CloudX, which uses Anthropic's Claude to automate testing mobile ad pricing and optimizing inventory for publishers, raised a $30M Series A led by Addition
CloudX, a mobile ad startup founded by former adtech executives from MoPub and MAX, raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding.
The EU fines Google €2.95B for abusing its dominance in digital ads, and says its preliminary stance is that Google must divest parts of its ad-tech business
www.politico.com/news/2025/09... Barry Schwartz / @rustybrick.com : Can the EU do what the US could not? [embedded post] Mastodon: @darnell@one.darnell.one : I am siding with Google on this one as the...
Sources: Google is set to face a modest EU antitrust fine over adtech practices, in an investigation triggered by a complaint by the European Publishers Council
Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google is set to face a modest EU antitrust fine in the coming weeks for allegedly anti-competitive practices …
Sources: Google told publishers it is hiring new staff to market its ad tech to big advertisers and ad agencies, signaling a renewed focus on publisher ad tech
Catherine Perloff / The Information : LinkedIn: Catherine Perloff See also Mediagazer LinkedIn: Catherine Perloff : Scoop: Google has told publishers that it is staffing up its publisher-side adtech ...
DoorDash acquires adtech company Symbiosys for $175M, announced as part of a major update on its ad business, which crossed a $1B+ annualized run rate in 2024
DoorDash Inc. is adding to its recent buying spree by acquiring advertising tech firm Symbiosys for $175 million …
At the adtech remedy hearing, Google says it's open to giving competitors access to real-time bidding data from its ad exchange AdX, but it rejects a breakup
The tech giant faces a Sept. 22 remedies trial over a partial monopoly in its adtech stack — At the landmark adtech remedy hearing today …
In her ruling, Judge Brinkema says Google did not meet the monopoly definition for tools used to buy display ads, but did for ad exchanges and website ad tools
www.theverge.com/news/650665/ ... Cori Crider / @coricrider.com : BREAKING: Google loses the adtech case, has unlawful monopoly over advertising tech. — HUGE deal - it is the source of their monopol...
Sources: StubHub, Klarna, eToro, and adtech group MNTN have paused their IPO plans as President Trump's trade war upends the global economy and public markets
Billions of dollars worth of acquisitions and initial public offerings are on hold as Donald Trump's trade war upends the global economy …
Detroit-based real estate platform Rocket plans to buy Redfin, a home search service and adtech brokerage, for $1.75B, or $12.50 per share, closing in Q2 or Q3
Here's What Investors Need to Know Akanksha Bakshi / Benzinga : Rocket Wants $1.75 Billion Redfin Deal To Change How America Buys Homes Holden Walter-Warner / The Real Deal : Rocket Companies acquirin...
The US DOJ and Google made their closing arguments in the ad-market antitrust case before Judge Leonie Brinkema, who expressed some skepticism toward both sides
Tech Giant Says 31% and Falling Lauren Feiner / The Verge : Google and the DOJ make their final arguments in the ad tech monopoly case Marty Swant / Digiday : DOJ and Google make closing arguments in ...