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The Home Depot debuted an artificial intelligence-powered chat feature that can answer shopper questions and suggest products.   Home improvement retail chain The Home Depot debuted artificial intelligence-powered shopping tools on its ecommerce site that will answer how-to and product questions.  The Home Depot trained the tool, dubbed Magic Apron, using a large language model, […]

HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence Team uncovered BADBOX 2.0, a massive escalation in cyber fraud infecting over a million devices worldwide—targeting everything from off-brand smart TVs to Android tablets. In this Q&A, HUMAN’s CISO, Gavin Reid, discusses how cybercriminals have leveled up their tactics, why advertisers should be concerned, and what can be done to fight […]

David’s Bridal aims to shift to an asset-light business model, focused on its retail media network, marketplace and new apparel categories.   Bridal gown retailer David’s Bridal named Kelly Cook, the chain’s former president of brand, technology and finance, as the new CEO effective April 1.    Cook will lead David’s Bridal into an asset-light […]

The CMO Council’s inaugural Marketing Vitality Index has amassed a data lake’s worth of statistics and insights from myriad sources to help marketers navigate through what promises to be a year of flux.

ACIF (Ad Creative ID Framework) is the IAB Tech Lab’s universal identifier for video ads. It aims to solve frequency capping issues, improve performance tracking, and streamline ad operations across platforms. Here’s why it matters.

The Trump administration has moved swiftly to dismantle DEI initiatives across the federal government. Could these Executive Orders impact DEI-designated ad spend on Black-owned media and throughout the ad tech ecosystem?

Freedom Furniture opts for artificial intelligence to power its on-site search, product recommendations and merchandising to save time and improve the shopper’s journey.   Australian-based Freedom Furniture is on a digital transformation journey to reinvigorate its brand and cater to a younger generation, said Paula Mitchell, digital general manager at Freedom Furniture.  This includes:   […]

Despite the digitization of the customer experience, 78% of today’s shoppers still prefer seeing physical products in brick-and-mortar stores while researching things to buy.

Google’s AI Overviews and rival AI search tools are keeping users on their platforms, decimating referral traffic for publishers. As lawsuits mount, is there a way forward for the open web?

Viant announced that it acquired Lockr, a consumer and business service for managing email inboxes and data opt-ins, during its Q4 earnings call on Monday. The goal is to connect the identity Lockr gets from its publisher tech with Viant’s identity graph. The company reported fast growth in its TV-focused DSP business in Q4, earning […]