Social LinkedIn enhances revenue attribution with company-level measurement New capabilities enable B2B marketers to track campaign influence from first touch to closed deals.
Search Google reports 65% surge in visual searches as AI mode drives multimodal adoption Advanced search features reach 1.5 billion monthly users while industry debates traffic impacts.
Search Google expands AI search with new canvas and video features Advanced search capabilities include real-time video analysis and AI-powered study planning across Chrome desktop.
Retail Temu joins trademark association to strengthen IP protection Chinese e-commerce platform becomes INTA corporate member and serves on Anti-Counterfeiting Committee starting July 2025.
Video YouTube removes strong profanity restrictions from first 7 seconds YouTube allows strong profanity in video openings while maintaining monetization limits for titles and thumbnails.
Data Apple updates App Store age ratings system with granular controls New rating categories and safety questions aim to provide more precise content assessment for mobile app marketplace users.
Video VideoAmp and Warner Bros. Discovery sign multi-year measurement deal Advanced data clean room technology delivers 3.2x more targetable IDs compared to traditional methods.
Data StackAdapt unveils Snowflake native app for first-party data activation First DSP to integrate Snowflake Cortex AI streamlines complex data workflows for programmatic advertising campaigns.
Search Google introduces AI Mode search feature to UK users Conversational search interface brings advanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities to British market.
Retail Chrome introduces AI-powered store reviews for safer online shopping Chrome's new store review feature uses AI to aggregate reviews from multiple sources, helping shoppers evaluate retailers.
AI Looker Studio introduces Code Interpreter for advanced data analysis New Python-powered feature enables natural language queries and advanced analytics for Pro subscribers.
AI Similarweb launches dual tracking platform for AI search optimization Comprehensive platform measures both brand visibility and traffic from ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other AI platforms.
Social Meta expands Threads API with advanced features for developers Meta introduces comprehensive platform enhancements including polls, location tagging, and real-time webhooks as usage grows.
Display Extensive regulation kills digital political advertising in EU Major digital ad platforms abandon European political ads citing complex compliance challenges under TTPA regulation.
Search Google opens alpha testing for new Trends API targeting developers and journalists Early access program provides programmatic access to five years of search data with consistent scaling and geographic breakdowns.
Search Google disputes Pew study showing AI Overviews reduce clicks by half Search giant calls methodology "flawed" as research shows 8% click rate with AI summaries versus 15% without them.
Data Utiq expands to Italy with Adhub Media partnership for privacy-first ads Privacy-focused advertising technology company launches sixth European market through partnership with Italian digital publisher operating Notizie.it and seven vertical platforms.
Data Israel's privacy authority publishes data protection officer guidance draft The Privacy Protection Authority published comprehensive guidelines for DPO appointments, anticipating Amendment 13 implementation on August 14, 2025.
Data Kentucky files lawsuit against Temu over data collection practices Kentucky Attorney General files consumer protection lawsuit against Chinese e-commerce platform over alleged spyware capabilities.
AI McKinsey: AI agents reshape advertising landscape New McKinsey analysis reveals 13 frontier technologies driving transformation in marketing, with agentic AI and autonomous systems leading shift from experimental to practical applications.
Data EU follows UK with age verification in 2026 European Commission to launch digital identity system after UK age verification sparks 1,400% VPN surge.
AI OpenAI CEO envisions fundamental shift in human-computer interaction Sam Altman discusses coming transformation from traditional interfaces to AI-powered natural language computing systems.
Data European websites achieve "North Korean consent rates" through payment barriers Companies charge users to refuse tracking while generating only 0.82% revenue increase for news publishers.
AI OpenAI CEO reveals dramatic cost reductions at Federal Reserve conference OpenAI's Sam Altman details 10x annual intelligence cost drops and programming task automation during banking industry discussion.
AI Google AI incorrectly declares journalist Dave Barry dead Artificial intelligence system generates persistent false death claims despite user corrections, highlighting ongoing accuracy issues.
