Amazon blocks AI bots from major tech companies amid commerce battle
Amazon escalates efforts to prevent AI companies from accessing e-commerce data as retail giant adds restrictions against Meta, Google, and Huawei crawlers on August 21.
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 releases open-source Merch Intel dashboard
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Generative AI shows characteristics of general-purpose technology
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Dotdash Meredith sues Google for antitrust violations, seeking damages
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Google Analytics enhances ecommerce data functionality
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Google search highlights quality content amid AI-driven changes
Former search liaison presents insights on algorithm updates and AI integration before transitioning to new internal role at Google.
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Google unveils enhanced AI keyword matching with broad match advancements
Google Ads announces advanced AI-powered keyword matching improvements with broad match enhancements, Smart Bidding integration, and new brand control features for 2025.
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Meta enables dynamic media by default for catalog ads starting September 2025
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Ad buyers lose key tool as Prebid breaks auction tracking system
Prebid removes cross-platform tracking that helped advertisers detect duplicate bids and waste, leaving demand-side platforms without crucial transparency tools.
