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Meta Rolls Out Muse Image To Generate Ad Images
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (635+ words) Search | Social | Video Meta says Muse Image will power image generation in Advantage+ creative in the coming weeks. The company claims the new model can generate ad image variations from more detailed creative briefs. Meta AI Shopping now supports room…...
ChatGPT Ads Are Moving Beyond a Single Format
1+ week, 5+ day ago (205+ words) Search | Social | Video OpenAI has posted engineering roles dedicated to building new ChatGPT ad formats. The roles sit on a new monetization team spanning web, iOS, and Android. Job specs name text, image, video, native, conversational, and interactive ad formats....
ChatGPT Is the Most-Used AI Chatbot in the U.S.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (309+ words) Search | Social | Video About half of U.S. adults now use AI chatbots, up from a third in 2024. ChatGPT leads with 44% of U.S. adults, well ahead of Gemini's 24%. ChatGPT's reach has more than doubled since 2023, when 18% used it. Searching for information is the…...
Amazon Enables Purchases Inside Alexa+ Conversations
1+ week, 6+ day ago (664+ words) Search | Social | Video Amazon has launched Alexa+ Agentic Ads, a new ad format that supports purchases within a conversation. Shoppers can view an ad, ask questions, compare options, and complete a transaction without leaving Alexa+. The launch includes partners such…...
Yahoo DSP Opens Its Platform to Third-Party AI Agents
3+ week, 2+ day ago (401+ words) Yahoo DSP has launched the Agent Network, an open framework for third-party AI agents. Advertisers can run partner-built agents, Yahoo's native agents, or both. The network runs on open MCPs and APIs rather than a closed, native-only stack. Yahoo DSP…...
Google Is Adding a Gemini Agent to Ad Manager
3+ week, 3+ day ago (219+ words) Google is launching Ask Ad Manager, a Gemini-powered conversational agent for publishers. The agent troubleshoots line item issues in real time through chat. It generates custom reports, tables, and benchmarks from a single prompt. The agent draws only on each…...
Meta Launches Forum, a Reddit-Style Groups App
3+ week, 3+ day ago (562+ words) Meta has released Forum, a standalone app built around Facebook Groups. Users can create posts using nicknames while remaining connected to their Facebook profiles. Forum includes an AI-powered Ask feature that compiles answers from discussions across groups. The app also…...
Meta Adds AI Mode Search to Facebook
3+ week, 6+ day ago (220+ words) Meta is adding AI Mode, an AI-powered search feature, to Facebook. AI Mode returns synthesized answers from Meta AI rather than a list of links. Answers draw on public posts across Meta apps, including Groups and Reels. Meta grounds the…...
Apple Launches AI-Powered Siri Upgrade
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (295+ words) Apple is shipping Siri AI, a ground-up rebuild powered by the next generation of Apple Intelligence. Visual Intelligence expands beyond iPhone to iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro for the first time. Apple has not confirmed reports that Siri AI's…...
Google Is Launching Search Profiles for Creators
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (436+ words) Google is launching Search profiles, a claimable page for publishers and creators on Search and Discover. The profile pulls a creator's YouTube, Instagram, X, TikTok and website content into one place. Profiles can be opened from the mobile knowledge panel,…...