🤝 OpenAI's Media Content Deal

OpenAI will pay to license content from The Financial Times for ChatGPT

Under the agreement, OpenAI will feature summaries and quotes from Financial Times content and links to articles within ChatGPT. OpenAI will also be able to use the content for training AI models.

The FT Group CEO, John Ridding, said it was “right” that AI companies paid publishers for their content. This is the 5th publisher deal to be made by OpenAI over the past year.

^{The Guardian}

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Google delays third-party cookie phase-out (again) until 2025 (maybe?)

Google has — for the third time — delayed the death of the cookie in Chrome. This delay is due to concerns from UK regulators about potential competition issues. The most recent plan was to entirely phase out third-party cookies in the second half of 2024.

^{Google - Official}

TikTok vows to fight “unconstitutional ban”

President Biden signed a bill that gives ByteDance nine months to divest from TikTok or the app will be banned in the United States.

^BBC

Bytedance would rather shut down TikTok in the U.S. to protect algorithm

The algorithms TikTok uses are seen as core to ByteDance's wider operations. ByteDance confirmed on Thursday that reports that they are exploring the sale are “untrue” and they will take legal proceedings.

^Reuters

Q1 earnings point to a growing digital advertising market

• Google's overall ad revenue increased from $61.66 billion, up 13% year over year

• YouTube generated $8.09 billion in ad revenue, up 21%

• Meta's revenue reached $36.5 billion, up 27%

• Meta's Advantage+ Shopping revenue doubled

• Snap reported $1.19 billion, up 21%

• LinkedIn's revenue grew 10%

^CNBC

Google CEO says AI overviews are increasing Search usage

Sundar Pichai said “based on our testing, we are encouraged that we are seeing an increase in search usage among people who use the new AI overviews as well as increased user satisfaction with the results.”

^{Search Engine Land}

X's new video app is coming to smart TVs

The layout resembles YouTube more than a little. X CEO Linda Yaccarino said, "The app aims to bring "real-time, engaging content to your smart TVs". Trending videos show prominently in the teasers. The launch is coming soon.

^Mashable

Microsoft Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to all users

After a short trial, Microsoft will show ads on the Start Menu. These ads are for recommended Microsoft Store apps and can be turned off in Settings.

^{The Verge}

Amazon Prime & YouTube look to acquire rights for NBA games

The potential deal would begin in 2025 and could last at least 10 years, giving the successful streaming service more sports content. This would mark the first time the NBA distributes its content on a third-party streaming platform.

^{USA Today}

Threads now has more daily active users than X in the U.S.

Threads has 28 million users compared to X's 22 million in the United States. Globally X is still well ahead with 550 million to Threads' 150 million.

^Apptopia