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AI Is Evolving Faster Than Expected – But Still Can’t Be Rushed

What’s better than running a company with a good data strategy? Running two companies with impressive data strategies. At least, Trevor Carr seems to think so. Earlier this month, Carr was appointed Head of CSA, Havas Media Network’s technology, data and analytics consultancy arm, in the North American region. But make no mistake, Carr isn’t

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FTC Consumer Protection Chief: No Easy Answers On Privacy, ‘Only Trade-Offs’

Privacy isn’t binary. Data can be considered either highly private or not, depending on the context in which it’s shared and each individual’s personal preferences, said Chris Mufarrige, director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, speaking at the NAD’s annual conference in Washington, DC, earlier this week. Any framework for privacy protection

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SSPs Are Facing Extinction – And Only Bold Differentiation Can Save Them

The Trade Desk recently classified SSPs as resellers and doubled down on a strategy that has been in place for years: establishing direct connections to supply sources. The stated goal is to deduplicate bid requests in pursuit of perfect supply-path optimization, all under TTD’s roof. This strategy shines a spotlight on SSPs, which are now

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Everything you need to know about the closing stages of Google’s ad tech antitrust trial

The ad tech trial many thought would go nowhere has done the unthinkable: it delivered. Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google illegally monopolized the digital advertising market – validating years of industry gripes.  The court found that Google violated U.S. antitrust laws by monopolizing the markets for publisher ad servers with DoubleClick for Publishers, and

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