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Last updated: 18 October 2026, 04:30 IST
Search & Digital Marketing
Google Spam Update, Image Search Data In GSC – SEO Pulse
Google's September spam update may take up to two weeks, Search Console adds image-based search data, reports look at traffic from Search and AI Mode.
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The Text-Only Version Of Your Website Strips Out The Wrong Layer
Strip the visual layer and a machine can still use a website. Strip the structure, as markdown does, and it can only read about it.
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How agencies can turn holiday intent into action
Explore how holiday shoppers move from discovery to purchase on TikTok.
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Digiday Publishing Summit September 2026 Recap: How publishers are rebuilding for the post-search era
Publishers outlined how they’re preparing for a post-search era by prioritizing direct audiences, diversified revenue and AI strategies that put their journalism (and…
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‘Not hiring’ entry-level talent: Industry acknowledges runaway crisis brought on by introducing AI to the workforce
Related Insights Marketing Marketers bemoan the culture of ‘good enough’ as standards fall amid the AI bubble Read More As many inconsistencies exist across adland that…
Read on our siteMedia Buying Briefing: Stagwell’s chief AI officer explains why Palantir differentiates its data platform from competitors
Eyebrows were raised when Stagwell announced last November it struck a deal with defense and surveillance firm Palantir to build an AI-powered data and audience…
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Can Meta be trusted with user data to power its AI agents?
An incomplete list of the many times that Meta has been accused of misusing people’s data over the years reflects how it prioritizes innovation over safety.
Read on our siteYouTube previews AI-powered Conversational Editing
Conversational Editing is meant to make it easier for creators to build and refine their projects using plain language guidance.
Read on our siteX launches Grok Bot rewards program to showcase AI utility
The program will provide cash rewards to users who suggest valuable use cases for its artificial intelligence-powered Grok bot.
Read on our siteHow can Instagram creators use Muse AI agents?
There’s a range of ways that Meta's artificial intelligence agents could be of value for creators, but building trust in them will be a hurdle.
Read on our siteTikTok agrees to teen usage restrictions in Alabama
The measures are very similar to the provisions that Meta agreed to implement as part of its recent settlement deal in California.
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Anthropic’s CEO is about to have dinner with President Trump
This will be the first one-on-one meeting between Dario Amodei and Donald Trump.
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Can Muse overcome Meta’s trust issues?
On Equity, we discussed how Meta's AI announcement managed to steal the spotlight from OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Anthropic’s Dario Amodei gets the ‘SNL’ treatment
"Saturday Night Live" took on the AI industry’s recent warnings of doom last night, as cast member Jane Wickline offered her impression of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
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Google tests buying from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode in India
The limited test covers select products and users, with a broader rollout planned for later in October.
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Insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs
Blue Cross Blue Shield says hospital use of AI tools led to an additional $942 million in healthcare spending over a two-year period.
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I created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to it
After obtaining an interactive avatar and training it to discuss venture fraud, I have mixed feelings about making AI clones of ourselves.
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At Meta Connect, the company’s smart glasses were everywhere
The company behind Facebook and Instagram wants to keep consumers connected to the digital world via its ever-growing line of smart glasses.
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Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the company's new stationary power plants were no longer in Crusoe's near-term plans.
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Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab’s knowledge
AI agents operating in OpenAI's research environment posted user images on public image-hosting sites without the lab's knowledge.
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Meta opens early access program for new Muse features
Anyone interested in joining has to ask Muse to put them on the list.
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Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal
Anthropic has committed $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai's cloud infrastructure, a bet on CPUs that could grow to about $20 billion, and in an unusual…
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Mark Wahlberg is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, and he wants to talk about your work, not his
Mark Wahlberg joins Bruce K. Lee at Disrupt to discuss investing, entrepreneurship, healthcare, wellness, and building businesses.
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Ahead of US IPO, British AI neocloud Nscale secures $3.36B in convertible financing
The funding, which comes from Third Point, Nvidia, and others, will fuel the company's massive AI data center buildout.
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