WPP’s Open Pro AI suite already faces competition from Google and Canva
The holdco hopes its new product can open up SaaS revenue. But tech companies are on its tail.
Digiday 
Future of Marketing Briefing: AI didn’t break agencies – the talent drain did
It’s not about chasing AI breakthroughs or assembling yet another full-stack planning and buying setup. It's something more fundamental – and harder to fix.
Inside the ‘grand bargain’ to reconcile ad tech’s warring middlemen
Leading media buyers have tabled terms to establish ‘fair auctions’ following the recent TID row.
The Great Resignation is over — unless you’re a retail CEO
More than 1,500 chief executives have left their posts so far this year through August, up 4% from last year.
Pitch Deck: How Amazon plans to turn Q3’s $17 billion ad haul into Q4’s next big DSP push
It's no secret the company wants advertisers to see its demand-side platform as the backbone for buying across the open web.
JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures
After Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death, the bank reported more than $1 billion in potentially suspicious transactions.
NYT Business 
Leading AI company to ban kids from chatbots after lawsuit blames app for child's death
Character.ai restricts teen access to AI chatbots following wrongful death lawsuit. New safety measures limit under-18 users amid growing concerns over AI impact.
FOX Business 
The former Binance CEO pardon isn’t “pay-to-play." It’s a test of whether facts still matter
Examining the facts behind Trump's pardon of the former Binance CEO stirs controversy but one crypto expert wants to set the record straight.
A Top Trump Official Had to Sell His Stock. He May Have Saved Millions.
Frank Bisignano, who holds top jobs at the Social Security Administration and the I.R.S., sold his stake in Fiserv before the company’s stock cratered this week.
Puck Acquires Air Mail, a Newsletter Merger for the Well-Heeled Inbox
Graydon Carter, the legendary Vanity Fair editor who founded Air Mail, is leaving the company.
LARRY KUDLOW: Trust, but verify when it comes to China
For Trump and Southeast Asia, foreign policy equals trade policy
LARRY KUDLOW: Trust, but verify when it comes to China
For Trump and Southeast Asia, foreign policy equals trade policy
Fox Corp hits advertising revenue record in first quarter
Fox Corp reported record Q1 advertising revenue of $1.4B, up 6% year-over-year, driving total quarterly revenues to $3.74B despite absence of election year political ads.
Fox Corp hits advertising revenue record in first quarter
Fox Corp reported record Q1 advertising revenue of $1.4B, up 6% year-over-year, driving total quarterly revenues to $3.74B despite absence of election year political ads.
Teamsters leader Sean O'Brien demands 'end the shutdown' while flanked by Vance, Duffy at White House event
International Brotherhood of Teamsters leader Sean O'Brien calls for clean continuing resolution to reopen government and protect working families from shutdown impact.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy returns to profitability in third quarter
Shares of Strategy have tumbled around 45% since the stock closed at a record high last November.
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