After the pandemic-era surge in news publishers’ subscribers, year-over-year gains are harder to come by, pushing publishers to prioritize retention, moving subscribers to higher-priced tiers and bundles, and product expansion. Digiday analyzed the subscription and paid reader revenue trends among major news publishers that have publicly shared these numbers, including The New York Times, The …
If ChatGPT’s move into advertising is to become a durable feature of its business rather than a short-term experiment, much will hinge on whether those ads can prove they drive real outcomes, not just impressions. Target wants to be among the first to find out. The retailer is one of the first wave of brands …
By Tim Peterson • February 17, 2026 • Programmatic advertising is going through yet another period of transformation. This time from the era of web-based automation to the era of agentic AI-powered automation. Except there seem to be two competing philosophies for how AI agents and programmatic advertising should intersect. On one side, there’s the …
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By Kimeko McCoy • February 17, 2026 • Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify The other shoe has finally dropped. After months of speculation, OpenAI officially began to test ads in ChatGPT in the U.S. last Monday. Here’s what we know so far: Ads appear as sponsored placements at the bottom of answers on free and …
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Gold drops below $5,000 an ounce on profit-booking Read More »
MUFG’s Head of Research Derek Halpenny observes a risk-off tone with lower US Treasury yields and weaker equities, while the Japanese Yen leads G10 FX. The Yen is supported by a strong rally in JGBs and a successful 5-year auction, alongside reports that Prime Minister Takaichi will outline measures to reassure investors on fiscal management, …
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The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, remains stronger for the second consecutive day, trading around 97.20 during the European hours on Tuesday. The Greenback steadies as traders adopt caution ahead of the looming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Meeting Minutes due on Wednesday. …
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The UK civils and infrastructure arm of Bouygues subsidiary Equans has recorded an almost threefold uplift in pre-tax profit, driven by improved returns across its portfolio of private finance initiative (PFI) contracts. Equans E&S Infrastructure UK’s accounts for the year ending 31 December 2024 show the company increased its pre-tax profit from £700,000 to £1.6m. …
Russian crypto market visibility rises as lawmakers push for new exchange regulations by mid-year. Daily crypto activity in Russia has climbed to about $647 million (50 billion rubles), said Ivan Chebeskov, Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister, at the Alfa Talk conference “Digital Financial Assets: New Market Architecture.” Officials estimate that this equates to more than $129 …
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