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Vdopia & BlueKai to enter into global agreement
MUMBAI: Vdopia announced that it has integrated with BlueKai data to provide Vdopia’s customers with advanced mobile video targeting on a global basis.
BlueKai mobile data will be integrated into Vdopia’s platform for mobile audience targeting, giving its advertisers’ access to 330 million unique mobile users (iOS and Android). Data from BlueKai, as well as other mobile targeting partners, will enrich Vdopia’s own data resulting in segment targeting abilities that are constantly refreshed to provide broad reach at scale.
Vdopia already offers mobile targeting based on context, device type, time, operating system, location, demographic information and audience behavior. The addition of BlueKai’s 3rd-party data provides additional targeting parameters to help brands reach their intended audiences with more impact and efficiency.
“Vdopia has always had the industry’s most comprehensive set of video creative units for mobile. The addition of BlueKai data sets will vault us into a global leadership position in targeting effectiveness,” said Vdopia chief business officer & co-founder Saurabh Bhatia.
“No other company offers the worldwide audience reach for mobile video advertising that we provide for our customers,” added Bhatia.
“In 2013, advertisers increased spending on mobile video advertising by 167 per cent and will increase spending by 81 per cent this year. With such a large investment in mobile video, advertisers must deploy the most advanced campaign targeting tools to maximise their ROI. With Vdopia and BlueKai together, they will get just that,” pointed out BlueKai vice president of mobile Jeff Frantz.
“Advanced mobile video targeting sharpens access of advertisers to the right audience while choosing the parameters that are most effective to their campaigns. Our association with BlueKai will help us elevate our cutting edge video advertising solutions in this fast growing segment,” mentioned Vdopia vice president – APAC Preetesh Chouhan.
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OpenAI hits back at Elon Musk’s lawsuit ahead of trial
Company calls claims “baseless” and accuses Musk of trying to disrupt a rival.
MUMBAI: When the stakes are measured in billions and egos are involved, even Silicon Valley titans can turn a courtroom into a battlefield. OpenAI has issued a sharp public response to Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit, accusing the billionaire of filing the case to harass a competitor rather than address genuine concerns. In a strongly worded statement shared on its official X account, OpenAI described Musk’s allegations as “baseless” and suggested the lawsuit is an attempt to disrupt the company as the case heads toward trial later this month in Oakland, California.
The response comes after Musk’s legal team recently amended the complaint, proposing that any damages potentially exceeding $150 billion should go to OpenAI’s nonprofit entity rather than to Musk personally. OpenAI questioned the timing and motive behind this change, calling it a late-stage attempt to “pretend to change his tune” on the nonprofit structure.
The company further labelled the lawsuit a “harassment campaign”, arguing that Musk’s actions are driven by personal rivalry, ego, and a desire for greater control and financial upside.
At the heart of the dispute is Musk’s claim that OpenAI has abandoned its original nonprofit mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity. A co-founder who left in 2018, Musk is seeking governance changes, including the removal of CEO Sam Altman from the nonprofit board, and the return of certain financial gains linked to Altman and President Greg Brockman.
OpenAI has firmly rejected these allegations, maintaining that its current hybrid structure, a public-benefit corporation overseen by a nonprofit parent remains true to its long-term goals. The company has also previously accused Musk of anti-competitive behaviour aimed at weakening its leadership.
As the case prepares for a jury trial, this public exchange highlights the deepening rift between two of the most influential figures in the AI revolution and raises broader questions about governance, mission, and power in the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence.
In the high-stakes game of AI, it seems the real drama isn’t just inside the models, it’s playing out in courtrooms too.
