May the fizz be with you: how a $10 Chilean beer ad took on Star Wars

After being posted on X and becoming a feature on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, the 2003 commercial that sees Obi-Wan Kenobi hand Luke Skywalker a cold beer has gone viral

‘Smell is really important for social communication’: how technology is ruining our senses

Scientists say an overreliance on sight and sound is having a detrimental effect on people’s wellbeing and that our devices should deliver a multisensory experience

OJ Simpson obituary

Former American footballer and actor who was acquitted of the murder of his former wife, Nicole Brown, and her companion, Ron Goldman, in the 1995 ‘trial of the century’

Instagram ads in UK promoting ‘butt lifts’ in Turkey as part of holidays in potential breach of rules

Watchdog warns cosmetic surgery providers abroad as analysis reveals thousands of Facebook adverts

Katie Price Instagram post banned by advertising watchdog over diet claim

Sponsored video promoted low-calorie diet without encouraging users to take medical advice, regulator rules

Cleaners, builders, Primark shoppers: ads for London mayor hopeful Susan Hall reveal Tories’ targets

Analysis shows content is aimed at working-class over-50s, and plays on fears of crime, stirs anger and pushes conspiracy theories

Independent to take control of BuzzFeed and HuffPost in UK and Ireland

Media companies to combine publishing and advertising platforms to target gen Z and millennials

‘Sneaky’ social media ads are luring young into gambling, say campaigners

Call for stricter rules for betting firms to stop use of promotions with references to popular culture that appeal to under-18s

Dual income, no kids … and loads of free time: dinks are back – and being smug on social media

They thrived alongside the yuppies in the booming 80s. Now, in tougher times, they have found a safe space to flaunt their carefree lifestyle

Profits may be down but the digital signal is improving at ITV – finally

Traditional ad revenue is suffering – but, crucially, streaming service ITVX is starting to deliver income

Google sued for $2.3bn by European media groups over digital ad losses

Lawsuit filed by publishers including Axel Springer allege Google ‘abused its dominant position’ in digital ad-tech

Want to come up with a winning election ad campaign? Go with the evidence, not your gut

New research reveals different political ads work in different times and different places

Take the money and run? I tested X’s paid-promotion model, and it was woeful

Granted, a $50 investment wasn’t going draw in millions of clicks, but I expected more than just a few bots to show interest

‘Jobs will be next’: TV ad slump prompts more fear among staff

As TV faces worst decline in ad revenue in 15 years, drought is forcing broadcasters to embrace streaming to bridge income gap

From HumanForest to BrewDog: five firms to watch in a time of turbulence

As AI and tech make their presence felt, new companies are emerging and older ones are adapting