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Madhive's Maverick AI agents bring local-first intelligence into the DSP

Luis Rijo — Wed, 27 May 2026 17:10:16 +0200

Madhive today expanded Maverick AI to include agentic capabilities, adding an MCP server for LLM access to its local-first DSP across 50,000 daily campaigns.

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Spain fines Amadeus IT Group €14.4M for passenger data profiling

Luis Rijo — Wed, 27 May 2026 06:00:37 +0200

Spain's AEPD fined Amadeus IT Group €14.4 million for using millions of travellers' booking records to build passenger profiles without a valid lawful basis.

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Podcast ad spend hit $408M in December. Germany added 259% more brands in Q1

Luis Rijo — Wed, 27 May 2026 05:48:53 +0200

Magellan AI's H1 2026 data shows podcast ad spend peaked at $408M in December 2025, Germany grew new brands 259% Y/Y, and financial services led ex-US growth.

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Vietnam's app market hits 2.88B downloads - what the data really shows

Luis Rijo — Wed, 27 May 2026 05:32:31 +0200

Adjust's Vietnam 2026 spotlight report reveals gaming sessions up 15% YoY, finance app installs up 21%, and short drama app downloads surging 271% in Q4 2025.

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The Vizio open-source trial that could shake the smart TV ad industry

Luis Rijo — Wed, 27 May 2026 05:15:37 +0200

A California jury will decide in August 2026 whether Vizio must release Linux-based SmartCast source code, in a case with major stakes for CTV advertising.

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Proximic by Comscore's 2026 football guide targets 4.5B hours of NFL viewing

Luis Rijo — Wed, 27 May 2026 04:37:41 +0200

Proximic by Comscore released its 2026 Football Kickoff Guide on May 7, offering AI-driven audience segments across six data partners for NFL season planning.

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LinkedIn's three-phase B2B launch framework: why one day is not enough

Luis Rijo — Wed, 27 May 2026 04:29:54 +0200

LinkedIn's Robert Yanik outlines a ramp-launch-nurture framework for B2B product launches, backed by data showing 211-day buying cycles and 10 stakeholders.

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Claude's 130% surge shakes up the AI chatbot rankings

Luis Rijo — Tue, 26 May 2026 22:50:27 +0200

Comscore March 2026 data shows Anthropic's Claude grew 130% month over month, reaching 2.66 million U.S. desktop users as ChatGPT holds its dominant lead.

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EU set to hit Google with record DMA fine before summer recess

Luis Rijo — Tue, 26 May 2026 22:41:50 +0200

The European Commission is preparing a high triple-digit million euro fine against Google under the Digital Markets Act, the largest DMA penalty imposed so far.

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YouTube brings Gemini Omni and personal avatars to Shorts at Google I/O

Luis Rijo — Tue, 26 May 2026 22:25:58 +0200

YouTube launches personal AI avatars and Gemini Omni remixing for Shorts at Google I/O 2026, with SynthID watermarks and granular creator opt-out controls.

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Pope Leo XIV's encyclical demands AI be 'disarmed' from power and war

Luis Rijo — Tue, 26 May 2026 22:10:30 +0200

Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas calls for AI disarmament, human dignity protections, and limits on autonomous weapons and algorithmic exclusion systems.

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Amazon's water bet in Germany: 370 million liters and a smart city play

Luis Rijo — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:24:19 +0200

Amazon funds IoT leak detection across 500 Frankfurt buildings and Spessart Forest wetland restoration, aiming to save 370 million liters of water annually.

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Googlebook is here: what Google's AI laptop actually changes

Luis Rijo — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:20:01 +0200

Google launched Googlebook on May 12, 2026: an AI-first laptop merging Android and ChromeOS, with Gemini built in and chips from Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek.

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Fallout Season 3 confirmed: Aaron Paul joins Prime Video cast

Luis Rijo — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:08:35 +0200

Prime Video confirms Fallout Season 3 with Aaron Paul after the franchise surpassed 100 million global viewers across the first two seasons on Prime Video.

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Basis case study claims 6:1 ROAS on adventure brand paid social

Luis Rijo — Tue, 26 May 2026 06:59:07 +0200

Basis reports a full-funnel paid social campaign returned 6:1 ROAS and 1.8 million dollars for a global adventure brand, cutting CPA to 30 dollars from 50-60.

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Nobody clapped: Google I/O 2026 drew millions of views, almost no likes

Luis Rijo — Tue, 26 May 2026 06:54:49 +0200

Google I/O 2026 became one of the most-watched developer keynotes in the company's history and, at the same time, one of the least applauded. The gap between those two facts is the story.

