More than just a cloud leader: Microsoft ad revenues surged 21%, gaming stabilized, and LinkedIn grew, too.
AI detection and watermarking could improve the user experience but deter brands and creators from experimenting with the technology.
Visual and audio data will feed Meta AI unless voice commands are disabled—placing an ultimatum between convenience and control.
ChatGPT gets too friendly, OpenAI hits undo: The GPT-4o update turned ChatGPT into a sycophant, prompting OpenAI to reverse course and raising new concerns about rushed genAI development.
It can remember customers across chats and make personalized recommendations.
By automating reservations, triaging inquiries, and personalizing responses, Yelp is betting that smarter services will keep businesses paying and users engaged.
Pushing out contractors to prioritize automation could save costs but risks alienating users, hurting team morale, and compromising content quality in the short term.
Execs face boardroom pressure to scale AI fast, but talent gaps, infrastructure issues, and employee resistance are holding progress back.
Undisclosed bots targeting polarizing issues expose a glaring vulnerability—threatening Reddit’s brand as a forum for real voices just as its ad ambitions expand.
Marketers face rising pressure from tariffs, triopoly dominance: Growth is coming from mid-tier platforms and smarter strategies, EMARKETER analysts say at Possible conference.
ChatGPT's shopping tool threatens retail media revenues: Its product search could siphon ad dollars from retailers struggling with tariffs, higher prices, and weak demand.
Google aims to reset its ecosystem with AI-infused Pixel updates and expansion beyond phones—countering fragmentation and pressure from rivals.
Social sharing aims to boost usage, yet without real-time info or buzz, it may struggle to stick
Lightrun isn’t building code—it’s safeguarding it, offering proactive debugging that major players like Microsoft and Salesforce trust to catch AI-generated mistakes before they cause chaos.
Microsoft’s once-controversial Recall tool, now optional and biometric-locked, could set Copilot+ PCs apart by helping users easily search their digital lives.
Holiday traffic surged with AI bots, but trust issues, security concerns, and web design flaws risk halting the agent revolution before it scales.
Despite new safeguards, Meta faces backlash after chatbots discussed sexual topics with teens, threatening trust among parents, regulators, brands, and the celebrities lending their voices.
AI agents will likely limit ad opportunities during the consumer journey's consideration stage, but they will allow for more ad opportunities in the awareness stage, our research shows.
Marketers are just starting to familiarize themselves with machine-to-machine (M2M) marketing, where a brand AI agent and a consumer AI agent navigate decision-making. The next step is preparing for this AI-driven method of influencing consumers, by examining how agents “understand” their brands and work to improve those impressions.
YouTube tests new AI features: The updates, including video carousels in search results and AI video summaries, promise innovation but require adaptation.