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Last updated: 07 November 2026, 05:30 IST
Search & Digital Marketing
Tactical Solutions For The Biggest AI Search Measurement Challenges
Measure AI search beyond clicks with STAT’s Tom Capper: track brand presence, investigate citations, and improve your attribution story.
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Google Explains 503s, Robots.txt Limits & Bracket URLs – SEO Pulse
Google reminds sites to use 503s during PHP patch downtime. Other updates cover robots.txt controls, bracket URLs, and JPEG XL in Google Images and Discover.
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Midterm political spending throws spanner into regional advertiser holiday plans
Political media spending in the run-up to November’s midterm elections has inflated TV and streaming ad prices for regular advertisers. It’s forcing advertisers…
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Salesforce’s $5.7 billion Braze deal puts marketers at an ecosystem crossroads
Salesforce’s planned acquisition of Braze was the week’s defining martech deal: the companies announced a definitive agreement on October 20 valuing Braze at…
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The Daily Mail tests GEO with brands ahead of AI visibility product
The Daily Mail is running around a dozen GEO tests to work out what works before turning its AI visibility offering into an official product early next year. Speaking at…
Read on our siteMeta delays rollout of updated commercial terms amid publishers’ collective pushback
Meta’s updated commercial terms have galvanized publishers into a coordinated pushback over the company’s use of their content. After publisher groups sent letters…
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Media Buying Briefing: Brands push toward retail and social while buyers ponder storm clouds
Advertisers funneling media dollars into social platforms, video and retail media channels in the final months of 2026 are boosting year-on-year media spending — but…
Read on our siteEdits comes to iPhone Duo and desktop
Meta’s video editing app was optimized for Apple’s new folding screen device and a soon-to-be-released desktop version is currently being tested.
Read on our siteX provides holiday campaign tips
Recommendations include keeping ads short, using natural language and featuring clear calls to action.
Read on our siteTikTok US shares Q2 account enforcement data
The platform said it removed more than 14 million fake accounts and prevented nearly 65 million spam accounts from being created.
Read on our siteTikTok US shares second-quarter account enforcement data
The platform said it removed more than 14 million fake accounts and prevented nearly 65 million spam accounts from being created.
Read on our siteMeta says advertisers should let campaigns gather data
A new best practices guide cautioned marketers to give both ads and analytic systems time to assess results before tweaking components.
Read on our siteMeta delays business terms update over data scraping concerns
The company’s latest commercial services agreement has been postponed while regulators in the EU and the U.K. get clarity, according to Reuters.
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Grok releases the first seven minutes of its AI-generated ‘Odyssey’
The footage looks okay, as long as you're not seeking artistry, inspiration, or human interest.
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AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, Apollo economist says
"Despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech."
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The hottest AI wearables and gadgets you should know about
We compiled a list of all the hottest AI wearables, including Muse Charm, Bee, Friend, Plaud, and more.
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Will AI expose the rickety infrastructure of the internet?
The moment you realize the internet is "held together by glue and dreams."
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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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Block’s new voice model sounds eerily human
Typically, speech models are paired with a large language model for knowledge retrieval. Block said that Dessa's knowledge stems from the conversational data it has.
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Forced to pick, Grok’s AI model chooses Republicans. OpenAI’s picks Democrats.
A new study found Grok's AI overwhelmingly recommends Republican candidates while OpenAI's GPT favors Democrats, with the two AI models disagreeing in more than 90% of…
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Here are the top AI agents that can live in your text messages
We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.
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OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing ‘significant risks’
OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn't work.
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Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell
The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2-D2 noises, sat, fell down dead for a "nap," and summersaulted on voice command.
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From Toast to Bessemer: Who founders will hear from at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026
Hosted by TechCrunch in partnership with Fidelity Private Shares, the full-day event goes beyond fundraising and AI to explore the realities of finding customers,…
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