DOJ seizes 1,000 pirate domains as Colombia blocks 1,140 more
Seizures ran across three separate actions during the tournament, and Colombia alone blocked 1,140 sites. Ad-funded piracy outlasts every enforcement window.
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Snap Map gains 15 million users as friend data drives 65% of new visits
Arrival Notifications now run at 1.5 million per day, and Snap is testing creator visit tags on Snap Map. What that shift could mean for Promoted Places buyers.
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Publishers threaten to cut Google off as ad supply falls 40%
Publisher ad supply fell 40% in Q2 while Google Search ads grew 17% to $63.3 billion. Reddit, USA Today and Reuters now weigh cutting the crawler off entirely.
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Acxiom cuts identity build time from 24 months to weeks with Salesforce
Zero-copy architecture keeps customer data in place as the Omnicom-owned unit deepens Salesforce ties. Does speed offset the neutrality question for buyers?
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Google opens Spain telemedicine ads to LegitScript holders from Aug. 5
Spanish telehealth spending is forecast to compound at 11.6% through 2033, and certification now gates the ad channel. Which markets does Google still exclude?
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Google users who delete their selfie video lose access to some features
Face scans stay encrypted at rest, yet deletion costs advanced features and an opt-in setting feeds facial recognition training. What does GDPR make of it?
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Google finds AI touches 68% of jobs but only 21% of their tasks
Workplace adoption now reaches 88% of US employment, yet median task coverage stalls at just one fifth. Does shallow AI use undercut the displacement thesis?
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Sponsored messages gain 3.6x InMail lift from LinkedIn Live viewers
Webinars need only 2 to 4 weeks of promotion, flagship events up to 6 months, and one booth visitor is 1 of 6.8 stakeholders. So what changes in the follow-up?
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HubSpot agent cuts 350 hours a year for Ignite Reading across 25 states
Ignite Reading cut a 20-minute district task to seconds across 25 states. Public beta covers Professional and Enterprise tiers, yet pricing remains unstated.
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Adthena counts 7,378 ChatGPT advertisers as placements grow 97x in a quarter
Booking.com leads all three tracked markets while the US holds 60.1% of observed advertisers. Adthena says ChatGPT ad frequency now runs four times AI Mode's.
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Peacock wins first profit at $189M as Comcast ad revenue jumps 55%
Domestic advertising revenue hit $2.16 billion, up 55%, on World Cup and NBA playoffs. Streaming buyers now face a scaled seller heading into a corporate split.
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IAB unites 17 markets in creator week as US spend hits $43.9bn
Roughly 50 million of the world's 200 million creators now work professionally, and IAB wants shared rules. Can 45 national bodies actually align buying cycles?