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Google asks appeals court to throw out its entire search monopoly loss

Luis Rijo — Tue, 26 May 2026 06:46:22 +0200

Google told the D.C. Circuit on May 22, 2026 that Judge Mehta misapplied antitrust law in the search monopoly case and asked for full reversal.

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Amazon tightens Seller Fulfilled Prime speed rules starting July 6

Luis Rijo — Tue, 26 May 2026 06:33:59 +0200

Amazon raises Seller Fulfilled Prime delivery speed thresholds from July 6, 2026, and introduces a zip-code-level delivery promise tool launching in September 2026.

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Australia bans baby bottle self-feeding devices over choking deaths risk

Luis Rijo — Tue, 26 May 2026 06:24:30 +0200

Australia's ACCC today enacted a permanent ban on baby bottle self-feeding devices, citing choking, suffocation and aspiration risks that can kill infants.

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Amazon Ads built a $56bn empire - but forgot the shopper

Luis Rijo — Mon, 25 May 2026 23:52:05 +0200

A shopper expert argues Amazon Ads has drifted from customer obsession, raising questions about claimless sponsored ads, opaque badges, and ghost brand pages.

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Google AI Mode ads blend into answers - and a billion users are watching

Luis Rijo — Mon, 25 May 2026 19:20:22 +0200

Google's AI Mode now shows sponsored listings mid-conversation, nearly indistinguishable from organic results, as the surface crosses 1 billion monthly users.

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Google silently drops pages: a dev studio lost 50% of its search traffic

Luis Rijo — Mon, 25 May 2026 15:20:28 +0200

Marmelab CEO Francois Zaninotto reports a 50% Google traffic drop in six months as the 'crawled but not indexed' page count rises with no explanation given.

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AI search, $2.2bn data deals, and a fake AI ad scandal reshape ad industry

Luis Rijo — Mon, 25 May 2026 09:41:24 +0200

Google AI Mode hits 1B users, Publicis buys LiveRamp for $2.2bn, OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT Ads Manager, and the FTC fines Cox Media $880K for fake AI targeting.

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8 Google Merchant Center attributes your feed needs for AI Mode

Luis Rijo — Mon, 25 May 2026 09:28:26 +0200

Google flags 8 Merchant Center feed attributes for AI Mode and AI Overviews - what each does, its character limits, and the formatting errors that break data.

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Doug Liman's AI film 'Bitcoin' cut post-production from 40 years to six months

Luis Rijo — Sat, 23 May 2026 23:02:48 +0200

At Google I/O 2026, Doug Liman and 30 Ninjas detailed how AI compressed a feature film's post-production from 40 years to six months using Veo and Gemini Live.

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Inside Google I/O 2026: the agentic AI shift no one saw coming

Luis Rijo — Sat, 23 May 2026 22:53:35 +0200

Google's top AI leaders at I/O 2026 explain how Gemini 3.5 Flash, Spark, and Antigravity are reshaping productivity, coding, and the future of search today.

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Snap Specs AR glasses set for fall 2026 launch at $2,500

Luis Rijo — Sat, 23 May 2026 22:41:47 +0200

Snap's Specs AR glasses are reportedly set for a fall 2026 consumer launch at around $2,500, beating Meta and Google's display-equipped glasses to the market.

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AppLovin launches Gist, a social app that could change everything

Luis Rijo — Sat, 23 May 2026 22:27:29 +0200

AppLovin has quietly launched Gist, a Pinterest-like social app, as it moves to build first-party traffic alongside its fast-growing Axon advertising platform.

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YouTube adds Unique Reach metric and Gemini Omni to Shorts for creators

Luis Rijo — Sat, 23 May 2026 22:01:20 +0200

YouTube today introduced Unique Reach in Advanced Analytics, music for image posts, and Gemini Omni remixing in YouTube Shorts and the YouTube Create app now.

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FTC orders Cox Media Group to pay $880,000 over fake AI listening ad service

Luis Rijo — Sat, 23 May 2026 16:54:21 +0200

The FTC fined Cox Media Group, MindSift, and 1010 Digital Works $930,000 for selling a fabricated AI voice-targeting advertising service to small businesses.

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Reddit's 2026 ad creative study: what actually moves conversion rates

Luis Rijo — Sat, 23 May 2026 10:27:33 +0200

Reddit studied 150,000 in-feed ads across 7,000 advertisers to find which creative choices drive conversions - from logo placement to urgency overlay text.

