Search volatility intensified during the first week of February 2026 as Google deployed a Discover-specific update prioritizing local content, while OpenAI began accepting advertisers for ChatGPT placements at premium rates exceeding typical social media inventory.
by Luis Rijo
House of Lords urges UK to reject commercial text and data mining exceptions, mandate AI training transparency, and build a fair licensing market for creative industries.
IAB Tech Lab today expanded its agentic advertising registry to 10 entries, adding Amazon, Burt Intelligence, Optable, Dstillery, and HyperMindZ.ai alongside three new deployment classifications.
A federal judge today barred Perplexity AI from using its Comet browser's AI agents to access Amazon's password-protected accounts, in a ruling with sweeping implications for agentic AI.
BLACKPINK's "GO" enters YouTube's Global Weekly Top Songs at #1 with 43M views, the group's first release in over three years. Full chart data across 15 territories.
IAB Tech Lab today released CoMP v1.0, a standardized protocol requiring AI systems to secure commercial agreements with publishers before crawling content. Open for public comment until April 9, 2026.
Dreamdata's 2026 LinkedIn Ads Benchmarks report shows 121% ROAS, 41% budget share, and 272-day buyer journeys drawn from 66M+ B2B sessions.
RTB House launches rtb.com on March 4, 2026 - a self-service programmatic platform for SME ecommerce brands using Deep Learning, with no minimum budgets.
JCDecaux retained its exclusive advertising contract with Melbourne's Yarra Trams on March 5, 2026, securing up to 14 years with major digital expansion plans.