Grindr's ad revenue grows 37% as platform bets big on direct deals
Grindr's indirect revenue hit $74M in 2025, up 37% year-over-year, driven by programmatic strength and direct brand sales as the LGBTQ+ platform expands its ad strategy.
Luis Rijo
Luís Rijo is a seasoned marketing professional with over 10 years of experience in Digital Marketing, Search, Social, Display, Video, and DOOH. Based in Europe. Also writing in the spend. Reach out via luis@ppc.land
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CJEU takes on FATCA: EU's top court to rule on banking data sent to the US
The Court of Justice of the EU today registered case C-804/25, putting 13 questions on FATCA's compatibility with GDPR and EU privacy law before its judges.
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Google's patent to replace your website with an AI page could change search forever
Google's newly granted patent US12536233B1 reveals a system that scores landing pages and replaces low-quality ones with AI-generated pages personalized per user search history.
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Google's text guidelines beta goes global for AI Max and Performance Max
Google today expanded text guidelines beta globally for AI Max and Performance Max, giving all advertisers up to 25 term exclusions and 40 messaging restrictions to control AI-generated ad copy.
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France's CNIL puts session replay tools under the privacy microscope
France's CNIL today launched a public consultation on session replay tools, setting strict consent and data minimization rules for website tracking technology used by millions of sites.
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Apple rolls out Maximize Conversions to all App Store advertisers - what it means
Apple today made its Maximize Conversions bid strategy available to all App Store advertisers, replacing the older CPA cap approach with a target-CPA system that uses an automated bidder and Search Match to drive installs at scale.
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AudienceProject and The Trade Desk unite on CTV measurement across Europe
AudienceProject and The Trade Desk today launched a dual partnership for independent audience measurement and socio-demographic targeting across the open internet and CTV in Europe.
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Kantar Media exits Kantar Group and relaunches as Fifty5Blue
Kantar Media today rebrands as Fifty5Blue after its H.I.G. Capital acquisition, signaling full independence and a push into hybrid audience measurement across 80+ countries.
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Inside Google's search ad design engine: tests, assets, and AI in 2026
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.
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Gracenote bets big on AI: why Samsung and Google both need its TV data
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.
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Anthropic clarifies what its three web crawlers do - and how to block them
Anthropic today updated its crawler documentation, detailing ClaudeBot, Claude-User, and Claude-SearchBot - what each collects and what blocking them means for site visibility.
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Luma AI puts $1M on the line for creatives to crack Cannes Lions with AI
Luma AI today revealed an 18-person jury for its Dream Brief competition offering $1 million to any team that wins a 2026 Cannes Lions Gold Lion using its platform.
