Publishers advised to be niche at scale amid the winding road to Google Zero, reports The Media Leader

Disney Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +6.5% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Down By -27.5% YoY

Google Makes EU Offer to Avert Fines in News Search Case, reports Bloomberg

US Supreme Court declines to pause order holding Apple in contempt in Epic Games lawsuit, reports Reuters

One year on, Google’s AI Max has pushed up search budgets and costs, reports Digiday

Criteo Earnings For Q1 2026 Show -5.9% YoY Revenue Decline, Net Income Down By -78.6% YoY

Ireland probes Meta's Instagram, Facebook over EU manipulation concerns, reports Reuters

Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training, reports Reuters

Meta to expand tech safeguards for teens in Europe, US Facebook users, reports Reuters

Brockman Says Musk’s Lack of AI Knowledge Was Concern at OpenAI, reports Bloomberg

Meta seeks to fend off EU order to allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp at hearing, reports Reuters

Apple to Let Users Choose Rival AI Models Across Its iOS 27 Features, reports Bloomberg

Apple settles lawsuit over late Siri AI features for $250 million, reports Reuters

Microsoft, Google and xAI to give US government early access to AI models for security checks, reports Reuters

Top Google scientist says EU data measures pose privacy risk for users, reports Reuters

Meta plans advanced agentic AI assistant for consumers, reports FT

OpenAI opens up ChatGPT ads manager to the U.S. while promising third-party measurement, CPA bidding, reports Digiday

OpenAI co-founder discloses nearly $30 billion stake, financial ties to Altman, reports Reuters

News publishers are getting into the sports business coverage, reports Digiday

Media Matters secures complete and total victory against Federal Trade Commission

Paramount Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +2.2% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +8.7% YoY

Pinterest Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +17.8% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Down By -924.8% YoY

SEC to Settle Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over Twitter Share Purchases, reports WSJ

Musk sought settlement with OpenAI before Oakland trial, filing shows, reports Reuters

Duncan Painter Leaves Omnicom, reports AdWeek

From ad tech tax to AI data brokers: the new middlemen keep 100%, publishers say, reports Digiday

TikTok recreates its ads for billboards through Vistar partnership, reports Digiday

Meta faces New Mexico trial that could force changes to Facebook, other platforms, reports Reuters

Microsoft Ads adds deeper reporting to Performance Max placements, reports Search Engine Land

Disney’s New CEO Is Exploring a Super App For Theme Park Tickets, Movies and More, reports Bloomberg

Meta faces US lawmaker scrutiny over removal of lawyer ads for social media addiction cases, reports Reuters

Reddit Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +69.1% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +679.8% YoY

Paramount+ Subscribers’ Sue Over Merger With Warner Bros. Discovery, reports Forbes

OpenAI is Now Sharing Its Users' Data With Advertisers, reports AdWeek

OpenAI starts laying foundations for ChatGPT ads in EU, reports Digiday

Marketers question expensive AI visibility tools as inconsistent results fuel skepticism, reports Digiday

Roblox Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +39.3% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Loss Up By +14.8% YoY

Apple Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +16.6% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +19.4% YoY

Meta CEO Zuckerberg blames layoffs on capital spending, won't rule out more job cuts, reports Reuters

Meta raises $25 billion in bond sale after lifting AI spending plan, reports Reuters

Instagram cracks down on content aggregators, reports TechCrunch

Roku Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +22.4% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +212.4% YoY

Netflix wants you to watch Clips, its TikTok-like vertical video feed, reports TechCrunch

Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models, reports TechCrunch

Elon Musk Takes the Stand for a Third Day in Lawsuit Against Sam Altman, reports WSJ

OpenAI, Meta Targeted in AI Child Safety Bill Senate Panel Backs, reports Bloomberg

Apple says India antitrust body overstepping judicial authority as spat intensifies, reports Reuters

Italy's media regulator asks EU to investigate Google AI search tools over publisher concerns, reports Reuters

TikTok EU-China data transfers should be allowed during appeal, Irish Supreme court confirms, reports Reuters

X upgrades its ad platform in long overdue overhaul, reports Digiday

Meta opens its ad ecosystem to third-party AI tools, reports Digiday

Google Touts Its AI Ad Tech Adoption And New AI Max Features, reports AdExchanger

