EU.
The company behind QVC and HSN missed its annual filing deadline on March 31, 2026, warning of $6.6B in debt and substantial doubt about its ability to survive.
Perplexity's Ninth Circuit appeal challenges Amazon's use of hacking law to block AI shopping agents, threatening the ad model behind $69 billion in revenue.
NBC Sports has quietly handed control of a key part of its audio business to an outside technology partner, and the choice reveals how seriously major sports broadcasters are now treating podcast monetization.
ExchangeWire's MadTech podcast, published April 3, 2026, breaks down LLM visibility tool credibility, agent-to-agent buying timelines, and the end of hyper-targeted advertising.
A jury on March 25 found Meta and YouTube negligent in a landmark social media addiction trial, awarding $6 million and echoing century-old tobacco litigation.
FTC charges OkCupid with sharing nearly 3M user photos with a facial recognition firm, violating privacy promises. Match Group settlement filed March 30, 2026.
Bavaria's BayLDA received 9,746 complaints in 2025, a 61% surge, as AI tools lowered barriers to filing GDPR cases and LLMs generated complaints in bulk.
Description: Apple on March 24 announced Apple Business, a free platform for all company sizes launching April 14 in 200+ countries, with Maps ads and device management.
Carrefour's 2030 plan targets 3.5% operating margin, 5 billion euros in free cash flow, and AI-powered shopping via ChatGPT, Vusion, and Google partnerships.
Independent publishers at Google's October 2024 Web Creator Summit say they were ghosted as AI Overviews cannibalize organic search traffic, closing sites.