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One of the most well-known television personalities for Fox News is no longer working for the network. Though the exit has been seen as a major blow, Fox’s advertising head called the situation immaterial. What Happened: Fox News, a unit of media company Fox Corporation (NASDAQ: FOX)(...

Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) decision to add more advertisements to Gmail, including some in the middle of email lists, is receiving major backlash from users.  What Happened: For some unknown reason, Google has decided to start showing ads within...

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is planning to commercialize its proprietary generative artificial intelligence this year, a company executive reportedly said. The Facebook parent began its full-scale AI research in 2013 and is among the companies having the most studies published. With over a...

Twitter has been bleeding advertisers since Elon Musk took over, with several high-profile companies pausing promotions on the platform.  According to a report by Bloomberg, last year, from September to October, the top advertisers on Twitter spent $71 million on...

Advertisers told analysts at UBS that Pinterest Inc (NYSE: PINS) is taking bolder steps under its new CEO Bill Ready to move more rapidly towards a significant improvement in ad efficacy that could ultimately drive budget and further monetization partnerships, something that UBS took as a catalyst...

Super Bowl LVII featured dozens of commercials showing the latest products, movie trailers and celebrity endorsements. One thing that was notably missing was a large number of cryptocurrency companies using the Super Bowl to advertise their product. Here’s a look at Super Bowl LVI,...

Twitter users have some good news to look forward to, with regard to random advertisements infringing on their timelines or feeds.   What Happened: On Monday, YouTuber Dave Rubin posted a tweet complaining about the "crazy amount of ads" hampering a user's Twitter...

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has led to an increase in the amount of "hate speech" on the platform, according to Oreo cookie maker Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ). What Happened: Mondelez CEO Dirk Van de Put said, "What we've seen recently since the change on Twitter has been announced...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) could reportedly release the iOS 16.1.1 update before the end of this month.  What Happened: Apple's upcoming iOS 16 update could release the much-awaited Emergency SOS via Satellite feature for iPhone 14 models and address the bug...

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is polling his more than 113 million followers on the platform if advertisers should support “Freedom of Speech” or “Political Correctness.” What Happened: The Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX CEO, who recently purchased Twitter, received more than 1...

Streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) is reportedly in talks to introduce a new ad-based subscription service in Australia — but cryptocurrency-related content won’t be a part of it. What Happened: As part of its new service rollout in Australia, the streaming...

Electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) doesn’t spend money on traditional advertising like its peers and competitors. CEO Elon Musk shared insight into if Tesla would ever consider advertising and what he thinks of paywalls on Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), a company he is acquiring, in...

Elon Musk's deal to take Twitter private has largely been met with skepticism, predominantly from activist groups. They see the deal posing a grave threat to freedom of expression, the very premise behind Musk's takeover thesis. Media Matters, which previously called upon Apple,...

Social media platform Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) reported first-quarter financial results Thursday before the market open. Here’s how many users the company has and how it compares over the past year. What Happened: Twitter reported first-quarter revenue of $1.20 billion, a year-over-year...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Store customers in Paris, Berlin and London were recently hit with an interesting guerrilla marketing campaign that displayed advertising on the phones in the store. The strategy revolved around automatizing a trend that is popular among Gen Z but largely unknown to...