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Microsoft Advertising simplifies automated bidding setup
Microsoft is changing how advertisers configure automated bidding, aiming to reduce complexity while keeping performance outcomes the same. What's happening. The platform is streamlining its bidding options by folding familiar targets like Target…
US startup advertises 'AI bully' role to test patience of leading chatbots
Imagine a day at work where your main task is to pick a fight with a computer. No meetings, no emails – just you, a chair and a chatbot with the maddening tendency to think it has the cleverest mind in the room. The job title alone raises an…
The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. Here's What We Need to Do.
We've all had the unsettling experience of seeing an ad online that reveals just how much advertisers know about our lives. You're right to be disturbed. Those very same online ad systems have been used by the government to warrantlessly track…
Galaxy S26 Ultra's 25W wireless charging might not work as advertised
With the Galaxy S26 Ultra, Samsung introduced a bunch of updates to the battery and charging. We got a slight bump in battery size, wired, and wireless charging speeds. After years of complaints from the fans, Samsung's latest flagship finally…
What the FTC's Dealer Pricing Warning Could Mean for OEM Advertising Compliance and Co-op Programs
'While the FTC's letters were directed at specific dealer groups, the implications extend much further,' said Melodie Claxton, Director of Compliance Services at ACB. 'The practices highlighted by the FTC go to the core of how vehicle pricing is…
How to Advertise Hospitality and Tourism Brands on Pinterest
Here is a number that changes how you should think about Pinterest advertising for travel: 96% of top searches on the platform contain no brand name whatsoever. People are not searching for your hotel, your ski resort, or your destination. They are…
Councillors debate whether drivers are distracted by roundabout advertising
Advertising boards will go up on three roundabouts in Balsall Common despite concerns they distract drivers. Applicant Steve Green of CP Media originally submitted the plan last May for four signs on the Kenilworth Road and Station Road roundabout;…
Links 19/03/2026: LLM Fatigue (It Doesn't Work as Advertised), 'Small Web Feeds'
Again, that makes sense given that all the SYN attacks have been directed towards the secure HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol) port. Checking certificate transparency logs is an easy way to find active servers that can be used for a SYN…
Prediction markets are trying to lure journalists with partnership deals
Rick Ellis, an independent journalist reporting on the entertainment industry, said he was approached about a deal with a major prediction market exchange. Rick Ellis, an independent journalist reporting on the entertainment…
CTV Advertisers Should Stop Pausing High-Impact Commercial Formats
Connected TV was supposed to be a better mousetrap, combining the attributes of linear video with digital media. But a new report notes that advertisers are still using the same old cheese, and that's limiting their return on investment. In its new…
Major League Baseball Steps Into the Prediction Markets, Strikes Deal With Polymarket
Major League Baseball, the professional league still reckoning with its biggest betting scandal in decades, is plunging into the newest forum for wagers on sporting events: the prediction markets. MLB signed a licensing deal with Polymarket, which…
In their words: Peter Cheung on why Hongkongers are ahead of fashion trends
One of Asia's most experienced luxury brand professionals, Peter Cheung has worked for the likes of Sotheby's, Dior Couture, Versace and Van Cleef & Arpels. He is also a permanent fixture on the local style scene. An expression of one's…
The 'Zillow Ban' is dead. The future of real estate listings is much weirder.
The legal battle over the so-called 'Zillow Ban' reached a surprisingly peaceful resolution Wednesday afternoon: Compass, the country's largest real estate brokerage, dropped its lawsuit against Zillow, marking the end of a fierce dispute over…
ICE Appears in The Pitt's Latest Episode. It's One of the Most Powerful Statements of the Entire Series.
Part of the fun of watching The Pitt, HBO Max's award-winning medical procedural, is seeing all manner of people come through Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center's emergency room for treatment: women with eyelids accidentally glued together, men…
Recession fears grip markets as energy facilities under fire in Middle East
A recession mindset took hold among global investors after strikes on energy infrastructure in the Middle East heightened fears that disruption to production and distribution would keep oil prices elevated for longer, darkening the global economic…
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