Fluency's 2026 Agency AdOps Benchmark Report finds 71% of ad operations teams say manual processes risk client campaigns, with 87% still pacing budgets manually across 170 U.S. agencies.
FIFA approved ads during 2026 World Cup water breaks across 104 matches. New LoopMe data shows 73% of US consumers will notice ads, but only 30% plan to watch. 157 chars.
Google Merchant Center now requires buy buttons to be greyed out on out-of-stock product pages, replacing the previous practice of hiding or removing them entirely.
Opera GX arrives on Linux on March 19, 2026, bringing RAM and network limiters, a zero-log VPN, built-in ad blocking, and Twitch and Discord integration to 34 million users.
Alliance Digitale released on March 12, 2026 a Guide to CTV Technical Standards covering VAST, OpenRTB 2.6, ads.txt, sellers.json for the French digital TV market.
Sweden's Konsumentverket flags persistent ad disclosure failures in influencer marketing, with fines up to 1.5M kronor and EU Digital Fairness Act due in 2026.
Fluency's 2026 Agency AdOps Benchmark Report finds 71% of ad operations teams say manual processes risk client campaigns, with 87% still pacing budgets manually across 170 U.S. agencies.
A UC Davis study of 20 popular AI chatbots finds 17 transmit data to third parties, with three leaking plaintext prompts via Microsoft Clarity session replay.
Google Ads API v24.1 adds direct experiment statistics and five new test types, covering AI Max, broad match, video, and Performance Max asset optimization.
Google published a new guide on May 15 to help website owners optimize for generative AI in Search, addressing AEO and GEO misconceptions directly for SEO.
Amazon, Disney, Netflix, NBCU and Fox stage 2026 upfronts as OpenAI adds audience targeting, Google rewires Analytics, and CTV fraud climbs 140% year-on-year.
Google integrates Tag Manager into Google Ads Data Manager, letting advertisers manage tags without leaving the ads platform. Here is what changes technically.
After 4.5 years of speculation, Amazon MGM Studios confirmed on May 14, 2026 that James Bond auditions have begun, with Nina Gold tapped to find the new 007.
YouTube rolls out conversational AI search, gaming title cards, family groups, and chapter navigation to smart TVs and gaming consoles in its Q1 2026 update.
Fluency's 2026 Agency AdOps Benchmark Report finds 71% of ad operations teams say manual processes risk client campaigns, with 87% still pacing budgets manually across 170 U.S. agencies.
FIFA approved ads during 2026 World Cup water breaks across 104 matches. New LoopMe data shows 73% of US consumers will notice ads, but only 30% plan to watch. 157 chars.
Google Merchant Center now requires buy buttons to be greyed out on out-of-stock product pages, replacing the previous practice of hiding or removing them entirely.
Opera GX arrives on Linux on March 19, 2026, bringing RAM and network limiters, a zero-log VPN, built-in ad blocking, and Twitch and Discord integration to 34 million users.
Alliance Digitale released on March 12, 2026 a Guide to CTV Technical Standards covering VAST, OpenRTB 2.6, ads.txt, sellers.json for the French digital TV market.
Sweden's Konsumentverket flags persistent ad disclosure failures in influencer marketing, with fines up to 1.5M kronor and EU Digital Fairness Act due in 2026.