Edition No. 126 · Mon 26 Oct 2026 · Story 15 of 31

The Week AI Agents Came for the Buy

Refacto AdTech

AI agents are moving into ad transactions just as Apple's iOS 27 blocks third-party identity resolution and OpenAI begins rewriting ad creative by default.

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Interest score

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  • 1.90Interest score5 of 31 in this edition
  • 1.00NewslettersCount not recorded yet, so neutral
  • 1.00On this siteWhat it touches: places, clubs, leagues
  • 1.90MovementRunning: in 6 of the last 7 editions

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