AMC Sees Second Chance to Win Ad Dollars for First Views of Long-Lasting Series, reports Variety

Amazon Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +16.6% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +76.7 YoY

Meta Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +33.1% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +60.9% YoY

Alphabet Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +21.8% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +81.2% YoY

Microsoft Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +18.3% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +23.1% YoY

UN and CAN warn of AI-driven global information integrity crisis, reports The Media Leader

Apple loses bid to pause App Store fee changes as case heads to Supreme Court, reports TechCrunch

Roku’s $3 streaming service, Howdy, reaches 1M subs, per recent report, reports TechCrunch

The CW Teams With ESPN & Roku In Streaming Partnerships Unveiled During Upfront Push, reports Deadline

Facebook and Instagram must do more to block under-13s, EU warns in Meta charges, reports Reuters

EU countries, lawmakers fail to reach deal on watered-down AI rules, reports Reuters

On witness stand, Elon Musk accuses Sam Altman's lawyer of trying to trick him, reports Reuters

The Trade Desk's Jeff Green Tells Agencies We Want to Help After Months of Tension, reports AdWeek

iProspect North America CEO to Depart, reports AdWeek

Omnicom Sunsets Two More Agencies Under New Lola USA Brand, reports AdWeek

WPP CFO says The Trade Desk operates in a smaller slice of the ad market, reports Digiday

Omnicom tests AI agents to cut out the ad tech middlemen, reports Digiday

Omnicom Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +69.2% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +38.0% YoY

Spotify Earnings For Q1 2026 Show +8.2% YoY Revenue Growth, Net Income Up By +527.0% YoY

YouTube testing new search experience, Ask YouTube, reports Search Engine Land

FCC launches review of Disney broadcast licenses years ahead of schedule, reports CNBC

WPP Key Metric Slides as Main Segments Decline, reports WSJ

Australia to Tax Big Tech Companies That Don’t Pay for Local News, reports WSJ

Elon Musk says OpenAI was his idea, before executives looted it, reports Reuters

China's cyberspace regulator warns ByteDance apps, website over AI-content labelling, reports Reuters

Amazon Set to Sell OpenAI Tech After Microsoft Cedes Exclusivity, reports Bloomberg

OpenAI Misses Key Revenue, User Targets in High-Stakes Sprint Toward IPO, reports WSJ

Snapchat Users Will Soon Be Able to Chat Directly with Agentic Ads Served to Them Via DM, reports AdWeek

As holdcos sour on The Trade Desk, Stagwell goes all in, reports Digiday

Walmart’s expanded data offering to agencies and advertisers gets closer to self-serve, reports Digiday

Stagwell aims to increase working media with FreeWheel-powered marketplace, reports The Media Leader

Google’s AI Power Over Android Ecosystem Targeted by EU, reports Bloomberg

Paramount Requests FCC Approval for Hefty Middle East Ownership, reports WSJ

Meta Is Preparing to Have to Undo Its Manus Acquisition After China Ban, reports WSJ

Microsoft, OpenAI change terms of deal so startup can court Amazon and others, reports Reuters

China Bans Meta’s Acquisition of Manus on National Security Grounds, reports WSJ

EU broadcasters say Digital Fairness Act should target Big Tech, not them, reports Reuters

Magnite launches media buying agent with ties to Disney, reports AdAge

Omnicom’s New Influencer Tool Uses Agentic AI to Tweak Content For Brand Standards, reports AdWeek

Dentsu Bolsters Americas Leadership as It Seeks Turnaround in Key Region, reports AdWeek

Study Finds A Third of New Websites are AI-Generated, reports 404 media

Walmart Targets Small Businesses With Streaming Ad Marketplace, reports AdWeek

Roku Taps Consumer Data From Best Buy, Instacart, Others in Roku Curate Offer to Advertisers, reports Variety

Disney is shaking up its streaming data teams as a top exec leaves, reports Insider

Big Brands Boost Creator Spending, but Smaller Firms Dominate the Deals, reports WSJ

Meta eyes CTV expansion to fuel its next wave of ad growth, reports Digiday

A new Republican privacy bill could be worse than no standard at all, reports The Verge

Media sustainability initiative launched to tackle nature restoration, reports The Media Leader