Google Ads will automatically start pausing ad groups with low activity, reports Search Engine Land

Reddit Is Targeting Up to $6.5 Billion Valuation in IPO, reports Bloomberg

Apple reverses decision to disable home screen web apps in EU, reports Reuters

Apple's App Store changes fall short of EU's DMA rules, say Spotify, industry groups, reports Reuters

Meta AI creates ahistorical images, like Google Gemini, reports Axios

Google’s rogue AI worries advertisers and impacts ad tech, reports AdAge

Newsguard debuts new automation tools for tracking election-related misinformation, reports Digiday

IPG places first-to-market bets with Adobe on latest generative AI tools, reports Digiday

FreeWheel brings biddable programmatic TV inventory to upfront with new tool, reports AdAge

Outbrain Announces David Kostman as Sole CEO with Yaron Galai Remaining as Chairman and Advisor

Outbrain Earnings For CY2023 Show -5.7% YoY Revenue Decline, Net Income Up By +141.5% YoY

Google says Performance Max intentionally doesn’t show channel-specific KPIs, reports Search Engine Land

US judge signals Elon Musk's X may lose case against hate speech watchdog, reports Reuters

Google Faces Widening Antitrust Probe Over Online Ads in Canada, reports Bloomberg

Germany wants Big Tech to pay towards compliance costs of new digital law, reports Reuters

IAB Europe’s first retail media standards a transformative step, reports The Media Leader

X goes to court in Elon Musk’s war against an anti-hate research org, reports TechCrunch

Meta Hit With European Complaints Over Data for Targeted Ads, reports Bloomberg

Alphabet and Epic Games Hit Impasse in Google Play Antitrust Talks, reports Bloomberg

Reliance and Disney to merge India media assets to create $8.5 billion powerhouse, reports Reuters

Double Verify Earnings For CY2023 Show +26.6% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +65.2% YoY

Paramount Earnings For CY2023 Show -1.7% YoY Revenue Decline, Net Income Down By -147.4% YoY

Taboola Earnings For CY2023 Show +2.8% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Loss Up By +585.1% YoY

Magnite Earnings For CY2023 Show +7.4% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Loss Up By +22.1% YoY

Longtime WPP Executive Blackett Stepping Down After 29 Years At The Company, reports MediaPost

Google Must Face Claims It 'Hijacked' Smartphone Data, reports MediaPost

Amazon Prime Video joins Barb, reports The Media Leader

Google hit with $2.3 bln lawsuit by Axel Springer and other media groups, reports Reuters

Meta plans launch of new AI language model Llama 3 in July, reports Reuters

Apple to disclose AI plans later this year, CEO Tim Cook says, reports Reuters

Jill Kelly out as US CEO of GroupM’s EssenceMediacom, reports AdAge

Martin Sorrell is investing in CTV buying platform tvScientific, reports AdAge

People Want to Know When AI Is Used in Ads, Research Confirms, reports AdWeek

DoubleVerify Unmasks CTV Ad Fraud Scheme: CycloneBot

Large Apple shareholders seek AI disclosures, reports FT

Meta’s Zuckerberg to Deepen Tie-Up with LG on Next-Gen Devices, reports Bloomberg

GoTo and TikTok compliance with Indonesia's trade regulation nears 100%, says GoTo CEO, reports Reuters

Integral Ad Science Earnings For CY2023 Show +16.2% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Down By -52.9% YoY

Warner Bros. Discovery halts merger talks with Paramount Global, sources say, reports CNBC

New marketplace launches to shift more political ads to streaming, reports Axios

TikTok begins removing Universal Music Publishing content after deal stalemate, reports Reuters

Google Mired in Controversy Over AI Chatbot Push, reports WSJ

TikTok shakes up senior roles including in trust and safety unit, reports Reuters

Microsoft's deal with Mistral AI faces EU scrutiny, reports Reuters

OpenAI says NYT hacked ChatGPT to produce allegedly infringing results, reports Axios

Disney goes on the offensive in proxy battle with activist Nelson Peltz, reports Reuters

EU set to fine Apple in Spotify music streaming case, reports Reuters

Amazon hints at post-cookie ad tech project called ID++, reports AdAge

Google Is Paying Publishers to Test an Unreleased Gen AI Platform, reports AdWeek

Google gives advertisers more visibility and control over search following scathing Adalytics report, reports AdAge

