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| 35 mins ago Rumors that Facebook is pondering an ad-free subscription option have been around almost as long as Facebook itself, but with the weeks of privacy-related heat the social network has recently faced, perhaps this latest round of speculation should be taken seriously. Sources last week told Bloomberg’s Sarah Frier that Facebook has been partaking...

| 12 hours ago One of the worst parts about online shopping today? Tracking a package. Whether it’s copying and pasting a dreadfully long tracking code or being prompted to log in using an often faulty link, the experience of following the shipment of a purchase can be tedious. Improving this process often requires a...

Welcome to Adweek’s second annual Disruptors list, our celebration of women who are not only shattering the glass ceiling but advancing the cause of diversity and inclusion. Not satisfied with the status quo, these executives, entrepreneurs and innovators have taken the lead, upending existing power dynamics while breaking down one barrier after another. Read on...

| 10 mins ago The future of virtual reality might look as much like a movie as it does a spreadsheet. For the past several years, VR has been increasingly heralded as an immersive medium unlike any other, one that could transform the way we watch shows, play games and create art. But while brands...

| 12 hours ago With a match in her hand and a mischievous smirk on her face, Samantha Bee is getting her inner pyromaniac on. She’s in the middle of a photo shoot in a loft not far from the Lincoln Tunnel in New York, and it’s a fitting visual, given that, since launching Full...

| 21 hours ago On Kentucky Derby day, home of “the fastest two minutes in sports,” there’s plenty of downtime at the Churchill Downs venue between thoroughbred races, and sponsors like Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Ram and Woodford Reserve plan to pack in more brand activity than the event’s seen in its previous 143 years. New partner...

| 21 hours ago Unlike previous years, there was no boxing match, and no half-sauced Shane Smith on stage at this year’s NewFront presentation. Instead, attendees heard from Smith’s CEO successor, Nancy Dubuc, who officially takes over May 29. Dubuc, who left A+E Networks last month, joked that she’s still “on COBRA.” Dubuc talked about...

| 3 hours ago As the 2018 Digital Content NewFronts winds down–at least the East Coast version–the Interactive Advertising Bureau gathered publishers, brands, and media buyers at its Ad Lab this morning, and, over cold frittatas and think-cut bacon, hashed over some of the things we learned this week. “It’s increasingly clear that digital advertising...