RecSys and chill I highlighted a recent paper from Netflix's research team on social media over the weekend; the paper unpacks Netflix's application… April 6, 2026
RecSys, ad ranking, and the AI advertising opportunity Meta published a whitepaper this week introducing its Adaptive Ranking Model, a request-centric ad ranking architecture that enables LLM-scale user… April 3, 2026
Netflix’s YouTube opportunity, part 2 This week, Netflix announced that it will bring five episodes of Danny Go!, an "educational show, aimed at children ages… March 31, 2026
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
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
Private credit and the AI value reallocation The essence of technology is in a lofty sense ambiguous. Such ambiguity points to the mystery of all revealing, i.e.,… March 17, 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
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
