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October 31, 2025

Big Tech ad revenue surges in Q3 2025

AI and automation continue to power growth across ad targeting and measurement

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October 15, 2025

MrBeast launches Vyro, a video clipping platform

Vyro pays users to turn long-form videos from brands into short clips shared across social media

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October 7, 2025

Duolingo launches ‘Duolingo Ads’ for direct ad sales

The move shifts Duolingo away from relying solely on programmatic ads

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October 2, 2025

Mastercard launches ‘Commerce Media’ to deliver personalized ads

The new network uses transaction insights to deliver ads across retail and digital channels

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September 30, 2025

PayPal Honey adds merchant links and pricing to AI shopping queries

PayPal’s goal is to let users turn AI product searches into direct purchase options

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September 3, 2025

Benchmark leads $85 million investment in Exa Labs AI search

The new funding values Exa at $700 million and supports the expansion of its AI infrastructure

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September 2, 2025

AI shopping agents to transform e-commerce

The shift could reshape retailers’ strategies as fewer shoppers visit traditional websites

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August 7, 2025

Disney to fully integrate Hulu into Disney+ by 2026

CEO Bob Iger claims the decision is to enhance user experience and retention

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August 5, 2025

MrBeast leads $40M #TeamWater campaign to bring clean water to 2M people

The campaign brings together more than 3,000 creators across 84 countries

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June 23, 2025

PayPal launches ‘Storefront Ads’ for direct purchases on publisher websites

Storefront Ads aim to let brands reach consumers before AI-powered shopping agents

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June 23, 2025

Brands turn to startups like Profound to manage visibility in AI search summaries

AI search behavior is prompting brands to optimize their appearance in Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity

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June 17, 2025

Channel 4, ITV, and Sky partner to launch a joint ad marketplace for UK SMEs

The deal could rival big digital ad platforms with a self-serve model and biddable pricing

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June 16, 2025

Influencer marketing spend to hit $33B globally

Spending on influencer marketing in the U.S. alone will exceed $10 billion this year

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June 13, 2025

Lyft launches ‘Sponsored Map Vehicles’ ad format for full-day map takeovers

The new format supports Lyft’s push to scale its advertising revenue to $100 million by the end of 2025

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May 28, 2025

Opera announces Neon, a new AI agentic web browser

Neon could deliver AI capabilities similar to those of OpenAI’s Operator and Microsoft Copilot

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May 9, 2025

Samsung tests ads on its smart refrigerator screens

The initiative aims to integrate more screens and services across smart home devices

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May 5, 2025

Digital ad revenue rises across major platforms in Q1 2025

Ad budgets are growing, and advertisers now have more options to test and scale what works

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April 22, 2025

Search ads leads U.S. digital ad market with $102.9B in 2024

Overall, The online ad revenue climbed to $259 billion, a 15% YoY growth from 2023

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April 10, 2025

BeReal launches its ad business in the U.S.

The platform is rolling out ads amid TikTok uncertainty in the U.S.

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March 24, 2025

Discord plans to expand Video Quests ads to mobile users

The platform is looking to attract more advertisers with mobile video ads

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