YouTube drops AI video feature that might actually work
YouTube launches Veo 3.1 Ingredients to Video on Shorts and Create app on January 13, 2026, enabling creators to generate vertical videos from three images.
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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Google's shopping AI sparks surveillance pricing debate
Google faces accusations about personalized upselling in Universal Commerce Protocol after January 11 announcement, while company denies claims about price manipulation.
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Amazon forces all sellers to use prepaid returns, ending high-value exemption
Amazon eliminates high-value exemption for return labels on February 8, 2026, requiring all US seller-fulfilled orders to use prepaid shipping program.
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Google opens NBCUniversal's Winter Olympics inventory to programmatic ads
Google Display & Video 360 adds NBCUniversal Olympic Winter Games programmatic inventory with AI conversion tracking and household frequency controls.
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Apple services shattered records in 2025
Apple's services division reached unprecedented heights in 2025 with 850 million weekly App Store users and Apple Pay blocking over $1 billion in fraud.
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How contextual targeting doubled Super Bowl ad ROI last year
Integral Ad Science reports 102% ROI increase for contextual campaigns during Super Bowl LVIII, with traffic hitting 131 million impressions on game day.
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Anthropic opens Claude Code's automation power to everyone with Cowork
Anthropic launched Cowork on January 12, bringing Claude Code's file automation to non-developers through natural language on macOS.
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Google and Apple's Gemini deal raises questions about AI market control
Google's Gemini models will power Apple Intelligence starting 2026. The multi-year partnership centralizes AI control amid industry criticism of platform dominance.
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Advertising shifts from impressions to business outcomes in 2026
Industry experts predict 2026 will prioritize measurable business results over vanity metrics as AI reshapes campaign evaluation and budgets.
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Honey loses access to 2,000 clients after Rakuten network termination
Honey browser extension terminated from Rakuten Advertising affiliate network on January 12, 2026, losing access to major retail partners including Walmart.
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The audience advertisers can't buy on YouTube
YouTube Premium hits 125 million subscribers who pay to avoid ads—precisely the affluent demographic advertisers want to reach but can no longer target.
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Visa builds payment infrastructure for AI agents to shop on your behalf
Visa's Rubail Birwadker reveals how the company is building tokenized payment systems for agentic commerce, addressing fraud concerns as AI agents begin making purchases.
