Amazon plans thousands more corporate job cuts next week, sources say, reports Reuters

PP Media Snags SC Johnson’s North America Account, reports AdWeek

Apple to Revamp Siri as a Built-In iPhone, Mac Chatbot to Fend Off OpenAI, reports Bloomberg

YouTube CEO Says Battling AI Slop a Top Priority in 2026, reports Bloomberg

Netflix defends Warner Bros bid as shares drop on tepid results, reports Reuters

Meta's new AI team delivered first key models internally this month, CTO says, reports Reuters

TikTok Canada Wins Reprieve and New Review Instead of Ban, reports Bloomberg

Warner Bros. Suitors Face Rare Head-to-Head Battle for EU Nod, reports Bloomberg

TikTok Streaming Ads aim to convert entertainment fans into subscribers, reports StreamTV Insider

Paramount Will Use UFC to Kick Off Programmatic Live Ad Sales in Sports Events, reports Variety

FTC appeals loss in Meta monopoly case, reports Ars Technica

YouTube develops new program to pitch brands on top creators’ shows, reports Digiday

Threads rolls out ads to all users worldwide, reports TechCruch

Netflix Earnings For CY 2025 Show +15.9% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +26.1% YoY

TikTok Turns to Pixels to Show Advertisers What Happens Beyond Its Walled Garden, reports AdWeek

Pinterest adds new chief business and marketing officers, reports Axios

Meta’s Oversight Board takes up permanent bans in landmark case, reports TechCrunch

Comcast taps Snap sales chief for global Universal Ads push, reports Campaign

Ex-Pinterest Marketer Andrea Mallard Named Microsoft AI CMO, reports AdWeek

Warner Strikes New All-Cash Deal With Netflix, reports WSJ

OpenAI to start offering chatbot ads to advertisers, The Information reports, reports Reuters

OpenAI CFO says annualized revenue crosses $20 billion in 2025, reports Reuters

Grok’s Sexualized Images Test the Limits of AI Oversight, reports Bloomberg

Google asks US judge to defer order forcing it to share data while it appeals, reports Reuters

TikTok to tighten age checks in Europe as regulators ramp up pressure, reports Reuters

OpenAI to Test Targeted Ads in ChatGPT, Stepping Up Revenue Push, reports Bloomberg

Forrester’s principal media report: It’s here to stay, so wise up on how to use it, reports Digiday

Warner Discovery Doesn’t Need to Disclose Netflix Deal Details, Judge Rules, reports WSJ

Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month, reports Reuters

India warns Apple it will proceed with antitrust case after company plays for time, reports Reuters

Spotify Raises Premium Subscription Prices in US to $13 a Month, reports Bloomberg

Yahoo recasts its DSP as a data backbone for the agentic world, reports Digiday

Musk’s xAI Faces California AG Probe Over Grok Sexual Images, reports Bloomberg

Paramount Skydance Names Cinelli CFO Amidst Fight for Warner Bros., reports WSJ

X Restricts Grok’s Ability to Generate Explicit Images Following Deepfake Scandal, reports AdWeek

90% of Brits say journalism is important to society, as editors express lack of confidence in ad-supported publishing, reports The Media Leader

Advertising group Dentsu’s push to sell global unit close to collapse, reports FT

Amazon to appeal against Italian antitrust fine, even after it was cut, reports Reuters

UK PM Starmer says X moves to comply with UK law over AI deepfakes, reports Reuters

Amazon pushes suppliers for cuts ahead of Supreme Court tariff ruling, reports FT

Netflix preparing all-cash offer for Warner Bros to fend off Paramount, reports FT

A consumer watchdog issued a warning about Google’s AI agent shopping protocol, Google says she’s wrong, reports TechCrunch

Nearly all of X’s top 100 advertisers returned, ads boss claims, reports Digiday

Google opens Olympic live sports inventory to biddable CTV buys, reports Search Engine Land

Meta urges Australia to rethink under-16 social media ban after blocking over 500,000 accounts, reports CNBC

Apple, Google Confirm Multiyear Deal for AI Technology, Siri, reports Bloomberg

Meta Plans to Cut Around 10% of Employees in Reality Labs Business, reports NYT

UK regulator launches investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery, reports Reuters

WPP Media Lands $102M U.S. Media Account for Norwegian Cruise Line, reports AdWeek

