Ad Sales Hiring: The Art Newspaper/Generation Essential is recruiting an Asia Commercial Lead to sell print, digital and integrated campaigns across major markets. MarTech Shift: Netcore.ai rebrands from a software vendor to an agentic marketing platform with shared outcome ownership via autonomous agents. AI in Ads: A report claims AI-generated ads can outperform human designers in live campaigns, with advantages lasting 18 months. Platform Rollouts: Meta launches Pocket in the US (replacing Gizmo the same day), while OpenAI expands ChatGPT ads across Europe in a major rollout. TV & Media Economics: Charter and Cox merger adds pressure on local TV carriage and retransmission dynamics as connectivity remains the real battleground. Measurement & Fraud: Coverage highlights programmatic ad fraud risks and the growing push for better ad measurement and safety. Sports Media: Gray Media’s Telemundo affiliates will carry select Braves games in Spanish across the Southeast. Consumer/Brand Marketing: Sony’s RGB TV push leans on longer education for creators and press instead of classic hype. Legal/Compliance: Maryland’s digital advertising tax is struck down, and multiple investor-alert filings target ad-tech and fintech firms.