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Mark Zuckerberg’s quest for artificial intelligence supremacy could be poised to take its next major step, with Axios reporting that Meta’s Superintelligence group is close to launching its first AI models. Meta formed its Superintelligence project in June, with Zuckerberg announcing his intention to “bring personal superintelligence to everyone” in order to accelerate…

OpenAI has proposed policies geared for the artificial intelligence (AI) era to support a public wealth fund and rapid social safety net programs. These measures are intended to help merge AI with business as well as the advertising industry, and address the potential disruption to ad-sector jobs. It also would…

Google Gemini has overtaken Perplexity to become the world’s second-largest source of AI chatbot referrals to websites for the first time, according to independent web analytics company Statcounter. Publishers have struggled with the lack of referral traffic from AI chatbots to websites from one of the most used traditional search…

X owner Elon Musk is trying another tactic to boost ad spend in the app, this time by pressuring potential SpaceX investors to also buy X ads and subscribe to xAI’s Grok tools. As reported by the New York Times, Musk has told banks, law firms and other advisers working on the…

Smartly.io has become OpenAI’s first creative ad-tech partner, allowing advertisers to place ads in the ChatGPT interface where users can engage with the chatbot for product advice and recommendations. While Smartly has become a primary partner, the move follows Criteo’s appointment in March as OpenAI first overall advertising-technology partner for the ChatGPT…

Google added new capabilities to Google Vids, including higher quality video generation, custom music generation and artificial intelligence-powered avatars that can promote your business. Google launched Vids in April 2024, touting the app as an “AI-powered video creation app for work.” The tool provides simplified options to generate professional video content, including templates, stock…

TikTok’s could soon integrate financial services into its functions, as the platform continues to explore more ways to power its in-app shopping push, and align more of its users with purchase activity. As reported by Reuters, TikTok has applied for lending and payments approval in Brazil, which would enable the app…

Demands made by child development experts to prohibit Google from serving AI-generated videos to children on YouTube and YouTube Kids could significantly impact how advertisers reach young audiences the video platforms. Child development experts have demanded that Google prohibit AI-generated videos from being shown to young viewers on its video…

YouTube’s looking to make it easier for creators to show their audience appreciation, with a new option to like video comments in bulk. The platform has also expanded access to its Effect Maker tool, which enables creators to create, publish and manage effects for YouTube Shorts. First, YouTube’s new Comments to Heart…

TikTok announced a new partnership with fan connection app Cameo, which will enable TikTok creators to monetize custom videos within the app. The integration will bring Cameo’s video message request process into TikTok, making it easier for TikTok creators to charge for custom content. Given the rising popularity of TikTok creators,…