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AdGPT, a startup that uses AI to automatically create hundreds of ads across Facebook, Instagram, Taboola, Outbrain, Google, LinkedIn and X, came out of stealth mode on Wednesday.

In today’s newsletter: Roku and The Trade Desk expand their partnership; Instagram changes its content recommendation system; and the European Commission investigates Meta for potential Digital Services Act violations.

In today’s newsletter: The CMA still has a bone to pick with the Chrome Privacy Sandbox; the FCC fines mobile carriers for selling customer location data to data brokers; and the Financial Times is the latest publisher to strike a licensing deal with an AI company.

In today’s newsletter: Google’s cookie deprecation delay hurts Chrome Privacy Sandbox supporters; mall chains go for broke with their DTC efforts; Warner Bros. Discovery launches a first-party data product.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg cautioned that it will likely take years before Meta’s generative AI products, including Meta AI, are ready for monetization.

In today’s newsletter: Another fin tech platform joins the ad tech fray; Temu’s runaway spending may be driving up Meta ad prices; and company emails reveal the power struggle between Google Ads and Google Search.

In today’s newsletter: Google’s new generative AI image tool within its campaign planning product has some major limitations; Grindr faces a class-action claim over its data-sharing practices; and Snap snaps up political ads.

In today’s newsletter: The marketing data ecosystem is key for fin tech; media buyers acknowledge YouTube as part of their TV strategies; and Threads will launch ads later this year.

In today’s newsletter: The European Data Protection Board outlaws Meta’s “Pay or OK” model; Walmart sharpens its conquesting tools; and Roku seeks more ad supply.

In today’s newsletter: Google AdSense publishers are in crisis; Apple is fighting antitrust suits in the UK and the US; and Sherwood Media has a post-SEO strategy.