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Perplexity stops testing advertising
Perplexity is abandoning advertising, for now at least. The company believes sponsored placements — even labeled ones — risk undermining the trust on which its AI answer engine depends. Perplexity phased out the ads it began testing…
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Is Emraan Hashmi advertising's newest nostalgia power play?
A few months back when The Ba*ds of Bollywood was released, the multi-starrer series brought several familiar faces back into the spotlight, but the one who arguably saw the strongest cultural and commercial projection was Emraan Hashmi. Alongside…
Microsoft Advertising adds a multi image creative to Shopping ads
Microsoft Advertising is rolling out multi-image ads for Shopping campaigns in Bing search results, giving ecommerce brands a richer way to showcase products and capture shopper attention before the click. What's new. Advertisers can now display…
AdPrompt.ai Marketing and Advertising Agentic Solution Available On x402; Utilizing x402 for pay-per-use payments, settled on Base (L2)
AdPrompt's intelligence layer is powered by a suite of trained, specialized AI engines, each designed to automate and optimize a specific marketing or advertising task that often overwhelms small business owners. Rather than working in isolation…
Inbound marketing works exactly as advertised - just not the way most companies are practicing it
Add DMNews to your Google News feed. This article was published in 2026 and references a historical event from 2014, included here for context and accuracy. Tension: Inbound marketing promises to attract the right customers organically, yet most…
Roku Appoints Snap, Meta Veteran Patrick Harris To Top Advertising Post
Patrick Harris, a seasoned tech exec who held senior posts at Snap and Facebook/ Meta, is joining Roku as SVP of Global Media Revenue. He will be based in New York and start his new role on March 9, reporting to Roku Media President Charlie…
The UK's ASA blocks Black Ops 7 airport advertisment
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 released back in November 2026, and whether you enjoyed it or not, it has consistently performed well on PlayStation and Xbox, according to Circana, which tracks playtime across platforms The game has faced controversy…
Advertising Account Executive
Graham Media Group Jacksonville is seeking a highly motivated, adaptable and strategic Account Executive to join our sales and business development team. This position is based in Jacksonville, Florida— a top 50 market rank with an equally…
A-list star's energy drink brand may owe you up to $150 - how to claim the false advertising settlement
An energy drink brand co-owned by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has agreed to a $3 million class-action settlement after being accused of using deceptive marketing tactics — and you might be owed up to $150. ZOA Energy was sued…
AT&T Expands Lawsuit Against T-Mobile Over Misleading Advertising
Following a lawsuit AT&T filed against T-Mobile last year, the mobile carrier is now updating it with new accusations of false advertising. This time, the allegations focus on T-Mobile's “Switching Made Easy” campaign. This promises…
TV advertising expected to bounce back in 2026
Television advertising is expected to grow at 3.1 per cent in 2026 as opposed to the decline in 2025, as per WPP Media insights released on Wednesday. The trend is sustained by connected TV and addressable advertising in sectors like CPG (consumer…
Perplexity pulls advertising from its search engine, calling itself an 'accuracy business'
AI startup Perplexity says it has dropped advertising from its search platform because it could undermine user trust. Perplexity was one of the first generative AI companies to test ads back in 2024. By late last year, though, the company started…
Has Trump ceded EV market to China with latest string of policy shifts?
US President Donald Trump's administration announced on Wednesday that it would rescind a rule rewarding electric vehicle production – eliminating the so-called “fuel content factor” – the latest in a series of actions…
Chile's cherry industry faces challenging outlook
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Chile's cherry industry faces a difficult 2026 season marked by oversupply, falling prices and signs of adjustment in a sector that had seen strong export growth for years. Some fruit industry analysts say the boom…
The robots who predict the future
So how did all this happen? People's desire for reliable forecasting is understandable. Still, nobody signed up for an omnipresent, algorithmic oracle mediating every aspect of their life. A trio of new books tries to make sense of our…
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