April 2, 2026

Zuckerberg declared war on the ad industry

A year ago, at an internal Meta meeting, Zuckerberg described a future where businesses would no longer need ad creatives, agencies, or even targeting input. Just upload a product, link your bank account, and Meta’s AI handles everything. He called it “infinite creative.” 👉 Meta’s AI generates the ads👉 Meta decides who sees them👉 Meta […]

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Uber Turned Off Meta Ads, Saw No Impact, and Saved $35M

In 2018, Uber’s US & Canada Rider Performance Marketing Analytics team discovered that week-over-week CAC fluctuations were driven by seasonality, not Meta ads. A market penetration analysis revealed high urban saturation, strong brand awareness, and entrenched consumer preferences, leading to a bold hypothesis: Meta ads weren’t incremental. To test this, Uber went dark on Meta

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Anthropic’s revenue has surged from $7B to over $19B

largely fueled by the popularity of Claude, which now makes up about 70% of U.S. business spending on AI chat subscriptions. Growth accelerated after Anthropic cut ties with a U.S. defense entity, triggering backlash against OpenAI (“QuitGPT”) and boosting Claude’s app downloads to No. 1. The big question is whether this momentum can help Anthropic

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When AI replaces humans… sometimes companies regret it

In 2022, Swedish fintech giant Klarna laid off 700 employees, replacing many roles with AI systems. The move was widely praised as a bold step toward an AI-first future. Fast forward to 2024–2025, and the story has taken a surprising turn.Customer complaints surged. Satisfaction dropped. And automated support struggled with the kinds of problems that

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You can’t run AI Max like a normal Search campaign

Here’s how Google’s AI Max workflow actually works ↓ AI Max is essentially a Performance Max-style upgrade for Search. But instead of optimising around keywords and ads, it optimises around intent, assets, and destinations. It’s built on four layers: Strategy & direction↳ Balance automation with control↳ Move from strict keywords to AI-driven search term matching↳

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