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AI   -   Mar 04, 2026 Google opens Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users, adds coding and writing
Canvas option highlighted in Google AI Mode's tool menu alongside upload and Deep Search options.

Google opens Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users in English, no Labs opt-in required, adding creative writing and coding support to the search tool.

by Luis Rijo
Data   -   Mar 04, 2026 Spain fines FC Barcelona €500,000 for failing biometric data protection assessment
Fragmented face dissolving into biometric data streams with red alerts over a dark stadium backdrop.

Spain's AEPD fines FC Barcelona €500,000 for an inadequate data protection impact assessment covering biometric facial and voice data of 143,000 members.

by Luis Rijo
Data   -   Mar 04, 2026 The Trade Desk opens its ecosystem to everyone with OpenTTD
OpenTTD

The Trade Desk today launched OpenTTD, a unified portal giving data providers, publishers, and brands API access to programmatic advertising tools across the open internet.

by Luis Rijo
Retail   -   Mar 04, 2026 Bonial buys cmmrcl.ly to build a retail media data powerhouse
Bonial and cmmrcl.ly logos over Berlin and Hamburg skylines, marking the acquisition deal.

Bonial acquires cmmrcl.ly from Axel Springer, creating a retail media hub with first-party data from 25+ partners including REWE, Rossmann, and OBI.

by Luis Rijo
Data   -   Mar 04, 2026 Google forces Customer Match uploads to Data Manager API by April 1
Google forces Customer Match uploads to Data Manager API by April 1

Google will block Customer Match data uploads via the Google Ads API from April 1, 2026, requiring developers to migrate to the Data Manager API for all audience list management.

by Luis Rijo
Social   -   Mar 04, 2026 IAS quietly extended X to profiles just as Grok became a brand safety tool
IAS quietly extended X to profiles just as Grok became a brand safety tool

IAS expanded brand safety measurement to X profiles in January 2026, the same period X began deploying Grok AI as a pre-bid scoring engine to rebuild advertiser confidence lost since 2022.

by Luis Rijo
Display   -   Mar 04, 2026 Most Google Ads accounts waste $1,127 a month, study of 15K accounts finds
WordStream donut chart: average monthly Google Ads spend $3,127 vs. $1,128 wasted spend.

WordStream analyzed 15,000+ Google Ads accounts and found average monthly waste of $1,127, with 29% recording zero conversions and negative keywords tripling conversion rates.

by Luis Rijo
Search   -   Mar 04, 2026 Google holds 73.7% of desktop searches - ChatGPT is smaller than you think
Q4 2025 EU/UK desktop search share: Google 78.5%, Amazon 5.35%, ChatGPT 3.68%, YouTube 2.87%.

SparkToro and Datos yesterday published the broadest search market analysis yet, covering 41 websites in the US and EU/UK. Google leads at 73.7%, while AI tools reach only 3.2%.

by Luis Rijo
Canvas option highlighted in Google AI Mode's tool menu alongside upload and Deep Search options.
AI   -   Mar 04, 2026 Google opens Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users, adds coding and writing

Google opens Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users in English, no Labs opt-in required, adding creative writing and coding support to the search tool.

by Luis Rijo
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AI   -   Mar 04, 2026 Google opens Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users, adds coding and writing
Canvas option highlighted in Google AI Mode's tool menu alongside upload and Deep Search options.

Google opens Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users in English, no Labs opt-in required, adding creative writing and coding support to the search tool.

by Luis Rijo
Data   -   Mar 04, 2026 Spain fines FC Barcelona €500,000 for failing biometric data protection assessment
Fragmented face dissolving into biometric data streams with red alerts over a dark stadium backdrop.

Spain's AEPD fines FC Barcelona €500,000 for an inadequate data protection impact assessment covering biometric facial and voice data of 143,000 members.

by Luis Rijo
Data   -   Mar 04, 2026 The Trade Desk opens its ecosystem to everyone with OpenTTD
OpenTTD

The Trade Desk today launched OpenTTD, a unified portal giving data providers, publishers, and brands API access to programmatic advertising tools across the open internet.

by Luis Rijo
Retail   -   Mar 04, 2026 Bonial buys cmmrcl.ly to build a retail media data powerhouse
Bonial and cmmrcl.ly logos over Berlin and Hamburg skylines, marking the acquisition deal.

Bonial acquires cmmrcl.ly from Axel Springer, creating a retail media hub with first-party data from 25+ partners including REWE, Rossmann, and OBI.

by Luis Rijo
Data   -   Mar 04, 2026 Google forces Customer Match uploads to Data Manager API by April 1
Google forces Customer Match uploads to Data Manager API by April 1

Google will block Customer Match data uploads via the Google Ads API from April 1, 2026, requiring developers to migrate to the Data Manager API for all audience list management.

by Luis Rijo
Social   -   Mar 04, 2026 IAS quietly extended X to profiles just as Grok became a brand safety tool
IAS quietly extended X to profiles just as Grok became a brand safety tool

IAS expanded brand safety measurement to X profiles in January 2026, the same period X began deploying Grok AI as a pre-bid scoring engine to rebuild advertiser confidence lost since 2022.

by Luis Rijo
Display   -   Mar 04, 2026 Most Google Ads accounts waste $1,127 a month, study of 15K accounts finds
WordStream donut chart: average monthly Google Ads spend $3,127 vs. $1,128 wasted spend.

WordStream analyzed 15,000+ Google Ads accounts and found average monthly waste of $1,127, with 29% recording zero conversions and negative keywords tripling conversion rates.

by Luis Rijo
Search   -   Mar 04, 2026 Google holds 73.7% of desktop searches - ChatGPT is smaller than you think
Q4 2025 EU/UK desktop search share: Google 78.5%, Amazon 5.35%, ChatGPT 3.68%, YouTube 2.87%.

SparkToro and Datos yesterday published the broadest search market analysis yet, covering 41 websites in the US and EU/UK. Google leads at 73.7%, while AI tools reach only 3.2%.

by Luis Rijo
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