OpenAI to take on Google directly with a search product: Generative AI can enhance search and introduce new problems. Google’s vast search market advantage will be tough to surpass.

DraftKings bets on star-studded marketing: Kevin Hart and Ryan Fitzpatrick star in a new ad campaign offering incentives to new users as competition heats up.

Growth of total media ad spend in Southeast Asia will remain elevated from its pre-pandemic levels, but digital ad spending will finally say farewell to double-digit growth this year. Meanwhile, India will top the worldwide ranking in both total media and digital ad spending growth.

Search advertising industry could be monetizing AI chats too soon: Much rides on Bing Chat ads—and how it impacts user experience.

Bing's ChatGPT integration is boosting its usage, challenging Google in the AI-driven search market: Microsoft shares are up, and the incumbent’s ad revenues could be impacted.

On today's episode, we discuss why Google's advertising business has slowed, the significance of YouTube's growth going in the wrong direction, and what to expect from Google in Q4 and beyond. "In Other News," we talk about Apple Search Ads' market share and why live sports may not be that big of a driver of pay TV subscriptions. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Max Willens.