NEWS
Top Takes: Week of 2/16/26
Airbnb says AI chatbot traffic converts better than Google Airbnb reports that visitors arriving via AI chatbots convert at higher rates than traditional Google referrals. Executives say conversational AI [...]
Top Takes: Week of 2/9/26
How Gen Z uses Gen AI—and why it worries them Gen Z is turning to generative AI for brainstorming, explaining concepts, and refining writing, often treating it like a [...]
Top Takes: Week of 2/2/26
NBCUniversal’s Winter Olympics expect record number of new programmatic advertisers NBCUniversal says the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are attracting a record number of programmatic advertisers, expanding from one DSP [...]
Top Takes: Week of 1/26/26
IAB: U.S. ad spend to spike by 9.5% in 2026 as AI powers marketing efforts The IAB projects U.S. ad spend will grow 9.5% in 2026, fueled by AI [...]
Top Takes: Week of 1/19/26
Google brings Personal Intelligence to AI Mode in Google Search Google’s AI Mode in Search now includes “personal intelligence,” allowing users to connect apps like Gmail and Calendar for more [...]
Top Takes: Week of 1/12/26
Apple picks Google’s Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year Apple is in talks with Google to bring Gemini AI to Siri, possibly alongside its own models. The move [...]
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