Did you think that the Google/Epic Games antitrust lawsuit was settled? Joke’s on you: the federal judge in the case has raised doubts over the proposed settlement announced last week. He questioned whether the changes, such as allowing users to install certain third-party app stores, are “an adequate remedy for Google’s wrongdoing.” The next step is an evidentiary hearing, which could be as soon as next month.
Marketers may use AI mostly for campaign and content generation, but it has other important applications. For example, Ataccama has launched Ataccama ONE Agentic, which uses Ataccama’s ONE AI Agent to apply data quality rules in bulk and detect inconsistencies. There’s also an MCP server that allows LLMs and custom workflows to securely access governed data in the platform.
According to internal Meta documents seen by Reuters, Meta projected it would earn 10.1% of its 2024 revenue ($16 billion) from scams and other banned ads. While Meta has automated systems that flag fraudulent ads, they require a 95% level of certainty of fraud before banning an advertiser. Meta claims the true number of revenue earned from fraud is lower but declined to provide a better figure.
Meta has announced agreements with USA Today, People Inc., and other news publishers to pay for access to their content and link to their articles in its AI chatbot. It’s a sharp contrast to Perplexity, which the Chicago Tribune and New York Times are separately suing for allegedly scraping content and bypassing paywalls. Despite this deal, Meta apparently still opposes compensating publishers for news links in social media posts.