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People Inc. strikes Microsoft AI licensing deal as Google’s AI Overviews hit programmatic ad revenue

People Inc. has struck an AI licensing deal with Microsoft to be part of the tech giant’s pay-per-usage AI content marketplace.  The news was revealed to shareholders by People Inc. CEO Neil Vogel during parent company IAC’s 2025 third-quarter earnings call on Nov. 4. Vogel described the Microsoft marketplace as an “a la carte” pay-per-use

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Alt Identity Provider ID5 Buys TrueData, Marking Its First-Ever Acquisition

Fragmentation, meet consolidation. On Tuesday, alternative identity platform ID5 acquired TrueData, an identity resolution provider that connects people and households to their digital devices. This is ID5’s first acquisition since the company was founded in 2017. Mathieu Roche, ID5’s CEO and co-founder, declined to share terms, but said he expects the company to get a

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The Trade Desk And PubMatic Are Done Pretending Deal IDs Work

One of the great myths of programmatic advertising is the illusion of algorithms replacing humans. In truth, the programmatic industry relies heavily on human relationships and handshake agreements. Nowhere is this more evident than with deal ID-based advertising. When programmatic campaigns run through private marketplace (PMP) deals or curation services, they typically come with deal

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