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Brazil's ANPD releases draft age verification guide open to public input

Luis Rijo — Sat, 23 May 2026 10:00:04 +0200

Brazil's ANPD releases a draft guide on reliable age verification for digital platforms, opening a public consultation under the May 2026 ECA Digital framework.

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Trump's AI cybersecurity order: what the shelved draft actually says

Luis Rijo — Sat, 23 May 2026 09:47:26 +0200

A draft executive order on AI and cybersecurity was shelved on May 22. Here is what the seven-page document proposed for frontier models and federal agencies.

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Texas sues Discord for deceiving parents and exposing children to predators

Luis Rijo — Sat, 23 May 2026 09:40:15 +0200

Texas filed a landmark lawsuit against Discord, claiming it deceived parents about safety while children faced predators and extremist content on its servers.

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ChatGPT Ads Manager gets daily budgets, geo-targeting, and dynamic CTAs

Luis Rijo — Sat, 23 May 2026 09:29:07 +0200

OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT Ads Manager with daily budgets, U.S. geo-targeting by state, DMA, and ZIP, plus an early dynamic CTA test rolling out on select ads now.

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Meta Forum app quietly launches as Reddit rival with AI-powered Groups feed

Luis Rijo — Fri, 22 May 2026 21:16:39 +0200

Meta's Forum app quietly pulls Facebook Groups into a standalone feed, adding two AI features and no launch event - weeks after Reddit posted $625M in ad revenue.

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Deleted Google API keys keep working for 23 minutes, research shows

Luis Rijo — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:55:55 +0200

Aikido Security research shows deleted Google API keys remain live for up to 23 minutes, granting full access to Gemini, BigQuery, and Maps. Google won't fix.

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GML 2026 and Publicis-LiveRamp reshape ad industry in four days

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 23:08:45 +0200

Google Marketing Live, Google I/O, Publicis buying LiveRamp for $2.5bn, OpenAI visual ads, and Omnicom exiting identity reshape the week of May 18-21, 2026.

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Google AI Mode hits 1 billion users - how search changed in one year

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 22:55:32 +0200

Google AI Mode has surpassed one billion monthly users globally. Queries doubled every quarter, average length tripled, and 1 in 6 searches are now non-text.

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Google warns: the software systems behind your marketing tools may not scale

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 22:48:03 +0200

A Google I/O 2026 session predicts a 10x to 100x jump in AI-driven software output that will strain the systems behind every marketing tool, and explains why.

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Google's GML EMEA show: what marketers must know about the Gemini pivot

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 22:18:25 +0200

Google used its GML EMEA 2026 show to promote AI Max, Universal Cart, Ask Advisor and Meridian, asking advertisers to give campaign execution over to Gemini.

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UK podcast ads beat TV on reach - and 44% of listeners bought something

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 22:09:57 +0200

Podcast ads reach 43% of UK adults monthly, 79% recall an ad in the past week, and 44% made a purchase - new Sounds Profitable and Sound Insights study finds.

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Netflix added 13,000 audio description hours in 2025 and what else changed

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 21:57:34 +0200

Netflix added over 13,000 audio description hours across 34 languages in 2025 and launched a new Search by Language tool on Global Accessibility Awareness Day.

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Axel Springer posts 29% EBIT jump in its first year as an independent company

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 21:49:09 +0200

Axel Springer posts 241 million euros adjusted EBIT in 2025 and a 123% Q1 surge as the restructured, family-owned media group sets its first growth targets.

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Fuse Media picks iSpot to measure its CTV and FAST ad campaigns

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 21:36:38 +0200

Fuse Media has named iSpot its official measurement provider for CTV and FAST inventory, bringing outcomes-based attribution to 84 million monthly viewers.

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Only 26 sites have implemented UCP - and the big names aren't among them

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 21:28:40 +0200

A new Originality.ai study scanning over 3 million websites finds just 26 public UCP implementations, raising questions about agentic commerce readiness.

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Google still leads shopping searches as AI falls short at 7%

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 21:17:59 +0200

A Smarty Marketing survey of 1,295 US consumers finds Google holds 56.68% of shopping search starts in 2026, with ChatGPT at just 7.26% and Amazon at 28.96%.

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Most marketers waste 11% of media budgets on bad optimization signals

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 21:10:58 +0200

A new survey of 210 senior marketers finds 80% optimize campaigns without verified purchase data, 91% doubt platform results, and only 20% use full automation.

