Microsoft Clarity beta cuts AI citation query sorting into ranked topics
Beta feature ranks each topic by citation count and share of authority, plus export support for publishers. Second Clarity AI visibility release in two weeks.
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Norway crypto exchanges gain Google ad access after MiCA licensing rule
Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway complete the 30-country EEA map for Google crypto ads. CASP licensing plus Google certification decide who runs from August.
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Criteo wins Massmart retail media deal covering 280 stores in Africa
Sponsored Product Ads already run on Makro.co.za, with Onsite Display Ads to follow across Massmart digital properties. Which advertiser budgets shift next?
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Five audio platforms gain Comscore transcript-level ad targeting
Weekly podcast listening hits 45% among 25-34s while Proximic classifiers reach Spotify, SiriusXM, Triton, Acast and Libsyn. Will audio ad budgets now follow?
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Google Search ads gain 17% to $63.3 billion while network drops 1%
Half a million advertisers now run AI Max campaigns reporting 15% more conversions, while capital spending guidance climbs to $205 billion for the AI buildout.
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The AI intelligence gap: 88% make more, 45% make it better
Generative AI lifted creative volume for 88% of marketers but quality for only 45%, as France, a US court and buyers all redraw the rules this week.
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ChatGPT loses web share to Gemini and Claude as ad penetration hits 26%
Similarweb puts AI Overviews in 43% of US searches, with gen AI web visits reaching 9.5 billion monthly, up 70% in one year. What happens to publishers now?
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Meta drops polling for webhooks as ads endpoint gains 88 notifications
Rate limits, not new features, drove the change. Five standalone webhooks plus one unified endpoint now push ad status data, and polling still works for now.
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Google Ads bans blurry image assets and cuts eligibility to 60-day accounts
Accounts need 60 days of history, active text ads and Search spend above zero. Sensitive verticals stay locked out, and AI labels now bypass the overlay ban.
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Google Ads kills appeals for policy decisions over 6 months old
Policy decisions older than six months become final inside the account, and Google gave zero notice period. What recourse remains for suspended advertisers?
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SiriusXM gains 42 Audacy local stations across 29 US markets from September 1
Twenty-three sports stations arrive first for football season, with 19 news and talk outlets later in 2026. Nine reach all subscribers, 14 need 360L hardware.
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Google cuts Gemini Flash prices as 3.6 uses 17% fewer output tokens
Flash-Lite hits 350 tokens per second at $0.30 per million input, while a new cyber model stays locked to governments. What changes for agent economics now?
