Software companies are already swarming ChatGPT's ad economy

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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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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TikTok ran ads for AI apps that digitally undress people in photos

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POPGO ad on TikTok
A TikTok ad for Pop Go described the app as a "tool specifically designed for men."

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OpenAI is building an 'integrity team' to prevent ChatGPT ads from going off the rails

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Uber's latest play for ad dollars: turning data about your trips and takeout into insights for marketers

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Uber offers ads in its app, on in-car screens, and on vehicles.

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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.

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Advertisers and publishers call on Apple CEO Tim Cook to suspend the iPhone's new Distraction Control feature

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A group of French advertising and media trade groups have urged Apple to reconsider its Distraction Control feature.

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PayPal just opened a new ad business. The exec leading it unpacks the plan to link advertisers with its trove of transaction data.

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Mark Grether, svp PayPal Ads.
Mark Grether helped build Uber Ads into a $1 billion business. Now he wants to grow PayPal's ad business.

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Discord is launching its second ad product as it aims to bring advertising revenue 'on par' with subscriptions

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A Video Quest ad for the "Greed Run" game on Discord.

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The CEO of edtech startup Headway breaks down how the company used AI tools to improve its ad performance by 40%

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Headway CEO Anton Pavlovsky headshot
Headway CEO Anton Pavlovsky

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