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SISTRIX opens MCP server to all customers, no API key needed

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 20:42:47 +0200

SISTRIX today opened its MCP server to all subscription tiers via OAuth, removing the API key barrier and enabling SEO workflows inside ChatGPT and Claude.

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Google's 42 GML 2026 lead gen launches: what marketers need to know

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 20:37:28 +0200

Google unveiled 42 lead gen launches at GML 2026 covering AI bidding, creative tools, measurement upgrades, and new ad formats for search, YouTube, and Maps.

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Sports now 5% of global SVOD: HBO Max leads with 35% of all sports content

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 20:28:09 +0200

Gracenote's Q2 2026 Data Hub update shows sports now represents 5% of SVOD content, with HBO Max holding 35% of all sports programming across major streamers.

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Digital Remedy launches The Political Desk ahead of 2026 midterms

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 20:21:03 +0200

Digital Remedy launches a political media division with 17+ data partners and household-level voter measurement for campaigns ahead of the 2026 midterm cycle.

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Google I/O 2026: the search changes SEOs did not expect

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 19:09:06 +0200

Google replaced its search AI model, added background agents, rebuilt the search box, and brought personal data integration to 200 countries on May 19, 2026.

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Spotify rebuilt its ad platform around two engines, here is what it means

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 18:55:23 +0200

Spotify detailed its rebuilt advertising platform at the 2026 Investor Day, with biddable channels now topping a third of ad revenue and 68% advertiser growth.

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Spotify bets its next chapter on podcast memberships and personal audio

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 18:50:00 +0200

Spotify unveiled podcast Memberships, Personal Podcasts and real-time interactivity at its 2026 Investor Day, reshaping how creators earn and listeners engage.

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Google's May 2026 core update is live - and the clock is ticking

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 18:34:07 +0200

Google May 2026 core update is live as of today, with up to two weeks to complete. Publishers and SEO professionals face another ranking volatility window.

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Adobe study: 91% of marketers abandon AI tasks due to bad prompts

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 18:21:22 +0200

Adobe Firefly and Acrobat research scores 1,000 marketer prompts, finds average C grade with no A scores, revealing a gap between confidence and actual skill.

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Google AdSense finally takes collapsible anchor ads to desktop

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 17:35:42 +0200

Google AdSense expands collapsible anchor ads to desktop and renames the format to dynamic anchors, with automatic activation deadline set for June 20, 2026.

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TransUnion becomes the only MTA provider for YouTube in Google partnership

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 06:41:40 +0200

TransUnion and Google integrate YouTube into multi-touch attribution, letting advertisers measure video's role across the full media mix for the first time.

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Creator content is now a media asset - and brands are paying to prove it

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 06:33:09 +0200

Brands are rapidly shifting influencer budgets from creator fees to paid amplification on TikTok and Instagram, turning creator posts into measurable ad assets.

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Amazon DSP auto deal selection picks streaming TV inventory by itself

Luis Rijo — Thu, 21 May 2026 06:19:23 +0200

Amazon DSP launched automatic deal selection on April 15, 2026, using machine learning to curate and optimize streaming TV deals for awareness and reach KPIs.

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Perion bets on AI agents as CTV and DOOH surge in Q1 2026

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 22:30:29 +0200

Perion Q1 2026: Outmax AI agent spend triples, CTV up 68%, DOOH up 29%, and total revenue hits $90.4M as full-year guidance is reiterated despite macro headwinds.

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AVIAN raises $2.6M to stop factory fires with AI thermal cameras

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 22:10:39 +0200

Zurich startup AVIAN closes a $2.6M pre-seed round to deploy AI thermal monitoring across sawmills, recycling plants, oil and gas, and maritime sectors globally.

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Google Marketing Live 2026: every announcement that actually matters

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 21:46:17 +0200

Google unveiled Ask Advisor, Universal Cart, new AI Mode ad formats, and Meridian inside Analytics 360 at Marketing Live 2026 - here is the complete recap.

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Sounder.AI lands inside The Trade Desk with pre-bid podcast targeting

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 20:08:02 +0200

Triton Digital today expanded Sounder.AI contextual targeting and brand suitability into The Trade Desk, giving programmatic buyers pre-bid podcast signals.

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Vevo names DISQO its preferred brand outcomes measurement partner

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 19:55:26 +0200

Vevo names DISQO preferred outcomes partner, expanding full-funnel measurement on CTV, mobile, and desktop to connect ad exposure to real consumer behaviors.

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Raley's and Grocery TV bring in-store retail media to 208 Western stores

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 19:44:25 +0200

The Raley's Companies and Grocery TV launch an in-store retail media network across 208 stores in California, Nevada, and Arizona, spanning six grocery banners.

