Condé Nast and Hearst have joined the New York Times in signing a licensing deal with Amazon for its AI-powered shopping assistant Rufus. Additional coverage: - 'X is still not considered a top tier ad platform': Linda Yaccarino’s departure as CEO, explained
- Confused about Yaccarino leaving? Here are five key questions that’ll be doing the rounds in marketing circles for the foreseeable future.
- AI compensation is evolving — and new models, not just publisher demands, are driving the shift beyond flat-fee licensing.
- Visually, these graphs reveal the major trends emerging in the world of AI and 'zero-click' search, and what it means for publishers.
- From sister site, Modern Retail: Three months after Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs sent shockwaves through global trade, U.S. brands are still reeling from the whiplash.
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| | | | | Condé Nast and Hearst have joined the New York Times in signing a licensing deal with Amazon for its AI-powered shopping assistant Rufus. | | |
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howdy! | | | | | Linda Yaccarino — the CEO who was never really in charge. | | |
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| | | | | AI and large language models complicate copyrights and IP, and publishers have to understand if LLMs are trained on their data and strategies to protect their content. | | |
howdy! | | | | | Her departure marks the end of two tumultuous years at the platform. | | |
| | | | | When composable identity links insights across digital and physical environments, decision-making becomes more grounded in real customer data. | | |
howdy! | | | | | AI compensation is evolving — and new models, not just publisher demands, are driving the shift beyond flat-fee licensing. | | |
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| | | | | From Digiday’s sister brand Modern Retail: Setting brands up to achieve deep, long-term connections with their customers involves a technology-led strategy that emphasizes AI-powered analytics, a wide mix of marketing channels and regular experimentation. | | |
howdy! | | | | | Here are five graphs that reveal the major trends emerging in the world of AI and ‘zero-click’ search, and what it means for publishers. | | |
howdy! | | | | | This week’s Future of TV Briefing previews next week’s CTV Advertising Strategies event that I’ll be hosting with top brand and agency executives in New York City. | | |
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