We talked to the comedians behind the viral fake AI ads on the subway

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Harris Alterman (left) and Dave Ross

Mindy Tucker and Sam Cashell

Iran threatens US-owned companies, including Meta and JP Morgan

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On Tuesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened US-owned companies with Middle East footprints.

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LinkedIn is making a big play for streaming TV ad dollars

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Matt Derella of LinkedIn
LinkedIn VP Matt Derella said its partnership with The Trade Desk will help business-to-business advertisers get their brands discovered by key decision-makers.

Alison Cornell

Fluency wants to use AI agents to transform advertising. See the pitch deck that helped it raise $40M.

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Fluency
The Fluency team, from left: Mike Lane, CEO; Brian McVey, chief revenue officer; Eric Mayhew, president; and Scott Gale, chief technology officer.

Aaron Barton

Adtech company Teads is laying off staff 10 months after closing its merger with Outbrain

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Teads CEO David Kostman.

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This startup is building an agentic AI platform for advertisers. See the pitch deck that helped it raise $12M.

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Bolbi Liu, Adsgency
Bolbi Liu's startup AdsGency just raised a $12 million seed investment round, led by XYZ Venture Capital.

Chloe Lyu

A wave of patent lawsuits is hitting big news publishers, including Gannett and The Guardian

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Big publishers are being hit with patent infringement lawsuits over the adtech on their websites.

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Salesforce challenger Zeta Global is making its biggest-ever acquisition as it looks to corner the loyalty market

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David Steinberg's Zeta Global is making its 17th acquisition.

Zeta Global

This startup wants to make buying streaming TV ads as easy as advertising on Google and Meta. See the pitch deck that helped it raise $50M.

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Vibe cofounders Franck Tetzlaff and Arthur Querou.

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Google's antitrust win is an L for everyone else who sells ads online

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai in front of the Google logo.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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