Why AI is boosting Meta's ad business while hurting Google search
Source: CNBC Tech (opens in a new tab)
Intel Summary
CNBC reports that AI is driving diverging performance between Meta's advertising revenue and Google's search business, with the revenue growth gap between Meta's ads and Google's search expansion reaching its widest level since 2021 in the latest quarter.
Why It Matters
The shifting growth trajectory points to varying commercial returns from AI investments across digital advertising formats, signaling potential market share reallocation between search-based and social or feed-based algorithmic ad platforms.
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