Products like smart clippers and AI ice makers show how “AI-powered” often masks unclear use cases and premium pricing.
Agentic AI is expanding across ad platforms; CES reveals acceleration in autonomous planning and optimization, even as many marketers hesitate to trust full automation.
Messasges are evolving from promo push to frictionless, full-funnel conversion tool.
New APIs let brands blend their own data with supply insights, enabling real-time, customized ad decisioning.
Wall-sized TVs, smart rings, and humanoid robots make once-futuristic ideas ready for your living room.
CTV ad clarity gets a boost: DoubleVerify’s new tool streamlines planning and reporting to fix performance blind spots in streaming. Read online
Voice assistants evolve into AI-first interfaces—blending conversation, context, and control across ecosystems.
Half of US adults say AI videos will push them away—raising risks for brands appearing near low-quality content.
AI is moving from novelty to necessity in wellness tech with skin scans, therapy booths, and more.
With 95% of gamers active weekly, brands that balance ad quality and compliance can gain lasting recall.
Rapid shifts in platforms, pricing, and viewer behavior raise the stakes for metadata-driven, future-ready planning.
With surging TV screen time and a 15% YoY ad boost, YouTube is pulling ahead of Netflix in the streaming race.
Second-screening is now the norm, collapsing ad-to-purchase journeys into seconds on mobile
Smart fridges, idle TVs, and gaming consoles are becoming the next frontier in contextual, at-home ad delivery.
Winning in AI-driven discovery means optimizing for clarity, structure, and machine readability—not just SEO.
Agentic chatbots now drive discovery and checkout—but not without retailer pushback.
Nvidia’s pivot to platform play and sovereign cloud deals made it the control layer for the AI economy in 2025.
A recent study details fraud types, prevalence, and banks’ defenses.
Tech titans invest in each other, accelerating AI buildouts—but the loop may snap under pressure or regulation