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AI - Mar 16, 2026 Google finally adds Gemini API spend caps - after billing chaos hit devs

Google AI Studio Spend tab showing monthly spend cap set to $10 with $0.07 used on Paid tier 1

Google launches Gemini API Project Spend Caps and revamped Usage Tiers in AI Studio after a 2025 billing bug charged developers thousands for unused services.

by Luis Rijo

Social - Mar 15, 2026 LinkedIn rebuilds its feed from scratch with LLMs and GPU-powered ranking

GPU servers power LinkedIn's LLM-based Feed ranking system with real-time data streams.

LinkedIn's new LLM-powered Feed uses dual encoders, GPU-accelerated indexing and a sequential ranking model to deliver personalized content in under 50 milliseconds.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Mar 15, 2026 IAB Europe explains agentic ad scaling - and why it's harder than it looks

IAB Europe explains how agentic advertising scales from single LLM agents to full ecosystems.

IAB Europe's Dimitris Beis breaks down agentic advertising infrastructure in a March 12 video, outlining three scaling levels, LLM risks, and what an ecosystem of autonomous ad agents would actually require.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Mar 15, 2026 FreeWheel plugs an MCP server into premium video ad deals, pilots with PMG

AI agent infrastructure automates premium video ad buying across streaming screens.

FreeWheel launches AI agent infrastructure with an MCP server and Intelligence tools to automate premium video ad buying and selling, piloting with PMG's Alli platform.

by Luis Rijo

Search - Mar 14, 2026 Sweden fired Meta. Now everyone's watching.

Shattered Meta shield before a silent tribunal — Sweden's verdict on deceptive ads.

MCP adoption, IAB Sweden expels Meta, NBCU Olympics programmatic expansion, Trade Desk's AI bets, and Google search volatility define the week in ad tech.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Mar 14, 2026 AI apps earn 41% more per user but churn 30% faster, RevenueCat finds

New subscription app launches by platform, iOS and Android, January 2022 to February 2026.

RevenueCat's 2026 State of Subscription Apps report, built on 115,000 apps and $16B revenue, reveals AI apps earn more but retain users far less than traditional apps.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Mar 14, 2026 Optable's Audience Agent plugs into PubMatic AgenticOS for privacy-safe ad buying

Claude's Audience Agent interface showing five early tech adopter audience segments with match scores.

Optable and PubMatic partner to connect publisher first-party data with agentic media buying workflows via AgenticOS, advancing the Advertising Context Protocol in programmatic.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Mar 14, 2026 The Trade Desk tests Claude for campaign creation

Robotic hand configuring programmatic ad campaign settings on a holographic DSP dashboard.

The Trade Desk's closed beta lets advertisers build campaigns through Claude, raising real questions about defaults, optimization logic, expertise, and transparency in programmatic buying.

by Luis Rijo