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Last updated: 08 September 2026, 04:30 IST
Search & Digital Marketing
Google confirms deploying goto URL redirects to search results links
Google has confirmed it is rolling out new “technical measures” to protect against abuse of its search results and protect its services. Google is rolling out the…
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Judge Says Google/Publisher AI Situation “Seems Really Unfair”
Judge who ruled that Google is a monopoly said in the Penske vs Google hearing that the AI Overviews situation "seems really unfair."
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AI Tools Recommend Brands But Cite Other Sites, Data Shows
A report finds AI tools often recommend brands while citing other websites as the source.
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Why Running YouTube Ads Like Search Will Burn Your Budget
Before funding YouTube Ads, businesses must fix attribution, build skip-proof creative, budget for algorithmic calibration, and simplify offers to one clear promise.
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Google Ads API Developer Assistant gets major AI agent upgrade
Google released Google Ads API Developer Assistant v4.0.0, rebuilding the tool around a unified plugin architecture that brings specialized Google Ads API capabilities…
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The SEO blind spot is what happens after the click
A few weeks ago, I spoke with a colleague about connecting SEO content to conversions. We agreed there’s a blind spot in SEO: getting people to the website has…
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Google Ads adds reporting for AI-generated product titles
Google is giving advertisers more visibility into how AI is changing their Shopping ads, with a new Product titles report beginning to appear in Google Ads. Google AI…
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Google adds link carousels for developing topics in AI Mode
Google is rolling out link carousels for developing topics, like top stories, for AI Mode after adding this feature for AI Overviews within Google Search earlier . What…
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AI Brand Preference Now Splits By Generation, Claude Leads Gen Z More Than 7-To-1
Claude's Gen Z preference now outpaces Boomers nearly 8-to-1, and a chicken salad chain's rise shows why AI consideration scores never equal user trust.
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Google’s Discover job posting confirms what the feed already shows
Google rarely explains how Discover really works. But sometimes it reveals more than intended—in a job posting. Google recently listed a role for a Staff Software…
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Meta adds new AI subscription packages
The company is looking to monetize its artificial intelligence investments even as a new report from Reuters sheds light on some internal challenges.
Read on our siteInstagram launches connected TV promotion
AdAge reported that the app is teaming up with creators to highlight the benefits of shared viewing experiences, such as watching Reels with friends.
Read on our siteSnapchat highlights opportunities for sportsbook and prediction market ads
The company partnered with Alter Agents to survey users above the legal betting age about their usage of the app when placing wagers.
Read on our siteX revives Twitter’s Lead Gen Ads
The platform updated some parts of the format while preserving the functionality of this previously retired call-to-action feature.
Read on our siteMeta settles landmark lawsuit for $18B
In addition to the payout, the company agreed to a series of restrictions aimed at curbing the use of Facebook and Instagram among users under age 18.
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Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over ‘surging demand’
Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years. But this extended partnerships stretches beyond buying more chips.
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Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45B deal with Nscale
The new deal with the infrastructure provider is the latest example of Anthropic's white-hot compute-gobbling streak.
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Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI
Consumer AI apps need to stop making users learn their product architecture.
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How do we explain OpenAI’s executive exodus?
Was Greg Brockman the right executive all along?
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OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breach
The report, which spans several discrete cybersecurity compromises, is the most complete accounting of the incident to date.
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Radar makes podcasts searchable — and usable by AI agents
Particle’s new podcast intelligence platform transcribes and analyzes more than 130,000 podcasts, making their conversations searchable on the web and accessible to AI…
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Ex-Meta scientists want to bring visual AI to the factory floor
Perceptron offers an AI model that it says can help machines navigate the world while also providing in-depth visual intelligence.
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Bill Gates wants to see a robot tax and ‘Human Reserved’ jobs to mitigate harms from AI
Gates is mostly in the Responsible AI camp, but there are a few ideas in here we hadn't heard before.
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Orchestration is the new challenge for CX in the age of AI agents
Presented by Tata Communications Enterprises are deploying AI agents, voice AI, and automation across messaging, voice, and digital channels faster than the architecture…
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