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Last updated: 07 November 2026, 05:30 IST
Search & Digital Marketing
5,900 Google Ads Accounts Show Ad Strength Wins Impressions – Not Conversions
Google serves higher-rated responsive search ads more often, yet Brad Geddes’ 5,900-account study finds they convert better only 45% of the time. Pinning explains why.
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How To Scale AI Content Across 40 Markets Without Sounding The Same
Scale an AI content factory without erasing local relevance by grounding each market's pages in approved facts, local evidence, and human judgment.
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Google Says It’s Okay To Block Some JavaScript Resources With Robots.txt
Google's John Mueller said it's okay, within a specific use case, to use robots.txt to hide resources from Googlebot.
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Google Lighthouse Update Changes How PageSpeed Insights Simulates Loading
A Google Lighthouse update changes how PageSpeed Insights simulates page loads, which can raise lab scores on pages that haven't changed.
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NY Times Accuses Brave Of Scraping And Exploiting Content
New York Times lawsuit accuses Brave of selling access to paywalled content to AI companies and depriving publishers of ad income.
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Meta ends support for Quest 2 and Quest Pro
The tech giant is shifting its focus to its next-gen virtual reality headset, which will be launched next year.
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In-app conversations “created and shaped by real players” can drive engagement and influence purchasing decisions, according to the company.
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The refreshed product features a prominent call-to-action button and is designed to turn engagement into leads.
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Ad Tech Briefing: Google’s AI-reckoning
It’s earnings season, typically the time of year when industry observers watch agog, as Big Tech companies post earnings far greater than the average ad tech company can…
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Agency execs call for retail media to be holistically considered beyond the lower funnel
As it continues to expand in the number of channels and options, as well as the ad revenue placed into it, retail media is offering media agencies new opportunities to…
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Can ad tech’s server-side shift save it from Apple and Google?
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify Apple has reminded ad tech how much power the browser holds. Ad tech’s reaction: Get out of the browser. With iOS 27, Apple’s Safari…
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‘They hold us hostage’: Publishers furious over terms change still can’t quit Facebook
Publisher trade groups around the world are pressing Meta to change its planned terms of service, but heads of audience and social media told Digiday that their…
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How political creators are juggling platforms to find the three Rs: reach, revenue and rules
Political creators need platforms that can deliver reach, revenue and clear rules. But no single platform reliably provides all three: YouTube offers ad revenue,…
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Anthropic is still grappling with the economics of compute
At a moment when Anthropic's compute margins should be getting better, they’re getting worse.
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Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search
Schools choosing to restrict AI altogether will no longer be able to access Google Search, as AI features are now integrated into the search engine.
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Apple restricts dating apps and AI companions to users 18 and up
Apple's new App Store rules will require 18+ ratings for dating apps and AI companions that offer sexual or romantic content.
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The TechCrunch Founder Summit agenda is only half the reason to be in Boston on Nov. 4
On Nov. 4, TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 brings founders and VCs to Boston's SoWa Power Station for practical insights and connections. Register before prices increase…
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Tomorrow: TechCrunch Founder Summit takes over Boston and when pass rates increase
Secure your TechCrunch Founder Summit pass savings before prices increase tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET. Save up to $100 on your pass, and get a second for free.
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Apple Watch’s AI features for rewinding and recapping conversations begin beta testing
Now in beta: Apple's new Audio Intelligence features can help you remember what someone said or take notes on conversations.
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Google takes Dreambeans to India in bid to bring AI-generated personal stories to the masses
Google's Dreambeans, its latest AI experiment, now supports 13 Indian languages.
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Apple may try to increase revenue by doing…something with third-party AI apps
Apple hinted at ways that it could spur revenue through third-party "opportunities" during its Monday night earnings call.
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Y Combinator’s Garry Tan uses AI agents so much, he spends up to $200K a year on tokens
Y Combinator Garry Tan has jokingly admitted that he's suffered from "cyber psychosis” and barely sleeps sometimes because he’s so excited to be working with his AI…
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Trajectory raises $45M to make AI model training accessible to nontechnical experts
The one-year-old startup is now valued at $300 million.
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Anthropic warns that it’s very close to RSI capability, aka self-building AI
RSI is the point at which AI grows so good at training itself that it spawns a dramatic acceleration of AI capabilities. To the AI doomers, RSI represents the cataclysm…
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