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Fluent wins Backpack Media deal to monetise student life-stage data

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 19:38:54 +0200

Fluent, Inc. selected as commerce media partner for Backpack Media by Sallie, combining first-party student life-stage data with AI-powered yield optimisation.

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Google's Universal Cart may quietly kill coupon and deal sites

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 19:29:03 +0200

Launched at Google I/O on May 19, Universal Cart tracks price drops and automatically surfaces deals - putting coupon and deal aggregator sites at real risk.

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AI search is pushing 44.8% of brands to spend more on PR

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 19:19:14 +0200

Nearly half of brands have raised PR budgets due to AI search, but most still fail to connect earned media to sales, a 2026 survey of 858 professionals finds.

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Reddit rolls out dual attribution and Max campaigns for app advertisers

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 19:09:42 +0200

Reddit today launched Dual Attribution beta, Max campaigns for apps, and App Event Optimization GA - 17% lower CPA and 27% more conversions in early tests.

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Asset Studio gets Gemini Omni and 1-click creative testing at GML 2026

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:44 +0200

Google today expanded Asset Studio with Gemini Omni multimodal video, natural language briefs, and 1-Click Creative Testing, rolling out globally this summer.

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Google expands UCP to hotels, food delivery, and three new countries

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:43 +0200

Google today expanded UCP to hotel booking, food delivery, Canada, Australia and the UK, adding Affirm, Klarna, and multi-item cart support to agentic checkout.

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Google's Demand Gen gets Maps, automotive feeds, and AI campaign creation

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:30 +0200

Google today announced new Demand Gen features at GML 2026: Maps inventory, automotive product feeds, AI-assisted campaign setup, and new checkout markets.

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Google's Ask Advisor unifies ads, analytics, and commerce in one AI agent

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:25 +0200

Google today launched Ask Advisor at GML 2026, a unified Gemini AI agent spanning Google Ads, Analytics, Merchant Center, and DV360 for marketers globally.

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Google's new AI search ad formats reshape how brands reach buyers

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:25 +0200

Google is testing Conversational Discovery ads and Highlighted Answers in AI Mode, plus AI-powered Shopping ads and Business Agent for Leads in standard Search.

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Meridian lands inside Analytics 360 as Google links ad spend to future sales

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:07 +0200

Google integrates Meridian MMM into Analytics 360 and introduces Qualified Future Conversions at GML 2026, linking ad spend to predicted future sales via Gemini

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Chrome 149 origin trial puts WebMCP in developers' hands at last

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 09:04:12 +0200

Google opens the WebMCP origin trial in Chrome 149, letting websites expose structured tools to AI agents instead of leaving them to parse pixels and DOMs.

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Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity 2.0 headline Google I/O 2026 reveal

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 08:54:05 +0200

Google I/O 2026 unveils Gemini 3.5, Antigravity 2.0, and WebMCP, a proposed open web standard recasting the developer stack around AI agents that ship code.

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Google's new TFAT signal kills TFCD and TFUA - and finally adds a TEEN tier

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 08:43:34 +0200

Google introduces TFAT, a new age treatment signal replacing TFCD and TFUA, with a dedicated TEEN tier for publishers facing COPPA, GDPR and state app laws.

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Advertisers push back as Google sunsets DSA for AI Max

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 08:00:50 +0200

Advertisers warn Google's AI Max routes specific product searches to generic landing pages, fueling frustration before the DSA shutdown set for September 2026.

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Google Search gets agents, a new search box, and Gemini 3.5 at I/O 2026

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 07:48:01 +0200

Google on May 19 upgraded AI Mode with Gemini 3.5 Flash, information agents, generative UI, agentic booking, and Personal Intelligence across 200 countries.

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Google's Universal Cart wants to follow you everywhere you shop

Luis Rijo — Wed, 20 May 2026 07:35:29 +0200

Google launched Universal Cart at Google I/O 2026, a cross-merchant, Gemini-powered shopping hub spanning Search, YouTube, Gmail, and the Gemini app in the U.S.

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LinkedIn quietly adds device targeting: what it means for B2B ads

Luis Rijo — Tue, 19 May 2026 07:40:46 +0200

LinkedIn rolls out device type and OS targeting in Campaign Manager, letting B2B advertisers pick mobile, desktop, or tablet placements for the first time.

