GitHub loses independence as Microsoft absorbs developer platform into CoreAI
Microsoft ends GitHub's seven-year independence as CEO Thomas Dohmke resigns. The $7.5B acquisition joins CoreAI amid AI coding competition.
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Stanford researchers extract entire copyrighted books from AI models
Four major AI systems leak full copyrighted texts including Harry Potter despite safety measures designed to prevent memorization and reproduction of training data.
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WhatsApp bars AI chatbots as Meta solidifies messaging monopoly
Meta today banned general-purpose AI chatbots from WhatsApp's Business API while keeping its own Meta AI as the sole assistant on the 3 billion-user platform.
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Google gives advertisers one placement list to rule them all
Account-level placement exclusions consolidate brand safety controls across Performance Max, Demand Gen, YouTube and Display in a single Google Ads setting.
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Audioboom hits $5.1M profit as Spotify partnership targets video monetization gap
Audioboom reports 54% profit growth to $5.1M with record Q4 revenue while launching Spotify partnership to close video podcast monetization gap between $71 audio RPM and sub-$35 video rates.
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Ad tech veteran slams IAB's 2026 agenda for abandoning publishers
Industry founder challenges Interactive Advertising Bureau to address existential revenue crisis facing digital media companies amid AI traffic collapse
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Why this Bloomberg reporter never wants to use the web again
Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal questions why websites exist when AI chatbots handle information better, sparking debate about digital publishing's future.
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Cross-media measurement study targets European standards fragmentation
The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement and WFA today launched a strategic review examining competing approaches across Europe as advertisers demand unified metrics.
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Google finally lets you set fixed budgets for Search and Shopping campaigns
Google today expanded campaign total budgets to Search, Performance Max and Shopping campaigns globally in open beta, letting advertisers set fixed spending limits for 3 to 90 days.
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Infillion teams with Yobi to crack walled garden automation on the open web
Infillion and Yobi today announced partnership bringing Performance Max-style AI optimization to independent advertisers through privacy-first behavioral intelligence.
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Meta shifts Facebook Reels beyond engagement metrics with new user survey model
Meta launched User True Interest Survey model on Jan 14, integrating direct feedback to improve Facebook Reels recommendations beyond watch time and likes metrics.
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European Commission releases public Google AdTech decision as structural remedies loom
Brussels published redacted version of €2.95 billion antitrust decision on January 14, 2026, while market testing behavioral remedies Google proposed in November.
