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  • Pro-Abortion Ad is SO STUPID You'd Think It's a Joke

    California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched a new pro-abortion ad this week, and it’s so cringeworthy and full of nonsense that it's almost painful to watch. “Alabama’s abortion ban has no exceptions for rape or incest. Now, Republicans are trying to criminalize young women’s travel to receive abortion care. We cannot let them get away with this,” Newsom wrote in a tweet on X that accompanied his ad. The ad shows two young women attempting to cross state lines when they’re pulled over...

  • Amazon’s Ad Business Continues to Boom

    Amazon's ad unit keeps surging. That business grew to $11.8 billion, representing 8% of its total revenue. Amazon reported net sales of $143.3 billion during the first quarter of 2024, up 13% compared to the same three-month period last year. Year over year, Amazon's ad segment increased 24%, outpacing Google, but falling behind Meta for the first time in several quarters. “It was a good start to the year across the business, and you can see that in both our customer experience...

  • YouTube is experimenting with showing ads when you pause a video

    Philipp Schindler, Google SVP and chief business officer, said during the company's most recent earnings call that early testing in Q1 exhibited "strong traction." The executive added that pause ads are "commanding premium pricing from advertisers" and "driving strong brand lift results," likely suggesting a wider rollout could be justRead Entire Article