Investigation reveals Honey collected data from children despite policy claims, while systematically leaking private discount codes from small businesses without consent.
Google filed a December 19 lawsuit against SerpApi for scraping search results, yet the company scrapes billions of web pages for AI training without compensation.
John Lewis achieved the highest visibility in ChatGPT's shopping recommendations this Christmas, outranking over 1,000 retailers as artificial intelligence transforms how consumers discover products.
France's data protection authority fined Israeli marketing platform Optimove €1 million on December 11, 2025, for systematic GDPR violations affecting 9.8 million French users in a breach exposing Deezer customer data.
YouTube redesigns television playback interface with repositioned controls, new description button, and improved subscriber experience across TV screens.
Google Ad Manager launched focused banner ads on March 9, 2026, a beta format that blurs article text mid-scroll until readers tap a button to resume reading.
Tests and antitrust filings reveal Google AI Mode draws from FastSearch - a cached, lighter index separate from the live web powering traditional Search results
Google expanded Ads Advisor with three agentic safety features: real-time policy reviews, 24/7 security monitoring, and instant certifications via Gemini.
Danny Sullivan last week republished his 1996 Webmaster's Guide to Search Engines, a 30-year milestone document that shaped modern SEO practices and terminology.
Perion and EMARKETER survey 111 US marketers on creative optimization: only 3.6% actively optimize despite 89% viewing creative as critical to performance.
EU proposes requiring Alphabet to share Google Search query, click, ranking and view data with rival engines on FRAND terms in DMA specification proceedings.
Google kills Dynamic Search Ads in September, ChatGPT ad CPMs drop from $60 to $25, the IAB records $294.6B in 2025 digital ad revenue, and Amazon's billing crisis deepens.
Investigation reveals Honey collected data from children despite policy claims, while systematically leaking private discount codes from small businesses without consent.
Google filed a December 19 lawsuit against SerpApi for scraping search results, yet the company scrapes billions of web pages for AI training without compensation.
John Lewis achieved the highest visibility in ChatGPT's shopping recommendations this Christmas, outranking over 1,000 retailers as artificial intelligence transforms how consumers discover products.
France's data protection authority fined Israeli marketing platform Optimove €1 million on December 11, 2025, for systematic GDPR violations affecting 9.8 million French users in a breach exposing Deezer customer data.
YouTube redesigns television playback interface with repositioned controls, new description button, and improved subscriber experience across TV screens.