In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the Competition and Markets Authority acknowledges there are grounds to clear Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision; TikTok Shop faces regulatory headwinds in Indonesia; and Amazon appears set to take adverts to Prime. CMA says there are "reasonable [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Elon Musk considers placing X behind a paywall; the UK's competition watchdog warns of the risks associated with artificial intelligence; and Google makes a last ditch effort to overturn an antitrust fine from the EU. X [...]

This week: Meta prohibited from unconsented ad targeting, AI21 Labs cinches USD$155m (~£122m) in funding... In a win for fair ad targeting, the Oslo District Court dismissed Meta's plea for an injunction against an ad targeting ban imposed by Norway's data [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Meta's request for an injunction against a ban from Datatilsynet is denied; Google quietly closes a class action lawsuit concerning its Play Store; and Barb announces it will take over CFlight from early 2024. Meta's injunction [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: tech firms in the US prepare for EU regulators' update to the Digital Markets Act; Arm increases its IPO to USD$47 - USD$51 (~£37 - £40) a share; and Baidu announces the imminent release of [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: YouTube Shorts may risk killing the platform's core business; the FTC wins an administrative ruling against software firm, Intuit; and Chinese app stores prevent publishers from launching new apps unless they adhere to mandatory disclosures. Shorts [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Microsoft unbundles Teams from Office; Israel's AI21 Labs raises £122m in a series C funding round; and Klarna reports it turned a profit in May this year. Microsoft to cut Teams out of Office Microsoft has stated [...]

“Will three-martini lunches make a comeback?”  This was the question posed by Rob Beeler at this year’s ATS London as he discussed the potential sidelining of ad networks for a return to direct sold. While Rob’s keynote highlighted the more appealing [...]

Best known as the world’s most-used search engine, Google has leveraged its vast catalogue of domains to build an ad network that has drawn the budgets of marketers almost everywhere. While highly lucrative for Google, this network has drawn the [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Uber makes an operating profit for the first time in the company's history; Meta may introduce ad opt-in for Instagram users in Europe; and social media drives sales for a quarter of UK small businesses. Uber [...]