How much will generative AI-based ads, creative, and tools increase revenue for platforms, brands, agencies and publishers? New Street Research models trends and numbers to provide the outcome.
Gannett became the first publisher on Wednesday to use Taboola's DeepDive generative AI search engine, but the tool seems to be missing several important features.
Apple hosts its Worldwide Developers Conference next week. For advertisers this means gaining a better understanding of how desktop and mobile referrals are split and what this means for their
media-buying strategies. For publishers it means that while AI search referrals are growing, mobile - the dominant traffic source - remains untapped. Mobile product share belongs to Apple, but Google
dominates mobile web search.
OpenAI's latest ChatGPT model disobeyed human instructions to shut down during a test by researchers, and I wondered "what if" AI refused to alter ad campaigns based on data the models believed could
produce better results.
The consortium, intended to facilitate the creation of search engines and reduce reliance on Google and Bing, is made up of 14 partners from seven European countries.
An analyst has made two predictions related to AI - that Google AI Mode will replace traditional search, and Apple will continue to use Google's engine as its default.
One year after Google released AI Overviews, BrightEdge published data showing total search impressions rose more than 49%, highlighting a dramatic shift in how people seek and find information.
Replacing Hsiao will be Josh Woodward, who leads Google Labs and oversaw the launch of NotebookLM, the company's tool that turns text into a podcast-like show.
Of the top 50 AI startups, 14 were co-founded and led by former Google employees. These companies have collectively raised $14.7 billion, accounting for 28% of total funding for top AI startups, and
have a combined valuation of $71.6 billion.
Most tools tested confidently presented inaccurate answers and rarely used qualifying phrases such as "it appears," "it's possible" or "might" or acknowledged knowledge gaps with statements like "I
couldn't locate the exact article," according to a study released early this month.
Rewards went to 660 security researchers who reported security bugs in Google's products throughout the company from its Vulnerability Reward Program. Microsoft also expanded its program.
The AI-based browser will support the rise of agents for search. Agentic search is a type of AI system that can autonomously make decisions, take actions and adapt to changing situations with minimal
human intervention,
Plans for the next four years include accelerated investments in AI and silicon engineering across the U.S. and a new manufacturing factory in Texas, extending a previous five-year goal for U.S.
investment that affected search, recommendations, and advertising.
As AI becomes an integral part of the ad industry, quantum computing will become a necessary technology because of the speed and quantity of data collected, analyzed, processed and used. Microsoft
said it has combined science and art to solve previously unsolvable problems.
Perplexity became the latest AI company to release an in-depth research tool - following Google, which unveiled something similar for Gemini AI in December, and OpenAI early in February.
Is something rewiring your brain? Microsoft Research finds that humans who increasingly rely on generative AI in their work use less critical thinking that can deteriorate their cognitive abilities.
The evolution of online advertising and search has raised important questions about trust, privacy, and continued relevance of traditional performance methods across digital. Shoppable video content
and niche platforms are predicted as top emerging channels for growth in the future - all tied to performance.
Largo.ai, an AI-driven analytics platform for the film, TV and ad industries, has secured $7.5 million in investment. Stallone is among the backers of the company, which just closed its Series A
financing round.
Winterberry Group estimates investments in connected commerce and technology stacks will drive U.S. ad, marketing, and data expenditures to $585 billion.
A recent study finds 55% of marketers are concerned about data privacy, while 55% say they need to understand how platforms work and 49% are worried about keeping up with the pace of innovation.
In a race to become the dominant player in AI, Google has released what it calls its most "capable" AI assistant as the technology becomes the answer to organizing the world's information to keep
users on its search engine and advertisers on its ad platforms.
Former Google employees have had a profound influence on AI. They have co-founded and led 14 of the top 50 AI startups, and have raised about $14.7 billion, accounting for nearly 28% of the funding
for the top AI startups and have a combined valuation of $71.60 billion.
The top 10,000 query terms drove 46% of all searches and 148 of those made up nearly 15% of total volume for queries with at least 100 searches during a 21-month period, according to findings released
this week.
The technology identifies whether content is correctly optimized to serve queries and recommendations related to the brand in GAI models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Meta's Llama.
From Kendra Scott and Carhartt to Pearl Jam and Ringo Starr, It's all about data and rhythm. Vic Drabicky, CEO/founder of January Digital, wouldn't have it any other way.
An advanced version of Gemini AI will power Project Jarvis, built to perform tasks as an AI agent. Automation on traditional devices is just the beginning of an autonomous world.
Apple Intelligence is not available to the public, but a new report claims some at the company believe its AI lags at least two years behind industry leaders. Internal studies at Apple show just how
much ground Apple Intelligence needs to make up to reach ChatGPT's level, according to Mark Gurman, Bloomberg columnist.
Amazon has signed agreements to support development of nuclear energy projects with Small Modular Reactors - advanced reactors with smaller physical footprints. Google and Microsoft are working on
similar projects.
Google on Thursday announced its rollout of AI-powered updates for search results and links, with AI Overviews ads on mobile in the U.S. and redesigned Shopping Ads to run with Google Lens visual
search results. Google says no action is required from advertisers for their ads to appear as AI Overview ads.. Amazon and Microsoft made similar announcements this week.
TikTok has come for Google's ad business at its most vulnerable time by allowing advertisers to target its search results page - making keywords the "backbone" of the tool.