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Google's Elizabeth Reid says AI Overviews drive 'higher-quality clicks' as many publishers watch organic traffic decline.

Nexad, a new startup that wants to put ads in AI apps, raised $6 million in seed funding. The startup is both matching ads with audiences and creating them itself. Check out the 10-page pitch deck ...

In 27 months, OpenAI has captured the lion's share of the AI market, and it has managed to one-up itself with every product ...

Google has released its annual Safety report and the big number that stands out to me is that Google has suspended over 200% ...

The India Ads Safety Report also illustrates how AI itself plays a role in tackling digital abuse. Google’s machine learning systems, enhanced by new AI techniques, are being deployed to detect ...

according to its 2024 Ads Safety Report released this week. The company says the increasing enforcement activity is caused by the growing threat of AI-generated content, impersonation scams ...

Looking for better search results? Adam Engst explores how AI-powered answer engines are transforming online research by ...

A Virginia District Judge has ruled Google violated antitrust laws by “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in ...

We know Google loves to link to its own search results from the AI Overviews, and we have seen those links sometimes go in a ...

The company is also rolling out Spotify Generative AI Ads within its Ads Manager platform. This tool allows advertisers to create scripts and voiceovers using AI at no extra cost. It empowers ...

With Spotify Gen AI Ads, advertisers and their agencies can instantly create high-quality audio ads, from scripts to voiceovers to licensed background music, at no additional cost, all within the ...