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Last updated: 18 October 2026, 04:30 IST
Search & Digital Marketing

Prediction: The Next Massive Google Update Is Around The Corner
Is another major Google update coming? The documentation changes, spam update pace, and Google's own statements all point the same way.
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AI Search Is Changing Your Website’s Job, Here’s How To Adapt
Sachin Puri explains why AI discovery makes accurate business information, customer trust, and measurement beyond clicks more important for small businesses.
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The Business Case For SEO Is Changing; Budget Justifications Should Too
Learn how to justify SEO budgets in the AI era by aligning investments with revenue generation, risk reduction, infrastructure, and business value.
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WordPress Releases Canonical MCP Adapter Plugin
WordPress released a canonical MCP Adapter that connects AI with sites while maintaining compatibility across MCP versions.
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Google’s Search Antitrust Ruling: What Advertisers Should Check Next
Federal rulings in 2024 and 2025 examined how Google runs its advertising business.
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LinkedIn shares checklist for B2B marketing campaigns
The latest guide provides notes on how marketers can better align their campaigns with changing discovery behaviors.
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Edits app gets carousel editing tools
Users can apply some of the app’s video editing features to enhance carousel layouts, change fonts and add overlays.
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Edits gets carousel editing tools
Users can apply some of the app’s video editing features to enhance carousel layouts, change fonts and add overlays.
Read on our sitePinterest expands creator content promotions
Brands will be able to sponsor creator Pins, boosting exposure and providing more promotional opportunities.
Read on our siteMeta discusses protocols for agentic commerce
The company is trying to ease concerns from e-commerce businesses about how Muse artificial intelligence agents access websites and communicate online.
Read on our siteMeta outlines political ad restrictions
The company once again plans to limit campaign and candidate-related promotions in the week leading up to the U.S. midterm elections.
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‘Defensible to the CFO’: Prime Day catalyzes Amazon video and DSP spend growth
With fuel prices rising and consumer confidence damp , marketers might not be enthusiastic about another round of discounting this fall. Despite that, they’re cranking…
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Omnicom Media and Rembrand partner to evolve in-content ad placements
Fresh off research showing that ad avoidance isn’t just limited to a set of consumers disgruntled with marketers’ messaging , especially across the TV spectrum, Omnicom…
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From influencers to AI, here’s what Gen Alpha thinks about your brand
This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail . Marketing school was in session at Shoptalk Fall in Nashville, but this time, the students were the…
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Future of TV Briefing: Hispanic TV-and-streaming viewership in 4 charts
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how Hispanic audiences spend their time between traditional TV and streaming. Televisión Skydance’s leadership lineup,…
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ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface
OpenAI is launching a new user interface that will bring interactive visuals to ChatGPT.
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Meta rolls out new AI tools to detect ads that secretly lead to child sexual abuse material
Meta launches new AI tools after discovering ads on its platforms that may look normal but direct users to harmful content elsewhere online.
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Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look
The financing includes an $8M seed round co-led by Sequoia Capital and First Round Capital, and a $30 million Series A led by Hummingbird Ventures.
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Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what comes next
The “father of the iPod” says the first generation of AI gadgets failed to solve real problems — and the next wave will need to earn consumers’ trust.
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Google experiments with an AI-powered gaming platform
Google Labs is working on a new AI-powered game-creation platform called Playground for users to build browser-based games using simple text prompts.
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OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — days after the launch of Dots
OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, just days after the launch of Dots. Join this conversation by registering for your…
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Get hands-on: The full lineup of interactive roundtables at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
From Nvidia and Chime to Obvious Ventures and Anthropic, explore the entire roundtable agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $100 on your pass…
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Google’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media
Google on Tuesday launched a new site that lets anyone verify whether a piece of media, be it an image, a video, or an audio clip, is generated using AI.
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6 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Save on your pass before doors open
In 6 days, 10,000+ people from across the global startup and tech ecosystem will come together at San Francisco’s Moscone West for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. If you’re…
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