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Inside Google's search ad design engine: tests, assets, and AI in 2026
2+ hour ago (902+ words) Google's ad UI and UX leads reveal how search text ads are designed, tested, and evolving as AI Mode and Direct Offers reshape the search experience. The episode is notable for its specificity. Rarely do Google product and design figures…...
Gracenote bets big on AI: why Samsung and Google both need its TV data
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (444+ words) Gracenote's metadata deals with Samsung and Google reveal how structured entertainment data has become a critical input for AI-powered content discovery in 2026. The deal also extends beyond consumer-facing features. According to the announcement, Samsung gains the ability to use Gracenote's…...
Anthropic clarifies what its three web crawlers do - and how to block them
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (520+ words) Anthropic today updated its crawler documentation, detailing ClaudeBot, Claude-User, and Claude-SearchBot - what each collects and what blocking them means for site visibility. According to the updated documentation, Anthropic operates three distinct crawlers. Each carries a separate user-agent string, which in…...
Workers bet on AI to write articles, but the data shows cracks
15+ hour, 1+ min ago (719+ words) Article writing dominates AI automation with 35 million uses - 5x more than any other task. New Paligo research reveals where workers are really deploying LLMs, and where they aren't. The numbers are stark.Article and blog writingleads all categories with 35.3 million uses,…...
California bill targets secret recordings by smart glasses in workplaces
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (380+ words) California SB 1130 targets wearable recording devices like smart glasses, requiring explicit consent in businesses and banning indicator light tampering, with fines up to $10,000. California Senator Eloise G'mez Reyes last week introduced legislation that would make it a crime to secretly…...
VIOOH and JCDecaux bring 32% of Ireland's digital OOH to programmatic
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (436+ words) VIOOH and JCDecaux Ireland today announced a programmatic DOOH partnership giving buyers access to 288 screens, 311 million monthly impressions and 32% of the Irish market. VIOOH today announced a strategic partnership with JCDecaux Ireland, opening 32% of the Irish'digital out-of-home market to programmatic…...
Ventura Ecosystem launches with V and Nexxen as CTV's open marketplace bet
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (253+ words) The Trade Desk today launched the Ventura Ecosystem, bringing V's 50M-device OS and Nexxen's full-stack ad tech into a shared CTV marketplace built on OpenPath and UID2. Guy Edri, CEO of V, framed the collaboration in terms of shared philosophy. "When…...
Channel99 connects B2B marketing data to ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude via MCP
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (237+ words) Channel99 today launched an MCP server giving B2B marketers real-time access to cross-channel performance data inside ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Claude - capturing 10x more signals than traditional attribution tools. "Customers want to engage with their data and performance insights through the tools they…...
Clinch adds AI template catalog to Flight Control's digital asset library
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (217+ words) Clinch today launched a Creative Template Catalog inside Flight Control's Digital Asset Library, adding AI auto-tagging and atomic asset-level optimization for omnichannel ad campaigns. The feature also introduces what Clinch calls applied historical performance indicators at the atomic level. Rather…...
Ogury brings persona-based targeting to CTV, challenging genre-based buying
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (12+ words) Ogury brings persona-based targeting to CTV, challenging genre-based buying'PPC Land...