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Basis and DAX give political buyers exclusive audio for 2026 midterms

Luis Rijo — Tue, 19 May 2026 05:27:37 +0200

Basis integrates with DAX US to give political advertisers exclusive programmatic access to 100M+ listeners, L2 and Experian data for the 2026 U.S. election.

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CJEU backs Italy's publisher pay rules in Meta challenge

Luis Rijo — Tue, 19 May 2026 04:07:11 +0200

Europe's top court rules Italy can force platforms like Meta to pay publishers fair compensation, shaping ad revenue and content rights talks across the EU.

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Alexa+ now generates podcast episodes on any topic, on demand

Luis Rijo — Tue, 19 May 2026 03:55:13 +0200

Amazon's Alexa+ now generates on-demand podcast episodes using AI and over 200 news publications. Available now for Alexa+ subscribers in the United States.

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Data centers: 5.5M jobs, $927bn GDP - and no proof they raised your energy bills

Luis Rijo — Tue, 19 May 2026 03:48:25 +0200

Data centers supported 5.5 million US jobs and $927bn in GDP in 2024, PwC finds - while E3 finds no clear evidence they raised electricity bills for households.

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Google's new AI search guide challenges everything SEOs thought they knew

Luis Rijo — Mon, 18 May 2026 23:45:53 +0200

Google's new AI search guide reframes ranking, RAG, query fan-out, content quality, and the full transition to agentic search experiences for all publishers.

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Flightcast adds 4K Apple Podcasts video and HLS for free

Luis Rijo — Mon, 18 May 2026 23:36:54 +0200

Flightcast launches Apple Podcasts HLS video at no extra cost, offering 4K resolution, 60GB per-episode limits, and 15TB storage tiers rivals have not matched.

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UK's ICO tells government to cut consent rules for low-risk ads

Luis Rijo — Mon, 18 May 2026 23:22:25 +0200

ICO advises UK government to ease PECR regulation 6 consent rules for low-risk online ads, covering contextual targeting, frequency capping and measurement.

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Mike King: Google's AI search guide serves platform over the open web

Luis Rijo — Mon, 18 May 2026 23:07:44 +0200

iPullRank's Mike King argues Google's AI search guide protects platform interests, dismissing GEO, chunking, and multi-platform SEO strategies in May 2026.

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Meta and Toluna study finds emojis lift Reels purchase intent 2.5x

Luis Rijo — Mon, 18 May 2026 22:49:50 +0200

Meta and Toluna tested 100 Reels ads in 4 markets, finding early branding, audio, and emojis significantly boost purchase intent across brand and DR campaigns.

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Google blocks new offline conversion imports via Ads API from June 15

Luis Rijo — Mon, 18 May 2026 21:33:07 +0200

Google Ads API will stop accepting new offline conversion imports on June 15, 2026, forcing all new developers to migrate to the Data Manager API for uploads.

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Meta opens display glasses to developers with two SDK paths

Luis Rijo — Mon, 18 May 2026 21:26:46 +0200

Meta today opened Ray-Ban Display glasses to developers via two build paths - a mobile SDK and a new web app route using standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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YouTube auto dubbing tops 6M daily viewers, expands to 27 languages

Luis Rijo — Mon, 18 May 2026 21:21:02 +0200

YouTube auto dubbing now reaches over 6 million daily viewers in 27 languages, with expressive speech in 8 and a lip sync pilot expanding to visual translation.

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Portugal's data watchdog issued just 2 fines in all of 2025

Luis Rijo — Mon, 18 May 2026 21:13:33 +0200

Portugal's CNPD opened 3,201 cases and 2,037 investigations in 2025 but applied only 2 fines totalling €47,000, raising questions about GDPR enforcement.

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YouTube, BBC and NFTS launch Create x Connect to close UK creator skills gap

Luis Rijo — Mon, 18 May 2026 21:00:54 +0200

YouTube, the BBC and the NFTS launched Create x Connect on May 15 to close the UK creator workforce training gap with a landmark three-way skills programme.

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Experian and ServiceNow tie up to push agentic AI past the pilot stage

Luis Rijo — Mon, 18 May 2026 20:54:24 +0200

Experian and ServiceNow partner to embed the Ascend decisioning platform into enterprise AI workflows for fraud, onboarding, and model risk management at scale.

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Meta's embedded signup v4 is here - but the October 15 clock is ticking

Luis Rijo — Mon, 18 May 2026 20:45:55 +0200

Meta deprecates embedded signup v2 and v3 on Oct 15, 2026. Three legacy feature types require manual migration, or developers lose WhatsApp and Messenger onboarding.

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