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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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Wickes debuts home improvement retail media network

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Wickes has launched Wickes Connected Retail Media with Epsilon, blending store and digital data to target home improvement shoppers.
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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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Google & Klaviyo deepen AI pact for agentic commerce

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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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

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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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

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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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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Multiverse hires Jay Richman as Chief Product Officer

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Multiverse names ex-Amazon and Spotify leader Jay Richman CPO as revenue tops USD $100 million and its AI learning platform rapidly scales.
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TCL leads Winter Olympics sponsor engagement in UK

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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TCL tops Winter Olympics sponsor surge in UK, driving a 30% jump in open-internet engagement, ahead of Deloitte and Omega.
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Adlook reshapes UK & EMEA leadership to drive growth

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Adlook appoints Darren Thompson and promotes Jacek Celiński as it sharpens UK focus and unifies EMEA growth under new leadership.
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Super Bowl study shows ad views don't equal recall

Sat, 21st Feb 2026
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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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The Trade Desk & THG link up on beauty retail data

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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The Trade Desk links with THG to plug Cult Beauty and LOOKFANTASTIC shopper data into programmatic campaigns across the open internet.
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Six Nations ads boost engagement but spark fan backlash

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Six Nations in-game ads boost online engagement for Samsung and Virgin Atlantic but trigger heavy social media backlash from rugby fans.
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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.
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Innovid adds Reddit ads to unified social workflow

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Innovid adds full Reddit ad management to its Social Ads Manager, letting marketers run Reddit alongside other major social platforms.
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StackAdapt links with Experian to power UK ad targeting

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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StackAdapt partners with Experian to plug its identity graph and UK audience segments into the ad platform, boosting first-party data targeting.
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Unilever partners Google Cloud to build AI-first backbone

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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Unilever taps Google Cloud's AI and data platforms in a five-year deal to build an enterprise-wide digital backbone for its global brands.
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Fake Olympics shop ads on Meta target fans' wallets

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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Fake Olympics shop ads on Meta push fans to cloned sites mimicking Milano Cortina 2026 store to steal card and personal details.