Albertsons brings retail media data to YouTube through Google’s Commerce Media Suite

Albertsons Media Collective is extending its retail media play to YouTube, using Google’s Commerce Media Suite to connect shopper data with video campaigns in a more measurable way.
Letterboxd Reportedly Eyes a Sale as Film Social Media Keeps Growing Up

Letterboxd is reportedly looking for a new owner, putting one of the internet’s most distinctive film communities at a possible turning point.
Canonical maps out how AI could fit into Ubuntu Linux

Canonical is sketching out its AI playbook for Ubuntu, focusing on tooling, infrastructure, and a more direct path for developers running AI workloads on Linux.
Advertisers Are Flying Blind on ChatGPT Ads — Adthena Sees an Opening

As generative AI interfaces start to become ad environments, marketers are running into a big problem: they can’t see much. Adthena is positioning itself to bring competitive visibility to ChatGPT ads before the channel scales further.
Microsoft and OpenAI reset the partnership for its next phase

One of AI’s most important alliances is entering a new chapter, with Microsoft and OpenAI outlining how their relationship is evolving as the market matures.
Pinterest pushes its audience targeting into CTV with new extension offering

Pinterest is bringing its audience data into connected TV, opening a new route for advertisers that want to extend campaign targeting beyond the platform’s own surfaces.
Google and Kaggle launch a new AI agents course focused on vibe coding

Google and Kaggle are opening a new AI Agents Vibe Coding Course built around agentic workflows, hands-on development, and the fast-moving culture of AI-assisted coding.
Spotify Eyes Fitness Content as Its Next Big Expansion

Spotify appears to be exploring fitness content as a new growth lane, extending its platform strategy into workout-focused experiences and creator programming.
The AI-designed car is starting to look real

AI is no longer just helping power dashboards and driver assistance. It’s moving upstream into the car design process, where automakers are testing how algorithms can help sketch, refine, and accelerate the next generation of vehicles.
News UK packages The Times reader data into synthetic ad audiences

News UK is converting first-party signals from The Times into synthetic audiences for advertisers, a move that highlights how premium publishers are reworking targeting as third-party data fades.