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

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Two headshots of men with beards
Harris Alterman (left) and Dave Ross

Mindy Tucker and Sam Cashell

Substack wants to have its HBO moment. Here are its plans to crack TV.

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Hamish McKenzie at Substack forum in New York
Substack cofounder Hamish McKenzie envisions people watching and commenting on shows on the platform.

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Substack cofounder says it's making 'fast progress' on tools for larger publishers, following The Ankler's defection

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Substack cofounder Hamish McKenzie.
Substack's Hamish McKenzie is working on tools to keep big publishers happy.

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Software companies are already swarming ChatGPT's ad economy

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Sam Altman speaks
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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How to fix AI's branding problem, according to top marketers

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Sam Altman and Dario Amodei
Marketers say AI leaders like Sam Altman (center) and Dario Amodei (right), pictured here with Narendra Modi (left) at the India AI Impact Summit, need to revamp the AI industry's brand.

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What marketers think about Google's big search and AI changes

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Google I/O
Google I/O was packed with announcements about AI search and agents. Here are the changes that matter the most to CMOs.

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OpenAI is building a new kind of ad machine. Early data suggests Google should worry.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman arrives at the 12th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony 2026 held at the Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the Breakthrough Prize in LA.

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Read 47 pitch decks that creator-economy startups used to raise millions of dollars

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Flick pitchdeck
Flick, an AI filmmaking startup, included a YouTube sizzle reel in its seed round pitch deck.

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After trying to buy TikTok, adtech giant AppLovin launches its own social media challenger

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AppLovin's new app, Gist
AppLovin just launched a new social media app called Gist.

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We finally know how much Elon Musk's X is making in ad revenue — and how that's changed over time

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Elon Musk onstage at the World Economic Forum.
Elon Musk.

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