What if there were an ad on TV, and it wasn’t made with AI? For plenty of people on the internet, that’s apparently an exciting and praiseworthy prospect. Here, for instance, is the 2025 Porsche Christmas ad: I like this ad. It has a certain high-class elegance, but it’s also as gentle and frictionless […]
Everyone Hated the McDonald’s AI Christmas Ad So Much It Got Taken Down
It’s a disquieting new holiday tradition: a major corporation that should know not to dunk its reputation in the sewer celebrates the holidays by releasing a punishing, demonic commercial made with the latest batch of AI doohickeys. This time, the perpetrator is McDonald’s: McDonald’s has released an AI-generated Christmas ad The studio behind it says […]
X Claims It Banned the European Commission’s Ad Account. It Says It Wasn’t Using Ads
On Saturday, X says it slapped the European Commission with a ban on its X ad account over what it has deemed a rule violation. Coincidentally enough, the European Commission had just slapped that social media platform with a fine of about $140 Million a day earlier for alleged deceptiveness and lack of transparency, and […]
The $14 Billion AI Google Killer
A new AI darling is making waves in Silicon Valley. It’s called Perplexity, and according to reports, both Meta and Apple have quietly explored acquiring it. Valued at a staggering $14 billion following a May funding round, the startup is being hailed as a revolutionary threat to Google Search’s search dominance. But here’s the thing: […]
Reddit to Turn Positive Posts Into Ads for Brands
The next time you recommend a product or service to someone in conversation on Reddit, it might turn into an advertisement for the company. A new feature announced by the social media site at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will allow brands to take positive comments posted on Reddit and display them right […]
Why Elon Musk and Trump Won’t Break Up Any Time Soon
Elon Musk is currently dismantling the U.S. federal government in an oligarchic coup, aided by President Donald Trump, an ongoing threat to the safety and security of the United States. The two billionaires claim to be battling “fraud” and “waste,” when it’s abundantly clear they’re just getting rid of federal agencies and programs they don’t […]