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Bitdefender unmasks global Meta investment scam ads

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Bitdefender exposes 26,000 Meta ads in 25 countries pushing fake investment schemes, impersonating banks, media and public figures.
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Meta removes nearly 6m scam ads after DSA reports

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Meta took down nearly 6m scam ads in 2025 after alerts from Lithuanian watchdog Debunk.org under the EU's Digital Services Act system.
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DangleAds names Saurabh Wason Assistant Vice President

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DangleAds appoints Saurabh Wason Assistant Vice President, business development, to spearhead partnerships, market expansion and ad product growth.
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Vudoo & PubMatic launch shoppable programmatic ads

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Vudoo partners with PubMatic to bring shoppable, commerce-enabled ads to its programmatic marketplace via a single deal ID integration.
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LiveRamp unveils AI agents for data-driven marketing

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LiveRamp launches partner-built AI agents in its platform, automating audience planning, cross-media measurement and privacy-safe optimisation.
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Criteo becomes first adtech partner for ChatGPT ads

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Criteo joins OpenAI's ChatGPT ad pilot as first adtech partner, testing conversational commerce ads across ChatGPT Free and Go in the US.
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The importance of 'the connectors' in an AI-powered industry

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In an AI-driven adtech world, unsung 'connectors'-often women-are emerging as key leaders, translating innovation into real-world impact.
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Meta refines ad click metrics with engage-through shift

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Meta will strip likes and shares from click-through metrics, shifting them to new engage-through reports to align ads data with third-party tools.
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Adtech's next competitive advantage isn't AI - It's people

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Adtech's next edge won't come from smarter AI, but from cultures that empower diverse people, especially women, to lead and innovate.
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SHAREit pivots from file sharing app to ad powerhouse

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SHAREit shifts from offline file-sharing staple to AI-fuelled ad platform, chasing emerging-market growth with 2.4 billion users.
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Designing equal opportunity in AI and adtech leadership

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Women in AI and adtech call for bias-free systems, fair leadership paths and cultures where merit, not gender, defines success.
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Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 as default AI image tool

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Google is rolling out Nano Banana 2 across Gemini, Search, Ads and Cloud, making its faster image model the default in key AI products.
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Zitcha appoints Phil Bonanno as APAC Commercial Director

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Retail media platform Zitcha has named former Meta executive Phil Bonanno APAC Commercial Director to drive its Asia Pacific growth strategy.
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Google & Klaviyo deepen AI pact for agentic commerce

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Google and Klaviyo are deepening ties to power AI “agentic commerce”, linking ads, search and RCS messaging to real-time customer data.
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Canva buys Cavalry & MangoAI, appoints algorithms chief

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Canva snaps up Cavalry and MangoAI, boosting motion design tools and AI marketing, and names MangoAI's Nirmal Govind Chief Algorithms Officer.
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Brands pivot to integrations in virtual worlds shift

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Brands are ditching standalone virtual worlds in favour of repeatable integrations inside Roblox and Fortnite, GEEIQ data shows.
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Mobile app installs & sessions keep climbing in 2025

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Global mobile app installs jumped 10% in 2025 as sessions rose 7%, fuelled by surging finance and eCommerce usage in APAC and beyond.
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Super Bowl study shows ad views don't equal recall

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Super Bowl study finds top-watched ads often fail to boost brand recall, warning marketers against over-relying on completion rates.
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Taboola names Krishan Bhatia first chief business officer

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Taboola appoints former Amazon and NBCUniversal executive Krishan Bhatia as its first chief business officer to lead global sales and partnerships.
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How UA financing levels the playing field in mobile

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Reliable game economies turn UA from a risky expense into financeable growth fuel, reshaping competition in the crowded mobile market.