The generative RecSys revolution The application of generative methodologies to recommendation systems infrastructure ("RecSys") is an exciting area at the frontier of ML research.… May 27, 2026
Introducing DeCANT, a context-conditioned, attention-based multimodal architecture for creative pre-testing The underlying mechanics of modern digital advertising systems have become increasingly opaque to advertisers. In testimony during an antitrust trial… May 25, 2026
The Prosperous Society, Part 4: Per commercium virtus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2og8mv1_U8 The Prosperous Society is a podcast series by Mobile Dev Memo that articulates an AI Bull Thesis for the digital… May 19, 2026
Podcast: AI and video games (with Julian Togelius) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVl7ZCrLUiA On this week's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Julian Togelius, a professor of computer science at… May 13, 2026
Components of AI-enabled advertising AI is being applied to digital advertising in so many disparate and meaningful ways that the concept has been diluted… May 12, 2026
Amazon, Rufus, and the agentic commerce question Amazon released its Q1 2026 earnings last week: the company generated advertising revenue of $17.2BN, up 22% year-over-year. That puts… May 4, 2026
Alphabet Q1 2026 earnings: Search revenue up 19%, Search queries at all-time high Alphabet released its Q1 2026 earnings last night: Overall advertising revenue grew by 15.5% to $77.3BN. Search revenue grew by 19.1% to $60.4BN. YouTube… April 30, 2026
Podcast: Re-evaluating agentic commerce (with Andrew Lipsman) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMPA5K4m9h4 On this week's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Andrew Lipsman to discuss the evolving landscape of… April 28, 2026
China orders Meta to reverse its acquisition of Manus China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) today ordered Meta to reverse and abandon its acquisition of Manus, an AI… April 27, 2026
Meta’s AI pixel and the vanishing ad-product divide Last week, Meta introduced automation updates to its two keystone data ingestion features for advertisers: its pixel and its Conversions… April 23, 2026
