AI.com’s $85 million Super Bowl ad campaign falls foul as traffic crashes servers — the campaign allegedly cost $15 million for the ads, $70 million for the domain name

February 9, 2026

, By Tom’s Hardware

AI.com’s million Super Bowl ad campaign falls foul as traffic crashes servers — the campaign allegedly cost million for the ads, million for the domain name

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AI.com bought its way onto the biggest advertising stage in the world on Sunday night, running a fourth-quarter Super Bowl ad spot that told tens of millions of sports fans worldwide to head to the site and create a handle. Hyped-up viewers arrived in droves, and then the site crashed.

Within minutes of the ad airing, users across social platforms reported that AI.com was either unreachable or stuck in failed sign-up loops, turning what was meant to be the site’s big launch moment into an unexpected…

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AI.com’s $85 million Super Bowl ad campaign falls foul as traffic crashes servers — the campaign allegedly cost $15 million for the ads, $70 million for the domain name

February 9, 2026

, Published By Tom’s Hardware

AI.com’s million Super Bowl ad campaign falls foul as traffic crashes servers — the campaign allegedly cost million for the ads, million for the domain name

AI.com bought its way onto the biggest advertising stage in the world on Sunday night, running a fourth-quarter Super Bowl ad spot that told tens of millions of sports fans worldwide to head to the site and create a handle. Hyped-up viewers arrived in droves, and then the site crashed.

Within minutes of the ad airing, users across social platforms reported that AI.com was either unreachable or stuck in failed sign-up loops, turning what was meant to be the site’s big launch moment into an unexpected…

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