Get ready for an adtech IPO rebound

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Consumers are spending more than ever on mobile apps.

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ChatGPT ads might not be a totally bad thing. Hear me out on this.

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ChatGPT will start testing ads for some U.S. users.

OpenAI

ChatGPT is getting ads. Sam Altman once called them a 'last resort.'

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Sam Altman visits Jimmy Fallon.

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How Semafor turned Washington into a profit center

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Seamfor CEO Justin Smith speaks onstage at one of the news publisher's conference in Washington, DC, October 2025 in Washington, DC.
Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland.

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Creator income inequality is rising as top influencers rake in big paydays from brands

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Top creator Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, at the "Beast Games" season 2 premiere.

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Creator economy M&A is 'back, baby.' Here's where an advisor thinks the deal heat will be in 2026.

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James Creech is the founder of Quartermast Advisors, an M&A advisory firm.
James Creech is the founder of Quartermast Advisors, an M&A advisory firm.

Madison Ellis

Here's why you're seeing more A-list celebrities in ads than ever before

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Matthew McConaughey starred in a Super Bowl ad for Uber Eats in 2025.

Uber Eats

Creators have broken through and become Hollywood's new power players

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - MARCH 10: Influencer Mark Rober is seen in attendance during a match between Inter Miami and CF Montréal at DRV PNK Stadium on March 10, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images)
Mark Rober is the latest YouTube star to get a Netflix deal.

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The unraveling of FaZe Clan spotlights the creator economy's biggest risk

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Lil Uzi Vert performed at a party celebrating FaZe Clan's listing on the Nasdaq.
Lil Uzi Vert performed at a party celebrating FaZe Clan's listing on the Nasdaq.

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Read the pitch decks of 14 startups looking to disrupt advertising and marketing with AI

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

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