Samsung Messages is dying in July 2026 - here's what changes
Samsung is discontinuing its Messages app in July 2026, pushing millions of Galaxy users to Google Messages with RCS, Gemini AI features, and scam detection.
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The latest news about data. Data is used in advertising in a variety of ways, including Audience targeting, Ad personalization, Ad optimization, Ad placement, and Measurement. Advertisers use data in advertising to reduce wasted ad spend.
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Cloudflare's EmDash CMS sparks fight with WordPress founder Mullenweg
Cloudflare launched EmDash on April 1 - a WordPress alternative with sandboxed plugins, x402 payments, and AI tools that drew criticism from Matt Mullenweg.
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Basis launches Compass: the DSP that turns a brief into a live campaign in minutes
Basis today launched Compass, an agentic AI tool that converts campaign briefs into omnichannel media plans in minutes, cutting planning time by up to 90%.
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Delta signs Amazon Leo deal for 1 Gbps in-flight Wi-Fi starting 2028
Amazon Leo will bring 1 Gbps in-flight Wi-Fi to 500 Delta aircraft from 2028, using low Earth orbit satellites just 370 miles up - here is what that means.
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Reddit and Anonym's data deal: no first-party data leaves, ever
Anonym and Reddit today announced a privacy-safe measurement partnership using confidential computing, marking Anonym's fourth major platform deal in under a year.
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Deep Sync and MiQ cut voter data activation from days to hours
Deep Sync and MiQ expand their programmatic political advertising partnership for 2026 midterms, promising voter data activation in under one hour and 53% more reach.
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Google's Data Manager API wants to kill your three-pipeline headache
Google's Data Manager API replaces fragmented audience and conversion pipelines with one unified ingestion point across Google Ads, DV360, and Analytics. Deadlines are in motion.
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China's 2026 privacy crackdown targets adtech, apps, and facial recognition
China's CAC, MIIT, and MPS launch 2026 enforcement campaigns targeting internet advertising data practices, apps, SDKs, and facial recognition in six sectors.
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Most marketers can't predict their audience - and AI isn't fixing it yet
Brandwatch's 2026 report surveyed 1,028 marketers and found 75% still struggle to understand their audiences, while 84% name AI the top skill to master.
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Meta's Robyn: who really benefits when a platform builds your MMM?
Meta's open-source Robyn MMM tool promises democratised measurement, but its growing adoption raises questions about platform influence over advertising budget decisions.
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Millennials abandon brands faster than any other generation, Adobe study finds
Adobe's study of 1,002 consumers finds 94% of Millennials would switch brands over disconnected shopping journeys, with cart abandonment and post-purchase silence as top triggers.
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Firefox 149 brings free built-in VPN and split-screen browsing
Firefox 149 launches March 24 with a free built-in VPN offering 50GB monthly, split view, tab notes, and Smart Window AI - here's what it means for privacy.