FTC sues to block Kroger, Albertsons merger, arguing deal would raise grocery prices and hurt workers, reports CNBC

Half of Top News Sites Blocked OpenAI's Crawlers in 2023, reports AdWeek

PubMatic Earnings For CY2023 Show +4.1% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Down By -69.1% YoY

Instagram and Facebook Subscriptions Get New Scrutiny in Child Safety Suit, reports NYT

Google Play Judge Calls $700 Million Settlement Bad for Customers, reports Bloomberg

Facebook and YouTube to Face New Canada Harmful Content Rules, reports Bloomberg

OpenAI’s Sora tool reveals industry divide over AI and creativity, reports AdAge

Microsoft Strikes Deal With France’s Mistral, OpenAI Rival, reports Bloomberg

EU seeks to investigate Apple over cutting off web apps, reports FT

Disney Urged by Activist to Create Corporate CTO Role, reports Bloomberg

Supreme Court hears Florida, Texas social media cases, reports Axios

Microsoft announces principles to foster innovation, competition in AI, reports Reuters

Meta to set up team to counter disinformation and AI abuse in EU elections, reports Reuters

Microsoft Approached Apple With Offer To Sell Bing Search Engine, reports MediaPost

Supreme Court to Decide How the First Amendment Applies to Social Media, reports NYT

Warner Bros. Discovery Earnings For CY2023 Show +22.2% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Loss Down By -57.8% YoY

Google claims the U.S. Government is trying to penalize it for being successful in a post-trial brief submitted to a DC Judge, reports Search Engine Land

Florida Passes Sweeping Bill to Keep Young People Off Social Media, reports NYT

Amazon Jumps Into Upfronts Fray, Slating An Event During Mid-May Series Of Network And Streamer Pitches To Ad Buyers, reports Deadline

The next wave of TikTok stars is here to sell you stuff, reports Insider

Apple reveals new details about Spotify’s business as possible EU fine nears, reports TechCrunch

Spotify follows Meta, YouTube and others by offering AUX, a service to connect brands and creators, reports TechCrunch

Comscore Transforms Local and National Ad Campaigns with Pioneering Cross-Platform Audience Measurement

Reddit files to list IPO on NYSE under the ticker RDDT, reports CNBC

Performance Max Takes Its First Steps Into Auto-Generated Video, reports AdExchanger

WPP Earnings For CY2023 Show +2.9% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Down By -74.6% YoY

Amazon, Disney+, Netflix, Vevo and Warner Bros Discovery join Thinkbox, reports The Media Leader

Instagram launches its marketplace to connect brands and creators in 8 new countries, reports TechCrunch

X says withholding accounts, tweets in India to obey orders, reports TechCrunch

Reddit in AI content licensing deal with Google, reports Reuters

Meta believes it is not required to pay for Indonesia news content posted voluntarily, reports Reuters

CTV providers court SME ad spend as the streaming wars enter a new era, reports Digiday

Apple rivals lobby EU over App Store dominance, reports FT

Amazon to launch special store for value fashion in India, reports TechCrunch

Amazon Denies Report Saying Freevee Is Shutting Down, reports Variety

Amazon to Sunset Freevee, Streamlining Its Ad and Product Efforts, reports AdWeek

Meta, Alphabet Pushed to Enter Deals With Indonesia News Firms, reports Bloomberg

Walmart Earnings For CY2023 Show +6.0% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +44.1% YoY

Amazon Ads Integration With LiveRamp Moves To Next Security Phase, reports MediaPost

FuboTV sues Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. over sports joint venture, reports CNBC

FTC, States to Sue Over Kroger-Albertsons Deal Next Week, reports Bloomberg

NYT plans to debut new generative AI ad tool later this year, reports Axios

YouTube dominates TV streaming in U.S., per Nielsen’s latest report, reports TechCrunch

US House forms AI task force as legislative push stalls, reports Reuters

Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in move to grow its ad business, reports CNBC

TikTok violates Indonesian in-app transactions ban, says minister, reports Reuters

Consent Mode V2: Google Shares Shares Key Details For Advertisers, reports Search Engine Journal

TikTok Facing Threat of EU Fines in Digital Content Clampdown, reports Bloomberg

EU to hit Apple with first ever fine in €500mn music streaming penalty, reports FT

The majority of traffic from Elon Musk's X may have been fake during the Super Bowl, report suggests, reports Mashable