The trial will determine penalties to restore competition across online advertising. The DOJ proposes to break up Google's ad-tech business, but Google execs have other plans. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

The pulling of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" has stirred up complicated, hot-button issues that sit at the intersection of politics, entertainment and law. Read the full story by Barbara Lippert

Fun fact: Before he was FCC chair, Brendan Carr was one of the authors of Project 2025, the Trump 2.0 blueprint his majesty said he knew nothing about. Specifically, Carr … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

The two companies were reacting to the now-infamous remarks Kimmel made in which he blamed MAGA adherents for Charlie Kirk's assassination. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

There have been 51,520 verified signatures for a petition asking people to "boycott ABC until they restore the 'Jimmy Kimmel Show' and defend free speech," according to Change.org. Separately, Google … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

That's according to agency research firm COMvergence which reported that first half pitch volume totaled $17.6 billion, up 7% from the prior year period. Read the full story by Steve McClellan

As its turnaround gains steam, the retailer taps big names to lead the charge into new categories. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney

Google is adding agentic capabilities to Gemini in Chrome, allowing AI to perform all types of tasks for users - part of many advanced updates for its browser announced Thursday. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

A Washington state law requiring online companies to disclose detailed information about political ads violates the First Amendment, a coalition of groups funded by the tech industry argue to the … Read the full story by Wendy Davis

"Millions of consumers accidentally enrolled in Prime without knowledge or consent, but Amazon refused to fix this known problem, described internally by employees as an 'unspoken cancer,'" the FTC argues … Read the full story by Wendy Davis

Listen to my conversation with MRM's Nicolas Guzman on why the Interpublic shop is launching an "AI Relationship Management" practice and how it relates to and/or differs from classic CRM … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

A person involved in the effort told Axios that Trump wanted the ads to be visceral, as opposed to a lower-key PSA. Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik

Apologies for today's round-up approach, but so many important insights have been piling up. Let's start with the vibe at two relevant events last week: MediaPost's summit and an ANA … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

The 77th Emmy Awards, hosted by first-timer Nate Bargatze, started off promisingly. But in short order, the broadcast honoring TV itself disrupted the signal. Read the full story by Barbara Lippert