https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-accelerates-ad-sprint-with-meta-hires-slashed-pricesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-accelerates-ad-sprint-with-meta-hires-slashed-priceshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-accelerates-ad-sprint-with-meta-hires-slashed-prices#u139244Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:11:58 +0000OpenAI is aggressively expanding its advertising business by cutting published ad rates and releasing new products and tools to court advertisers, including small and midsize businesses. The push features a heavy reliance on talent recruited directly from Meta. This strategy marks a significant pivot for OpenAI, which previously focused heavily on competing with Anthropic for developers by releasing new AI models and tools. The internal ad team has undergone multiple reorganizations as the company ramps up its commercial advertising efforts.Why it mattersThe expansion signals intensifying comp