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Last updated: 19 August 2026, 04:30 IST
Search & Digital Marketing
Google Amends SerpApi Suit With Content Licensing Terms
Google amended its DMCA complaint against SerpApi, adding licensing terms after a court dismissed the original claims over search scraping.
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Judge lets SEO sabotage lawsuit over toxic backlinks move forward
A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging an auto transport company used toxic backlinks to hurt a competitor’s Google rankings. Catch up quick. The June 2…
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Google adds real-time reporting endpoint to Campaign Manager 360 API
Google introduced a new reportData.query endpoint for the Campaign Manager 360 API, making it easier for developers to retrieve campaign performance data without…
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Google adds Local customer optimization to Performance Max
Google published a new help document detailing Local customer optimization for Performance Max campaigns with store goals , a feature designed to prioritize ads for…
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Google updates YouTube and Discover Feed ad requirements
Google updated the YouTube and Discover Feed ad requirements to make the policy easier for advertisers to understand. The company says the changes are editorial only and…
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Google updates Merchant Center with cross-platform reporting
Google is updating Merchant Center performance reporting to align metrics more closely with Google Ads and YouTube, giving merchants a more consistent view of how…
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Google to migrate Travel campaigns to Search campaigns for Travel
Google will begin migrating Travel campaigns to Search campaigns for Travel starting in Q3 2026, automatically moving advertisers to the new campaign type while…
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OpenAI Allows Some Health & Finance Ads In ChatGPT
OpenAI's ad rules now allow some health and finance advertisers in ChatGPT, while placement restrictions still apply to sensitive conversations.
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Query templates: Expanding the scope of topical authority
Topical authority isn’t built by covering a topic alone. It also depends on how well your content covers the different ways people search for that topic. Query templates…
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Cloudflare Gives AI Agents Wallets That Pay For What They Access
Cloudflare announced wallets and optional identity handles for AI agents on August 4, extending paid access past crawlers to any caller and any resource.
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How to use MCP to get more data from the tools you already use
Model Context Protocol (MCP) makes it easier to work with the data already sitting inside your SEO and marketing tools. Instead of digging through reports, exporting…
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The new search journey changes how SEO and PPC should work
SEO and PPC have traditionally been managed as two channels that share a results page. The coordination questions were about overlap: Should paid bid on terms the site…
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Meta outlines updated scam alert system coming to WhatsApp
The system adheres to WhatsApp’s privacy focus, ensuring better user protection without external oversight.
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Through the deal, the real estate platform can target app users with ads based on specialty consumer segments including fixer-uppers and homebuyers.
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Best practices for artificial intelligence-generated promotions focus on individuality and consistency, according to a new report.
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IOS users in the U.S. and Canada can now access the artificial intelligence-driven app to help manage content and get audience insights.
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As AI safety concerns mount, three pioneers make the case for staying open
At Ai4, three of the world's most respected AI experts — Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng — debated regulation, open source access, and how America can compete…
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OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise
Thrive Holdings has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation from investors like SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital.
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Mesh, Automattic’s CRM for everyone, comes to Android
Mesh, an AI-powered contacts app and relationship manager from Automattic, is now an Android app.
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Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice
AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices, pendants, pins, and even transcribing earbuds all promising to…
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Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M
This new funding comes after Lovable hit $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June, the startup told TechCrunch.
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How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud and forged signatures
Investors are still waiting for their share of the $250 million windfall, and VideoVerse co-founder Vinayak Shrivastav is now at the center of multiple legal cases.
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Why Sandbar thinks it’s voice-enabled ring can avoid the AI hardware graveyard
AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices, pendants, pins, and even transcribing earbuds all promising to…
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Everything announced at Made by Google ’26: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag, and tons of Gemini features
From the Pixel 11 series and a brand new competitor to Apple’s AirTag, here are all the announcements from the Made by Google 2026 event.
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