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Google faces bipartisan brief urging tougher remedy over 21% AI model share
Filed August 4 in the D.C. Circuit, a 34-page brief says three firms hold 88% of AI model API revenue. At stake is whether Mehta's remedy survives the appeal.
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What did the first week of August change in digital advertising?
A $2.15 billion acquisition, a brutal earnings split, fresh lawsuits and forced automation reshaped digital advertising between August 3 and August 8, 2026.
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Prebid.js gains DevTools MCP module letting AI agents read live auctions
Merged after 19 commits and 109 passing checks, the module lets publishers query header bidding state from Chrome. Still experimental, still behind a flag.
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Mediaset faces 30-day deadline after Italy bans Mentana deepfakes
Garante found on-screen disclaimers too weak for inattentive viewers, citing GDPR articles 5 and 25. No fine followed. Does satire still shield synthetic media?
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ChatGPT advertisers face 10 days to opt out of automatic advanced matching
Conversion-optimised CPC reaches product feed campaigns, plus URL macros and Triple Whale and Hightouch hooks. Brazil and Mexico follow; a carousel is in test.
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PubMatic revenue gains 11% after three quarters of decline
Emerging AI revenue nearly doubled to 15% of sales, mobile app grew over 40%, and CFO Steve Pantelick will retire. Q3 guidance now implies a sequential dip.
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Disney tests AI search on ESPN and Disney+ with limited user groups
Natural language, voice input and suggested prompts reach a small subset of users. Advertisers face a discovery layer they cannot yet target, buy or measure.
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Cloudflare scores brand visibility inside Claude and GPT answers
Four metrics land in early access, covering citation, mention and prominence rates for site owners. Whether probing only two assistants measures enough is open.
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Omnicom's PHD gains just 10-20% productivity from AI in APAC
Practitioners scored their own AI maturity at six out of ten, with agents covering 15-20% of dentsu's APAC workload. Who pays the token bill stays unsettled.
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Magnite offers two ways to run partner AI models inside its auction
Chalice AI and inPowered AI describe embedding decisioning engines inside the SSP, alongside Omnicom Media and SWYM.ai. Which route suits which model type?
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Google Ads AI Max auto-upgrade lands September 1. Will ads all look alike?
Google Ads confirms a September 1 AI Max auto-upgrade for broad match and automatically created assets, while advertisers ask if AI-built ads all look alike.
