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Last updated: 08 September 2026, 04:30 IST
Search & Digital Marketing
Google Local Services Ads Are Moving To Performance Max: What To Check First
Google is folding Local Services Ads into Performance Max. Join CallRail's on 9/8 for the audit checklist to run before and after your account migrates.
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1 In 10 Webpages Shows Signs Of AI Authorship, Pew Reports
Pew found AI authorship signs on 10% of sampled webpages and 35% of pages carrying a post-ChatGPT publication date.
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ChatGPT Ads adds automated bidding, platform targeting
ChatGPT Ads is adding a new Maximize results bid strategy, platform-level targeting and view-through conversion reporting, while expanding into Brazil and Mexico The…
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Google expands Local Services Ads categories ahead of migration
Google expanded the list of businesses eligible for Local Services Ads (LSAs), adding more granular categories across restaurants, automotive services and beauty…
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How to build an AI content workflow from the ground up
I’ve spent months building and rebuilding an AI content pipeline in Claude Code . It now supports article updates and production for a company blog and external…
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Google Ads Launches New Search and AI Max Experimentation Tools
Google Ads adds new Search and AI Max experimentation tools for testing budgets, ROI targets, brand controls, location settings, and campaign changes.
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Walmart finally starts supporting Apple Pay and Google Pay
This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail . By the end of this year, shoppers will finally be able to use Apple Pay and Google Pay in Walmart…
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Ad Tech Briefing: AI advertising’s measurement problem is really a governance problem
Observers hope adland won’t repeat past mistakes, especially as it looks to develop standards for measuring how ads will work in LLMs, many of which are set to become…
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In Graphic Detail: How AI search has impacted the web traffic of over 50 advertisers
Since AI Overviews were first rolled out by Google in 2024, they’ve only begun to appear against an ever-larger proportion of search results. According to Ahrefs ,…
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X creates a new revenue model for creators — but will it actually win them over?
X is launching a new revenue model for creators next month, called the Original Content Rewards Program, that will reward creators who produce “original, high-quality…
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The case for and against turning off Google crawlers
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify Gone are the days where publishers enjoyed a surplus of search traffic referral. AI bot crawlers have usurped those eyeballs.…
Read on our siteMeta is developing an AI glasses kill switch
Patentlyze reported that the company filed a patent earlier this year for a cut-off switch designed to prevent unauthorized recordings.
Read on our siteTikTok launches newsletter to share creator insights
The newsletter, called The Creator Cut, is designed to share insights from livestream creators on how to make an impact with short-form content.
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The platform is syncing audio and embedding the results in-stream, allowing listeners to follow along even in sound-off environments.
Read on our siteTikTok may influence teen eating behaviors
A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior found that adolescents may be especially influenced by food-related content.
Read on our siteTikTok adds legacy account options
Allowing users to select what will happen to their profiles after they die is important in terms of privacy and storage capacity.
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New Zealand introduces teen social media restrictions
A new ban would require platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook to confirm that users are over 16 years old, per Bloomberg.
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AI Marketing Strategies: From experimentation to execution with Samsung, Bayer, David’s Bridal and Dolce&Gabbana Beauty
When we convened in February, marketers’ approaches to AI were still nascent. Over the past several months, many iconic brands have moved from early experimentation to…
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Situational Awareness, star AI hedge fund that nearly imploded, now being probed by the SEC
The AI hedge fund went from "the talk of Wall Street" to "subject of federal subpoenas" faster than you can say "diversify your portfolio."
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Trump bought SpaceX shares two weeks after blockbuster IPO
The president bought when the stock was in the mid-$150 range. SpaceX finished trading on Monday back at its IPO price of $135.
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Amjad Masad, CEO and co-founder of Replit, joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Replit CEO Amjad Masad will share his perspective on the future of programming and Replit's role in developing it.
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Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns
Early testers are raving about what Instinct can do, but some say the AI assistant’s sweeping access, broad terms and ability to act on users’ behalf come with…
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Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics
General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents how to move through space and time, is in talks to raise at a $6 billion…
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OpenAI is building AI agents for everything. Will everyone use them?
Inside the frontier lab’s push to bring AI agents from software engineers to the masses.
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