Tech Industry Urges Judge To Sink Arkansas Social Media Restrictions, reports MediaPost

This Election Season, Misinformation and Brand Safety Are on Advertisers' Ballots, reports AdWeek

Target Aims to Expand Its Online Marketplace With Shopify Partnership, reports Bloomberg

Disney Expands Its Audience Graph And Clean Room Tech Beyond The US, reports AdExchanger

UN chief tells consumer tech firms: own the harm your products cause, reports Reuters

Apple charged with breaching EU tech rules, faces another probe, reports Reuters

Streaming ad tiers show varying degrees of success in the UK, reports The Media Leader

Reddit and TikTok push product discovery at Cannes, reports The Media Leader

Meta makes its AI chatbot available to all users in India, reports TechCrunch

TikTok advertisers prepare contingency plans as US ban looms, reports FT

Linda Yaccarino shakes up X amid pressure from Elon Musk over costs, reports FT

Apple and Meta Have Discussed an AI Partnership, reports WSJ

Google ties in Local Services Ads advertisers to Maps app, reports Search Engine Land

X is making live streaming a premium feature, reports Engadget

TikTok Enhances In-App Travel Features With Apple Maps Integration, reports MediaPost

Court Rejects Google Users Request To Intervene In RTB Privacy Battle, reports MediaPost

Paramount Global Terminates General Counsel Christa D’Alimonte’s Contract, reports WSJ

Apple Won’t Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns, reports Bloomberg

Publishers Are Increasingly Irked at Perplexity Bots Circumventing Blocks, reports AdWeek

Adtech Firm Sonobi Pursues a Sale as SSP M&A Surges, reports AdWeek

The Trade Desk shuts advertisers’ access to Yahoo’s video content, reports Digiday

Multiple AI companies bypassing web standard to scrape publisher sites, licensing firm says, reports Reuters

Meta is tagging real photos as Made with AI, say photographers, reports TechCrunch

Spotify launches a new Basic streaming plan in the US, reports TechCrunch

Oracle tried to sell ad business to DoubleVerify and IAS before shutting it down, reports AdAge

DOJ Drops Claims That TikTok Misled US Consumers in Lawsuit, reports Bloomberg

Brazil judge closes coordination probe into Google and Telegram, reports Reuters

YouTube will ask iOS users to Allow tracking for more personalized ads, reports 9to5Google

Disney’s Aggressive Bid for Streaming Ads Leaves Video Rivals Scrambling, reports Variety

United’s New Ad Network Has Programmatic On Its Flight Plan, reports AdExchanger

New York governor signs bill regulating social media algorithms, in a US first, reports CNN

TikTok Lays Out Past Efforts to Address U.S. Concerns, reports NYT

Judge Sides Against Google In Battle Over Children's Data, reports MediaPost

Spotify quietly lets all podcasters upload videos, surpasses 250K shows, reports TechCrunch

Amazon extends generative AI-powered product listings to Europe, reports TechCrunch

TikTok says US ban is inevitable without a court order blocking law, reports Reuters

Instagram Recommends Sexual Videos to Accounts for 13-Year-Olds, Tests Show, reports WSJ

Mark Read and Mark Penn Defend Meeting With Elon Musk at Cannes, reports AdWeek

SSPs Are Taking Over The CTV Market, And Buyers Are Paying The Price, reports AdExchanger

Omnicom wraps Cannes with an Instacart API deal to buy directly off influencer content, reports Digiday

Investment bankers and private equity firms turn up en masse, reports Digiday

X wants to produce more sports docuseries for ferocious fans, CEO says, reports Axios

Musk tries to win back advertisers at Cannes, but some aren’t interested, reports AdAge

Supply-Side Platform 33Across Is Pursuing a Sale, reports AdWeek

IPG Health lays off 5% of US staff, primarily blaming Pfizer loss, reports AdAge

Disney Is Courting a New Group of Advertisers It’s Betting Could Drive Billions In Revenue, reports AdWeek

Recognizing the Power of Creative, Yahoo Lets Marketers Serve Tailored Ads Via Its DSP, reports AdWeek

Netflix Uses Squid Game Playbook for Untapped Southeast Asia, reports Bloomberg

Omnicom’s Flywheel gets certified with TikTok Shop as it ties creators to sales results, reports Digiday

Google DeepMind’s new AI tool uses video pixels and text prompts to generate soundtracks, reports The Verge

