McDonald's Drive-Thru AI Pullback, TikTok's Avatars, Amazon's New Cookieless Ad Relevance Platform

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Here are today's top headlines:

1. McDonald's concludes its two-year automated order-taking (AOT) technology test in drive-thru lanes, developed with IBM, planning to remove it from over 100 restaurants by July 26, 2024.
2. TikTok introduces Symphony Digital Avatars and AI Dubbing to enhance global audience engagement for brands and creators.
3. Amazon introduces Ad Relevance, a groundbreaking ad-targeting solution leveraging AI and first-party data to enhance ad personalization without traditional cookie-based methods.

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