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Video   -   Mar 29, 2026 CTV's dirty secret: ads keep running when the TV is off
Dark living room, TV off, streaming box glowing, ad bubbles rising into a black screen unseen.

The HDMI-CEC protocol can detect whether a screen is powered on, but the advertising industry has largely ignored it. The result: over one-third of CTV impressions deliver into the void, costing advertisers an estimated $1 billion a year.

by Luis Espada
AI   -   Mar 29, 2026 GDPR's AI training legal battle: regulators converge but still clash
World map circuit board with legal scales weighing AI neural network against fragmented data.

A new academic study maps 19 regulatory guidelines and global enforcement actions on GDPR legal bases for AI training, revealing surface consensus masking deep divergence.

by Luis Espada
Audio   -   Mar 29, 2026 Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete"
Jimmy Iovine on David Senra's Founders podcast discussing streaming's future, February 2026.

Jimmy Iovine warns streaming services face obsolescence as artist-fan disconnect and broken revenue models collide. Here's what the music industry must do next.

by Luis Espada
AI   -   Mar 29, 2026 ChatGPT ads hit $100M in six weeks - and OpenAI is just getting started
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OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising pilot surpassed $100 million in annualized revenue within six weeks while expanding to over 600 advertisers and global rollout.

by Luis Espada
AI   -   Mar 29, 2026 Google fires two algorithm updates in three days as NewFronts shift
Google March 2026 spam and core updates fire back to back at search rankings worldwide

Google's March 2026 spam and core updates hit within 72 hours while IAB NewFronts, Amazon AI prompts, and ChatGPT location data reshape digital advertising.

by Luis Espada
Data   -   Mar 28, 2026 Judge approves Google RTB settlement forcing new user privacy control
RTB Control switch blocking user data streams in Google's real-time bidding auction system.

A federal judge approved the Google RTB privacy class-action settlement on March 26, 2026, requiring a new opt-in control limiting data shared in ad auctions, with $21.8M in attorney fees.

by Luis Espada
Data   -   Mar 28, 2026 EDPB's damning digest: how 'legitimate interest' fails in practice
Scales of justice weighing data flows against human rights in EU legitimate interest law.

EDPB's case digest on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR reveals how controllers routinely fail the legitimate interest test - what advertisers and marketers need to know.

by Luis Espada
AI   -   Mar 28, 2026 ChatGPT quietly rolled out location sharing - and local search may never be the same
ChatGPT app glowing on a smartphone at night, illuminating a city street with local businesses nearby.

ChatGPT's March 26 location sharing update lets users share device GPS data for local recommendations, news, and weather - putting OpenAI directly in Google's local search territory.

by Luis Espada
Dark living room, TV off, streaming box glowing, ad bubbles rising into a black screen unseen.
Video   -   Mar 29, 2026 CTV's dirty secret: ads keep running when the TV is off

The HDMI-CEC protocol can detect whether a screen is powered on, but the advertising industry has largely ignored it. The result: over one-third of CTV impressions deliver into the void, costing advertisers an estimated $1 billion a year.

by Luis Espada
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Video   -   Mar 29, 2026 CTV's dirty secret: ads keep running when the TV is off
Dark living room, TV off, streaming box glowing, ad bubbles rising into a black screen unseen.

The HDMI-CEC protocol can detect whether a screen is powered on, but the advertising industry has largely ignored it. The result: over one-third of CTV impressions deliver into the void, costing advertisers an estimated $1 billion a year.

by Luis Espada
AI   -   Mar 29, 2026 GDPR's AI training legal battle: regulators converge but still clash
World map circuit board with legal scales weighing AI neural network against fragmented data.

A new academic study maps 19 regulatory guidelines and global enforcement actions on GDPR legal bases for AI training, revealing surface consensus masking deep divergence.

by Luis Espada
Audio   -   Mar 29, 2026 Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete"
Jimmy Iovine on David Senra's Founders podcast discussing streaming's future, February 2026.

Jimmy Iovine warns streaming services face obsolescence as artist-fan disconnect and broken revenue models collide. Here's what the music industry must do next.

by Luis Espada
AI   -   Mar 29, 2026 ChatGPT ads hit $100M in six weeks - and OpenAI is just getting started
OpenAI

OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising pilot surpassed $100 million in annualized revenue within six weeks while expanding to over 600 advertisers and global rollout.

by Luis Espada
AI   -   Mar 29, 2026 Google fires two algorithm updates in three days as NewFronts shift
Google March 2026 spam and core updates fire back to back at search rankings worldwide

Google's March 2026 spam and core updates hit within 72 hours while IAB NewFronts, Amazon AI prompts, and ChatGPT location data reshape digital advertising.

by Luis Espada
Data   -   Mar 28, 2026 Judge approves Google RTB settlement forcing new user privacy control
RTB Control switch blocking user data streams in Google's real-time bidding auction system.

A federal judge approved the Google RTB privacy class-action settlement on March 26, 2026, requiring a new opt-in control limiting data shared in ad auctions, with $21.8M in attorney fees.

by Luis Espada
Data   -   Mar 28, 2026 EDPB's damning digest: how 'legitimate interest' fails in practice
Scales of justice weighing data flows against human rights in EU legitimate interest law.

EDPB's case digest on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR reveals how controllers routinely fail the legitimate interest test - what advertisers and marketers need to know.

by Luis Espada
AI   -   Mar 28, 2026 ChatGPT quietly rolled out location sharing - and local search may never be the same
ChatGPT app glowing on a smartphone at night, illuminating a city street with local businesses nearby.

ChatGPT's March 26 location sharing update lets users share device GPS data for local recommendations, news, and weather - putting OpenAI directly in Google's local search territory.

by Luis Espada
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