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Apple has reportedly acquired machine learning and artificial intelligence startup Turi for $200 million. Turi has created a software platform for companies to build apps that utilize machine learning
and … Read the full story by Ben Frederick

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Dentsu Aegis this morning said it has acquired a majority stake in Merkle Group, one of the largest and fastest-growing performance marketing agencies in the U.S. Terms were not disclosed, … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

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Hulu's founding service -- the advertising-supported, no fee TV programming platform -- is ending. The digital video platform's original service, which started up in 2007, will be coming to an … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

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ORA's team of designers, developers and managers will move to The Escape Pod's Fulton Market headquarters in Chicago. Combined they will have 47 staffers. However, ORA will continue to operate … Read the full story by Larissa Faw
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People may rely on their phones' battery indicators to know when to find an electrical outlet, but some ad tech companies have found another use for the data. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
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The Federal Trade Commission hopes to tighten rules for marketers working with social media influencers when it comes to disclosures to consumers that they are seeing paid content. Read the full story by Erik Sass

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Email marketing was a powerful source of engagement and fund-raising for President Obama's re-election campaign in 2012, and now both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are attempting to utilize the … Read the full story by Jess Nelson
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In late July, I was joined by my kids and a group of friends for Team USA’s Diving send-off in Atlanta. The male teens shared on Instagram, the girl tween … Read the full story by Carol Milliron
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To answer the question in the head: Not a whole lot. In the cat-and-mouse game that is the constantly evolving world of ad fraud, the most that can feasibly be … Read the full story by Ben Frederick