Meta taps Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman, reports Axios

Paramount Sues Warner Bros., Aims to Nominate Directors to Board, reports Bloomberg

Media buyers say Yahoo’s DSP is one to watch, reports Digiday

Walmart teams up with Google’s Gemini to make it easier for shoppers to find and buy products, reports CNBC

Google bolsters bet on AI-powered commerce with new platform for shopping agents, reports CNBC

Elon Musk Says X to Make Algorithm Open Source in Seven Days, reports Bloomberg

Disney nearly sold out of ad inventory for college football championship, reports Marketing Brew

XAI Limits Grok Images After Uproar Over Sexualized Content, reports Bloomberg

Grok and X should be suspended from Apple, Google app stores, Democratic senators say, reports CNBC

Walmart Connect takes a play out of the Amazon playbook to make agentic AI the next battleground in retail media, reports Digiday

Some of Warner Bros' biggest investors are split on Paramount offer, reports Reuters

Paramount Defends Its Hostile Bid for Warner, reports WSJ

EU Commission has ordered X to retain all Grok documents until end 2026, spokesperson says, reports Reuters

Microsoft launches Copilot Checkout and Brand Agents, reports Search Engine Land

Musk lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion can head to trial, US judge says, reports Reuters

Publicis partners with LiveRamp, reports AdAge

Omnicom Media wraps CES deals with a Pinterest collaboration that includes shoppable boards, reports Digiday

Disney+ To Add Vertical Videos In Push To Boost Daily Engagement, reports Deadline

Disney Is Leaning Into Brand-Building Tools Using AI, reports AdExchanger

Roku’s $3 streaming service Howdy will be coming to other platforms, CEO says, reports TechCrunch

China reviews Meta’s $2bn purchase of AI start-up Manus, reports FT

Spotify makes it easier for creators to earn, reveals $10 billion podcast spend, reports Reuters

Havas Will Use AI to Redefine What Agency Work is Worth, reports AdWeek

WPP Media Appoints Angela Steele as US Chief Client Officer, reports AdWeek

Warner Bros. Board Rebuffs Paramount’s Latest Buyout Offer, reports NYT

Uber will let advertisers tinker with the map, one of its most prized brand assets, reports Marketing Brew

Omnicom Media tackles frequency issues in TV via partnerships with Amazon and Roku, reports Digiday

Amazon AI Tool Blindsides Merchants by Offering Products Without Their Knowledge, reports Bloomberg

Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20 billion from investors including Nvidia, Cisco, Fidelity, reports CNBC

Comcast’s NBC Sells Out Ad Inventory for Winter Olympics, reports Bloomberg

Walmart Opens Up Ads in Gen AI Shopping Agent Sparky, reports AdWeek

The Trade Desk Announces First Wave of OpenAds Publishing Partners

IAB Tech Lab Unveils Agentic Roadmap for Digital Advertising

Meta hires Microsoft's C.J. Mahoney as chief legal officer, reports Axios

DoubleVerify Partners with IMDb, Providing Advertisers with Media Quality Data, reports AdWeek

AI Agents Are Taking Over NBCU’s Linear TV Buys, reports AdExchanger

Pinterest-Owned tvScientific Gets Closer To The Bidstream With OpenX’s New API Suite, reports AdExchanger

At CES, Omnicom Media ties a deal with Walmart purchase data into Meta’s influencer followers, reports Digiday

Omnicom Folds Shopper Marketing Agency TPN Into Flywheel, reports AdWeek

WPP Open unveils AI Agent Hub to make agency expertise available to entire business, reports Campaign

Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026, reports TechCrunch

Amazon lets some users chat with Alexa+ on the web in bid to take on ChatGPT, reports CNBC

Comcast spinoff Versant starts trading on Nasdaq in rare media debut, reports CNBC

EU Condemns Musk’s Grok for Illegal Sexualized Images of Kids, reports Bloomberg

Reddit Takes on Google and Meta with New AI Media Buying Tool, reports AdWeek

Omnicom Media kicks off CES with a Google search partner that drills deeper into intent, reports Digiday

EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation, reports FT

America’s toughest privacy protections have finally kicked in, reports The Washington Post

Grok Posts Sexual Images of Minors After Lapses in Safeguards, reports Bloomberg

Meta created playbook to fend off pressure to crack down on scammers, documents show, reports Reuters

Macron wants to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports, reports Reuters