PubMatic And Cognitiv Partner On Contextual Targeting, reports MediaPost

YouTube's algorithm more likely to recommend users right-wing and religious content, research finds, reports NBC

FTC refers TikTok complaint to Justice Department, reports CNBC

Apple has very serious issues under sweeping EU digital rules, competition chief says, reports CNBC

Dentsu Expands BX Unit Globally, reports MediaPost

Razorfish and Google Unveil AI-Powered Reputation Index, reports MediaPost

Elon Musk launches charm offensive to win back advertisers, reports FT

Snap launches AI tools for advanced augmented reality, reports Reuters

Havas unveils group-wide Converged proposition, reports The Media Leader

Meta leans more heavily in to AI as it boasts double-digit rise in ROAS, reports The Media Leader

Disney to Expand Data-Driven Commerce Capabilities with Affinity Solutions

Amazon unveils Ads Relevance, claiming it is no longer reliant on single IDs, reports Digiday

DoubleVerify report: Ad fraud schemes using generative AI will increase in scale and sophistication, reports Digiday

The Trade Desk Adds CVS Retail Data And Relishes The Small Wins In Retail Media, reports AdExchanger

Omnicom and The Trade Desk co-develop new data solutions to optimize CTV budgets, reports Digiday

LinkedIn eyes B2C marketers as it looks to increase ad dollars, reports Digiday

Cannes Lions looks to laughter as ad industry feels threat of AI, reports FT

TikTok ads will now include AI avatars of creators and stock actors, reports TechCrunch

Walmart opens access to off-site customer journey insights for suppliers, reports Retail Dive

Instagram Automates Creator Insights To Facilitate Brand and Influencer Partnerships, reports MediaPost

Ad Industry And Consumer Groups Blast Rhode Island Privacy Bill, reports MediaPost

Advocates Ask Vermont Lawmakers To Override Veto Of Privacy Bill, reports MediaPost

Google brings Gemini mobile app to India with nine Indian languages support, reports TechCrunch

Elon Musk and the SEC Are on a Collision Course Again, reports WSJ

Global audiences suspicious of AI-powered newsrooms, report finds, reports Reuters

Instacart Makes YouTube Ads Shoppable, Announces Partnerships At Cannes, reports MediaPost

YouTube will soon ask audiences to add context to videos, reports The Verge

Surgeon General calls for warning labels on social media platforms, reports Axios

Oracle Will End All of Its Ad Products by Sept. 30, reports AdWeek

Omnicom and Amazon Ads partner to connect audience data to browsing and shopping insights, reports Digiday

Appeals court to hear challenges to potential US TikTok ban on Sept. 16, reports Reuters

GARM and Ad Net Zero launch new standards to transform carbon emission measurement in media, reports Digiday

Following Blocklist Backlash, Good-Loop's Carbon Reduction Tool Is Free for Publishers, reports AdWeek

Pandora Integrates With UID2 To Raise The Volume On Programmatic Audio, reports AdExchanger

Reddit is growing ad inventory in the comments section, reports AdAge

GroupM Partners With Incremental to Boost Retail Media Measurement Chops, reports AdWeek

Mozilla Acquires Anonym, A Privacy Tech Startup Founded By Two Top Former Meta Execs, reports AdExchanger

The ANA Says Advertisers Are Spending Way Less On MFA, But Programmatic Ain’t Fully Transparent Yet, reports AdExchanger

Major Ad Tech Companies Launch New Initiative to Accelerate Programmatic TV in Europe, reports VideoWeek

Magna Raises U.S. and Global Ad Forecasts for 2024, But TV Still Expected to Decline, reports The Hollywood Reporter

The Trade Desk Threatens to Demonetize Yahoo Video, reports AdWeek

Amazon Has Upended the Streaming Ad Market, and Netflix Is Paying the Price, reports WSJ

Apple set to be first Big Tech group to face charges under EU digital law, reports FT

Google loses bid to end US antitrust case over digital advertising, reports Reuters

Meta pauses AI models launch in Europe due to Irish request, reports Reuters

Indonesia minister threatens to shut down X over adult content, reports Reuters

Advertisers once again try to crack open the secret sauce of platforms, this time with a savvier touch, reports Digiday

Omnicom’s Cannes strategy starts with purchase-path research showing just how much has changed, reports Digiday

Volkswagen Group selects Omnicom for global media after lengthy review, reports AdAge

YouTube embeds ads into videos to beat ad blockers, reports Search Engine Land