Social Facebook allows private groups to convert to public with member protections Facebook enables private group conversion to public starting November 3, 2025, with safeguards protecting member privacy and historical content visibility.
AI Moloco executive details practical AI applications in retail media monetization Machine learning infrastructure enables retailers to increase ad load and efficiency without degrading shopper experience through real-time personalization technology.
AI Industry expert questions AdCP media buying protocol for ad automation Ari Paparo analyzes Ad Context Protocol limitations for programmatic transactions while highlighting creative automation potential in November 2025 analysis.
AI Ad tech industry debates agentic AI protocol amid transparency concerns Ad Context Protocol launch on October 15 sparks debate about whether advertising needs another standard before addressing transparency in AI automation.
Social Reddit hits 116M users as Google search traffic remains flat Reddit reported $585 million revenue and 116 million daily users in Q3 2025, with CEO noting external search traffic stayed flat while organic growth and marketing drove expansion.
Video YouTube launches Edit with AI for automated Shorts creation YouTube introduces Edit with AI in Shorts and YouTube Create app, transforming raw footage into polished videos with automated editing, music, and voiceover in 15 markets.
AI AI tools stabilize at 1.3% while traditional search hits yearly peak New Q3 2025 data shows AI platforms and search engines both reached September highs, suggesting parallel growth rather than direct competition.
AI Reports of ChatGPT financial advice ban prove unfounded Social media reports claiming ChatGPT would no longer provide financial or legal advice stemmed from a single source misinterpreting existing usage policy language from OpenAI.
Social Meta enhances AI optimization for app and gaming campaigns Meta announced improved value optimization for app advertisers on November 3, 2025, delivering 29% higher ROAS and enhanced MMP alignment for iOS and Android campaigns.
AI MNTN launches QuickFrame AI to create studio-quality ads in 12 minutes MNTN announced QuickFrame AI on October 30, combining Google's Veo, ElevenLabs, and Stability AI to generate complete commercials from URLs in minutes for TV and social.
Data Google mandates TCF v2.3 migration by February 2026 Publishers and Consent Management Platforms face a February 28, 2026 deadline to implement IAB Europe's updated framework, with Google systems accepting v2.3 strings immediately.
AI AdCP is the tail wagging the dog, says industry veteran Industry leader warns Ad Context Protocol launch misses opportunity to fix programmatic advertising's structural problems before building new AI systems.
Search One year after Google apologized to web creators at summit Small website publishers reflect on traffic losses and algorithm changes one year after October 29, 2024 summit where executives apologized then revealed more AI.
Data EU's cloud sovereignty plan gives more points to efficiency than independence Commission's scoring system weights supply chain 20% and legal jurisdiction 10%, letting US providers win contracts despite foreign government access.
Video Disney content vanishes from YouTube TV as contract talks fail Disney channels including ABC, ESPN and FX disappeared from YouTube TV on October 30, 2025, affecting over 9 million subscribers after failed contract negotiations.
AI SISTRIX reveals Google self-preference in German AI Mode citations SISTRIX analyzed millions of AI Mode responses after the October 31, 2025 German launch, finding YouTube and Google.com dominate citations at 40% and 31% respectively.
Data Uber launches platform-specific attention metric with Adelaide and Kantar Uber Advertising announces the first custom attention model combining brand lift data with predictive attention measurement for ride and food delivery ads.
AI Music artists demand transparency on Universal's AI partnership with Udio Artists group questions consent, compensation, and clarity in Universal Music Group's deal with AI music generator Udio announced October 30, 2025.
AI Lorelight founder shuts down AI visibility tracking tool Lorelight's founder Benjamin Houy closes the generative engine optimization platform on October 31, 2025, after realizing AI search visibility requires same fundamentals.
DOOH TfL denies Ricky Gervais stab vest ad rejection claim amid train attack Transport for London says comedian's controversial vodka ads highlighting knife crime were never submitted, contradicting viral social media claims.
AI OpenAI's Altman deflects questions on $1.4 trillion spending plans Sam Altman grew defensive when questioned about OpenAI's compute commitments exceeding revenues, offering stock sales instead of financial clarity.
AI Microsoft plans to hire again with "more leverage" from AI tools Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced workforce expansion plans with AI enabling higher productivity per employee, following flat headcount in fiscal 2025.
AI Ad Context Protocol divides advertising industry on agentic AI standards Six companies launched Ad Context Protocol on October 15, but skepticism emerged about whether another protocol is needed for agentic AI advertising automation.
AI AWS activates Project Rainier with 500,000 Trainium2 chips AWS brings online Project Rainier with nearly 500,000 Trainium2 chips in under a year. Anthropic scales Claude training to over 1 million chips by year-end.
AI Polish emerges as top language in multilingual AI benchmark testing Researchers test 26 languages across seven synthetic tasks at context lengths from 8K to 128K tokens, finding performance gaps widen at longer contexts for low-resource languages.
