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Canada Sues Google For Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct In Advertising

More legal trouble. Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google for alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising

3 weeks ago

Meta Warns Of Accelerating AI Infrastructure Costs

Facebook parent Meta warns of 'significant acceleration' in expenditures on AI infrastructure as revenue, profits beat expectations

2 months ago

Reddit Shares Surge On First-Ever Profit

Social media service Reddit shows first-ever profit in nearly 20-year history as AI translation aids surge in user base

2 months ago

X Drops Unilever From Advertiser Lawsuit

Social media platform X drops Unilever from lawsuit against advertisers after reaching agreement on 'safety standards'

2 months ago

Google Threatens New Zealand News Ban Over Law

Google says it would stop linking to news in New Zealand if country passes law forcing revenue-sharing deals with media…

2 months ago

Google Brings Ads To AI Search Summaries

Google begins broad roll-out of ads for AI Overviews in search results, adds AI-organised results, video search for Google Lens

2 months ago

X Value Down By 79 Percent Since Elon Musk Purchase

X shareholder estimates value of firm formerly known as Twitter, is down nearly 80 percent since Elon Musk takeover

3 months ago

YouTube Confirms Ads When Screen Is Paused

Chasing the almighty dollar. Alphabet's YouTube reportedly confirms it is delivering adverts on a user's pause screen

3 months ago

Elon Musk’s X Sues Advertisers Over “Massive Advertiser Boycott”

Advertising boycott. Lawsuit filed against World Federation of Advertisers and member firms Unilever, Mars, CVS Health and Orsted

4 months ago

US Judge Finds Google ‘Is Monopolist’ In Landmark Ruling

US federal judge rules Google illegally maintained monopoly in search and advertising, opening way to remedy phase of trial

4 months ago

Meta Posts Strong Q2 Amid Heavy AI Spending

Facebook parent Meta Platforms delivers strong Q2 financials which beats Wall Street expectations, raising its share price

5 months ago

LinkedIn To Pay $6.625m In Ad Lawsuit Settlement

Microsoft's LinkedIn agrees to $6.625m settlement with advertisers over alleged overcharging based on inflated ad metrics

5 months ago

Double-Digit Growth For Google Expected Amidst AI Push

Google expected to see double-digit revenue and profit growth for second quarter amidst AI cloud enthusiasm, stronger ad sales

5 months ago

Oracle To Pay $115m In Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

Oracle to pay $115m to settle proposed class-action lawsuit over 'digital dossiers' that allegedly collected data on hundreds of millions

5 months ago

Google Adds AI Disclosure Requirements For Political Ads

Google adds disclosure requirements for AI-generated or digitally altered content in political ads as elections loom

6 months ago

Meta Considers Facebook News Ban In Australia

Meta says it may ban news content from Facebook in Australia if forced to pay licensing fees under 2021 law

6 months ago

Elon Musk Appeals To Advertisers, Backtracks Over Notorious Outburst

Wooing advertisers back? Elon Musk says his remark telling advertisers to “go f--- yourself” did not refer to the wider…

6 months ago

Google Must Face $17 Billion Adtech Lawsuit, Tribunal Rules

London's Competition Appeal Tribunal rules Alphabet must face a £13.6bn lawsuit over alleged online ad market domination

7 months ago

Facebook Sees Most Young Adult Users In Three Years

Meta says number of young adult users highest in three years as it seeks to reassure advertisers it remains relevant…

7 months ago

Apple Scraps TV Plans For ‘Crush’ Advert After Criticism

Apple scraps plans to commercially air iPad advert that showed musical instruments being violently crushed, after criticism

7 months ago

Snap Sees Surge In Users, Ad Revenues

Snapchat parent Snap reports user growth, revenues in spite of tough competition, in what may be sign of stronger advertising…

8 months ago

Google Delays Removal Of Third-Party Cookies, Again

For third time Google delays phase-out of third-party Chrome cookies after pushback from industry and British regulator

8 months ago

Elon Musk’s X Names New Head Of Safety

Enticing advertisers back? Nine months after previous head of trust and safety resigned, X confirms new Safety and Brand Safety…

9 months ago

Fewer People Using Twitter After Musk Takeover – Report

Research data suggests fewer people are using Elon Musk's X, but platform insists 250 million people are using X everyday

9 months ago

Judge Signals Elon Musk May Lose Lawsuit Against Non-profit

Elon Musk's high profile lawsuit against a hate speech non-profit may be in trouble, after judge sounds sceptical note over…

10 months ago

Google Hit With $2.3bn Lawsuit Over Digital Ad Losses

European publishers sue Google for billions, over alleged financial losses due to Google's digital advertising practices

10 months ago

Alphabet’s Ad Revenue Miss Punished By Investors

Another tech industry bellweather, Alphabet, delivers strong Q4 and FY23 financials, yet investors not happy at ad revenue miss

11 months ago

YouTuber MrBeast Makes $250,000 From Video On X

Top YouTube creator makes more than $250,000 in closely watched test of X's new ad revenue-sharing programme

11 months ago

Google Begins To Switch Off Ad-Tracker Cookies

Google starts switch-off of third-party ad tracking cookies under privacy initiative, as advertisers say company gaining too much control

12 months ago

Value Of Twitter/X Falls 71 Percent Since Elon Musk Takeover – Report

Another valuation cut from X/Twitter shareholder shows remarkable fall in platform's market value since Elon Musk takeover

12 months ago