Apple brings ads to Apple Maps Bloomberg reports that Apple will soon bring ads to Apple Maps (emphasis mine): Apple Inc. is preparing to introduce advertising in its Maps… March 24, 2026
Podcast: Understanding Unity’s Vector (with Felix The) https://open.spotify.com/episode/1RmkJTAIoRMDjrAdgAM57n?si=323ba097120d49f4 On this week's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Felix The, SVP of Product and Engineering -… March 24, 2026
AppLovin launches AI-enabled video creative generation In a blog post last week (hat tip to the excellent TipSheet newsletter), AppLovin revealed that it has been operating… March 24, 2026
Meta’s agentic approach to ad ranking experimentation Last week, Meta published a blog post detailing the mechanics of its Ranking Engineer Agent (REA), which autonomously proposes hypotheses… March 23, 2026
Might Meta step back from foundation model development? Last week, The New York Times reported that Meta will delay the rollout of its next frontier foundation model, Avocado,… March 16, 2026
Podcast: RecSys and internet commerce (with Michael Komasinski) https://open.spotify.com/episode/65nkBLALAwv4vkxmgaHufP?si=bf66612ef05e4e1d On this week's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Michael Komasinski, the CEO of Criteo, to explore the rapidly… March 11, 2026
Platforms and native agent proximity This week, Perplexity's CEO uploaded a video to LinkedIn, showcasing the power of its new tool, Perplexity Computer, to automate… March 11, 2026
Meta introduces location fees In an email to advertisers today, Meta revealed that it will introduce location fees starting on July 1st. From the… March 10, 2026
Netflix introduces a CAPI Netflix announced several new features for its advertising platform in a blog post last week. From the post (emphasis mine):… March 9, 2026
Can LLMs be used for ad ranking? One interesting quirk about the ML research being conducted at the largest technology companies is how open much of it… March 3, 2026
