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Benji Shomair, VP of monetization, OpenAI & Terry Kawaja, CEO, LUMA Partners (photo credit: Jenna Bascom Photography / LUMA Partners)
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In OpenAI’s Ad Business, Advertisers Come Third

OpenAI’s head of monetization, Benji Shomair makes the case for ads as a way to bring ChatGPT to more people, with user trust taking priority over advertiser demands.

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The Trade Desk’s Revenue Slipped In Q3. If It Wants To Grow, It Must Evolve

In Q3, The Trade Desk beat the admittedly pessimistic revenue forecast it set for itself earlier this year. But growth has stalled.

Human artist painting on canvas, while beside him an AI robot stands copying the artwork onto its own canvas. Depict the controversy surrounding Generative AI and the creativity of human artists

Viant Buys Waymark For $20 Million, Because CTV Needs More Ads (More!)

Viant is doubling down on CTV with its $20 million Waymark acquisition, betting that AI-generated ads can bring more advertisers to streaming TV.

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Will The Blue Wave Midterms Put A Damper On Ad Tech M&A?

Why the midterms may not spell doom for ad tech consolidation. Plus, how sports leagues are putting ad revenue before player safety.

Swivel Wants To Create Agentic Infrastructure For CTV

Agentic media buying is the No. 1 topic du jour in ad tech discussion circles. But how does agentic buying even work when it comes to buying TV and streaming ads? And how does that workflow differ from programmatic? The startup Swivel aims to address those questions.

AppLovin Is Back To Smashing Earnings, But Investors Are Slow To Buy

AppLovin is growing at a blistering pace, but Wall Street investors remain cautious about the business.

Gamers Love Ad Blockers. So This Site Found Another Way To Show Them Ads

High-end ad blockers mimic some of the same behavior as bot traffic. So WiseGuyGaming repurposed the tools it was already using to identify bots to reveal its ad-blocking audience as well.

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Stop Buying Lemons, With SWYM.ai

DSPs only see a fraction of available ad supply, and SSPs have no idea which impressions actually drive results, says SWYM.ai CEO Ravi Patel. That’s how buyers end up paying again and again for low-performing inventory. But it’s time to break the cycle.

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Will The Blue Wave Midterms Put A Damper On Ad Tech M&A?

Why the midterms may not spell doom for ad tech consolidation. Plus, how sports leagues are putting ad revenue before player safety.