Time has started serving ads to AI agents
Time is selling ads targeting AI bots, betting that markdown pages will make its content (and advertisers) more visible in AI search.
Record details
Published: 30 July 2026
Source: Digiday (AI/media)
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 31 July 2026
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