Google removed parked domains (AFD) from Search Partner Network on February 10, 2026, permanently ending a legacy ad surface known for poor conversion rates.
by Luis Rijo
Meta and Toluna tested 100 Reels ads in 4 markets, finding early branding, audio, and emojis significantly boost purchase intent across brand and DR campaigns.
Meta today opened Ray-Ban Display glasses to developers via two build paths - a mobile SDK and a new web app route using standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
YouTube auto dubbing now reaches over 6 million daily viewers in 27 languages, with expressive speech in 8 and a lip sync pilot expanding to visual translation.
Publicis Groupe today agreed to buy LiveRamp in an all-cash $2.5 billion deal, paying a 30% premium to fold data collaboration into its agentic AI strategy.
The week of May 11-17, 2026 compressed upfront presentations, TikTok's MCP launch, ChatGPT's global ad expansion, Amazon's shopping AI merger, and a Starlink surveillance investigation into seven days.
Stripe president John Collison told Bloomberg's Odd Lots that agentic commerce will reduce friction and called keyword search "ridiculous" as new business creation surged.
Incubeta's 2026 study finds 70% of marketing leaders feel confident their budgets work, yet 41.6% admit waste - and AI activation confidence sits at just 55%.
A UC Davis study of 20 popular AI chatbots finds 17 transmit data to third parties, with three leaking plaintext prompts via Microsoft Clarity session replay.