This male model sporting a crisp summer shirt isn't real. Will consumers care?

Many brands are turning to AI to advertise their products. Others are rejecting the technology, pledging to lean into "real" ...

Coca-Cola unveils ad campaign with 13 restaurant chains to boost drink sales as diner traffic falls

Coca-Cola on Thursday unveiled a new marketing campaign to boost sales of its soda at restaurants as declining traffic and ...

Microsoft Copilot is now injecting ads into pull requests on GitHub

It was inevitable. After three years in the ad-free "honeymoon" phase, ads are slowly creeping into generative AI products, including Copilot.
The Hacker News

Tax Search Ads Deliver ScreenConnect Malware Using Huawei Driver to Disable EDR

A large-scale malvertising campaign active since January 2026 has been observed targeting U.S.-based individuals searching for tax-related documents to serve rogue installers for ConnectWise ...
Business Insider

Inside CPG's AI advertising boom, from Super Bowl spots to synthetic focus groups

Coca-Cola and Svedka are using AI to enhance holiday and Super Bowl ads, speeding up content creation. Companies like Mondelēz and Blue Chip use AI to test concepts, saving time and improving ...
Inc

Mark Cuban Shares the 3-Word ‘Trust Formula’ Anyone Can Use to Scale a Business With $0 in Ads

Mark Cuban says the ongoing mission of his low-cost prescription drug website, Cost Plus Drugs, is simple: “I want to f— up healthcare.” Speaking Friday at the Inc. Founders House at SXSW in Austin, ...
The New York Times

The Age of Eerie A.I. Political Ads Is Here

Weird voice-overs. Fake images of politicians. Scenes that seem real until you look closely. The A.I. era of campaign advertising seems to be upon us — and it’s a pretty fast-moving and complex ...