Pilot programs on Spotify and iHeartMedia currently allow select podcasters — including Bill Simmons, Malcolm Gladwell and ...

Google now lets you collapse and hide all sponsored ads on a results page. The catch is you need to see the ads first, as the option appears at the bottom of the new "Sponsored" section. Google Search ...

Google is tweaking how sponsored results will appear in Search. Going forward, it will group any text ads on the Search page into a "Sponsored results" section that will appear at the top of the ...

With full-screen ads on its smart displays, Alexa is becoming less like an assistant and more like a sales rep. With full-screen ads on its smart displays, Alexa is becoming less like an assistant and ...

Spotify has been no stranger to controversy over the past few years, with local bands pulling their music from the platform and rallying at in-person events around the Bay Area that proclaim “death to ...

Well, this is a surprising spooky season treat! Gushers, the sticky fruit snack beloved by Millennials, has released a short horror film based on its creepy, CGI-fueled ads from the ’90s where kids’ ...

There is a report coming out of a Google event named Google Access that has a Googler saying that ads are coming to AI Mode very soon in the EU. The thing is, ads in AI Mode, even in the US, is just a ...

Ex-California Rep. Katie Porter’s opponent in the gubernatorial race is using her own words against her in a new ad featuring the ill-tempered pol’s full-blown meltdown during a TV interview. Former ...

Spotify users say they were horrified when an advertisement for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) played in the middle of their playlists. As a result, some have decided to delete their ...

Hollywood is up in arms about AI “actress” Tilly Norwood — with the virtual performer’s recent eruption on the scene stoking new fears about how artificial intelligence might upend the business.

A Spotify spokesperson confirmed that at least one ICE recruitment advertisement appeared on the platform, adding that the advertising "is part of a broad campaign the US government is running" across ...

Amazon Echo Show owners are reporting an uptick in advertisements on their smart displays. The smart displays have also started showing ads for Alexa+, the new generative AI version of Amazon’s Alexa ...