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Last updated: 28 September 2026, 04:30 IST
Search & Digital Marketing
Google Adds New Ad Experience Metrics To CrUX Report
Google is turning publisher advertising into user experience metric that adds four more numbers that publishers need to track.
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Cloudflare Lets Sites Disallow AI Training Without Blocking Googlebot
Cloudflare's Disallow AI Training keeps mixed-use crawlers available for search. Google and Apple honor training opt-outs; Bing robots.txt support is pending.
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Brand Protection In AI Search: How To Audit And Defend Your Brand’s Identity
Spot false claims and impersonators in AI search, then match each brand protection problem to the right correction, report, or preventive action.
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Matt Van Wagner shares what’s changed, what disappeared and what PPC still gets wrong
Watch this video on YouTube The search marketing industry has gone from an entrepreneurial “gold rush” to an era dominated by automation, AI and increasingly…
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Gemini 3.8 Live powers Google Search Live
Google announced the release of Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking models and 3.8 Live is now powering Search Live on the Google app. Google said3.8 Live is…
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Google Ads AI needs guardrails, not blind trust ft Mike Ryan
Watch this video on YouTube Google Ads’ increasingly automated campaign tools can uncover new opportunities, but advertisers shouldn’t mistake optimization for strategy.…
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Google Chrome launches new metrics to measure ad-heavy websites
Google Chrome is giving advertisers and publishers a new way to quantify just how ad-heavy a website feels to real users. The new data could eventually help advertisers…
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The follow-up query: Rethinking SEO for conversational search
Today, the most revealing search query may be the follow-up. The question people ask after they learn, compare, or reconsider often reveals what they actually need. For…
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Meta Published 2 Documents About Muse And Only One Mentions Attacks
Meta published two Muse documents on the same day. One never mentions risk, attack, or prompt injection. The other uses them 39 times.
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TikTok announces featured creators for Hispanic Heritage Month
The app will showcase journalist Fernando Hurtado, musician Jasmine Wesley and comedian Eric Sedeño as part of a larger community celebration.
Read on our siteSnapchat report highlights users’ political engagement
The study, released ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November, found that nearly 80% of Snapchat users plan to vote.
Read on our siteMeta adds more creator partnership tools
The refreshed Creator Marketing Hub will offer expanded access to discovery and outreach features to facilitate promotions.
Read on our siteMeta announces Edits Plus paid subscription tier
The company’s dedicated video editing app will offer additional features as part of a Meta One Business bundle or as a separate package.
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Google debuts ‘ad detection tool,’ letting marketers better assess ad experiences in Chrome
In an era when website visits are tanking, primarily due to AI-overviews, evaluating the value of website visits, and the associated price of ad inventory is in flux.…
Read on our siteMeta launches Meta One for Business add-on packages
The company’s latest subscription bundles offer paid users access to artificial intelligence-powered tools and advanced custom insights.
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The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry
National outcry against data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials suggested possible construction in a neighborhood already impacted by a…
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Meta now lets AI agents handle the boring parts of WhatsApp Business setup
A new WhatsApp Business MCP server lets developers use AI coding agents like Claude, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT to handle setup, messaging templates, testing, and…
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The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations.
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US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035
The AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world.
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AI agents now have a place to snitch
The AI Contact Hotline is designed to be a discreet place where agents that have witnessed misbehavior can tip off authorities.
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Meta expands subscription push with new AI-focused plans
Meta One bundles expanded access to the company’s AI tools with premium features across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
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OpenAI, Anthropic, Google have been in talks on AI safety for weeks
OpenAI confirms weeks of AI safety talks with Anthropic and Google DeepMind, as Trump's team dismisses safety concerns and pushes to keep pace with China.
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AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round
Profound has raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, less than seven months after it raised a $96 million Series C.
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Former TikTok execs built an app that uses AI to teach you how to pose for a photo
Essentially a camera app, Superpose analyzes selfies or photos and generates four potential poses using AI.
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