Ofcom proposes scam-ad code as UK loses £200m a year to fraud ads
Nearly 40 draft measures would make Category 1 and 2A services ban fraud accounts and verify financial advertisers. Feedback closes 2 October, rules land 2027.
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AI agents can't read pricing on a third of top B2B sites, study finds
A 100-product benchmark found nearly a third of agent sessions hit access errors, pushing 58 percent of pricing lookups to unverified third parties instead.
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EU forces 90%-dominant Google to share its search data
Search rivals and AI chatbots can request Google's anonymised query data starting January 2027, though Android AI rivals wait until August 2027 for full access.
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Kargo gains programmatic control of HP Spotlight desktop ad format
The format was previously sold only through direct insertion orders, so opening a programmatic path changes how buyers plan and access this desktop inventory.
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YouTube share dips to 2.3% in Poland as Netflix climbs to 1.9%
Nielsen's panel of 3,500 households found daily viewing steady at 3 hours 36 minutes while cable led growth, raising questions about streaming's next move.
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VIOOH gains 400 screens across six Mexican cities in Grupo IMU deal
Media buyers get programmatic entry to airports, bus shelters and billboards from Mexico City to Monterrey, as VIOOH's Latin American buildout gathers pace.
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Google denies broader Smart Bidding change as August 17 nears
Google denies a broader Smart Bidding update ahead of the August 17 bidding change, Apple bars home services from Maps ads, and Netflix trims viewership data.
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Nielsen loses appeal over radio ratings tie that charged Cumulus 10x price
Second Circuit ruling on July 13 upholds a block on the measurement firm's Network Policy, sending the antitrust tying case back for a final liability decision.
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Nielsen alters seven TV currency metrics, forcing buyers to re-check August
Buyers and sellers face shifted audience estimates across six datastreams; preview data runs all summer before the recut numbers set fall transaction terms.
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Google loses 950 million pounds as court finds Shopping abuse never stopped
Sweden's Patent and Market Court held Google's 2017 fixes never ended Shopping abuse. Klarna sought four times more; interest lifts the bill past 1.26 billion.
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Claude Cowork cuts Anthropic's weekly report build from 2 days to 2 hours
Inside Anthropic, one analyst reclaimed a full day-plus each week as Claude took over the data hunt. Event builds now run across four platforms via five skills.
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Statistical credit-score inputs fall outside GDPR, Austrian court rules
Vienna's Administrative Court set aside a lower ruling June 11, narrowing what credit bureaus must disclose. The definition fight now reaches scoring inputs.
