Retail import volumes to stay down through spring amid tariff uncertainty
U.S. container port imports expected to decline year-over-year until May 2026 as retailers navigate tariff policy uncertainty and post-holiday shipping lulls.
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PayPal teams with Microsoft to enable purchases inside Copilot
PayPal and Microsoft launch Copilot Checkout on January 8, enabling direct transactions through AI conversations without leaving the platform.
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Cloudflare faces €14.2 million fine from Italian regulator over piracy enforcement
Italian communications authority AGCOM fines Cloudflare €14.2 million for refusing to comply with orders to block pirated sports streaming content through its DNS services.
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Tech giants rush to sponsor Tailwind CSS after devastating layoffs
Vercel, Gumroad, Google, Lovable, and Macroscope pledged financial support to Tailwind CSS within 48 hours of the January 6, 2026, layoffs that eliminated 75% of the engineering staff.
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California data broker fined $45,000 for selling health condition lists
Texas company marketed consumer data on Alzheimer's, addiction, and ethnic backgrounds without Delete Act registration compliance, faces December deadline.
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Google phases out call-only ads by February 2027 in push toward automation
Google deprecates call-only ads starting February 2026, forcing advertisers to transition to responsive search ads with call assets by February 2027 deadline.
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Comscore cracks the audio measurement gap with Trade Desk integration
Comscore launches AI-powered audio targeting and measurement on The Trade Desk, addressing a 22% investment gap between consumer engagement and advertiser spending.
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Beehiiv doubles ad sales team as newsletter monetization heats up
Newsletter platform Beehiiv expands advertising team with LiveIntent veteran Andrew MacMannis as ad demand accelerates across 30,000 publications.
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Netflix soundtrack dominates as YouTube charts reveal fragmented listening
Golden from KPop Demon Hunters leads US charts with 9.3M views while Peso Pluma and regional hits fragment the December 26-January 1 streaming landscape.
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Google adds one-click GCP deployment to tag gateway arsenal
Description: Google Tag Manager integrates Google Cloud Platform deployment for tag gateway, expanding beyond Cloudflare with automated External Application Load Balancer configuration.
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Magnite partners with deep learning firm to enrich programmatic bidstream
Magnite integrates Cognitiv's deep learning models into ClearLine on January 6, expanding real-time curation capabilities across premium video inventory and omnichannel campaigns.
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LiveRamp just turned its data marketplace into an AI model training hub
Data collaboration platform opens licensing infrastructure for training data, third-party models, and AI-powered applications starting January 6, 2026.
