Brave's $5 Search API wins AI answer test as Perplexity finishes last
Ask Brave posted 1169 Elo against Grok's 1157 in a test Brave ran and judged with Claude models. Calls cost $5 per 1,000. Who checks a vendor's own scorecard?
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The latest news about search ads. Search ads, also known as paid search advertising or pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, are a type of online advertising that appears in search engine results pages (SERPs). When a user searches for a keyword or phrase, search ads are displayed at the top and bottom of the SERP.
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ChatGPT Ads gains app attribution in 7 markets as AppsFlyer, Adjust go live
Adjust sends install and event callbacks while AppsFlyer routes web events into OpenAI's Conversions API with pixel dedup. Mexico and Brazil are next in line.
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Apple wins Ford navigation deal for $30,000 EV platform arriving in 2027
Embedded navigation displaces the CarPlay-only model as Ford's Latitude AI team taps road-level data for BlueCruise. What does Apple gain beyond Maps ad reach?
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Publishers threaten to cut Google off as ad supply falls 40%
Publisher ad supply fell 40% in Q2 while Google Search ads grew 17% to $63.3 billion. Reddit, USA Today and Reuters now weigh cutting the crawler off entirely.
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Google opens Spain telemedicine ads to LegitScript holders from Aug. 5
Spanish telehealth spending is forecast to compound at 11.6% through 2033, and certification now gates the ad channel. Which markets does Google still exclude?
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Reddit and USA Today face Google exit as search traffic drops 28%
Reddit's 60 million dollar Google deal expires soon as Politico and Reuters both weigh crawler blocks. What breaks in search if premium publishers walk away?
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Google weighs appeal, says 890 million euro EU fine kills Search
Walker calls it product degradation driven by self-serving complainants. Whether Search keeps instant pricing in Europe now rests on a September 21 deadline.
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EU fines Google 890 million euros and gives it 60 days to fix search
Penalties split 460 million euros for search self-preferencing and 430 million for Google Play steering, with 5% of global daily turnover at stake in 60 days.
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Norway crypto exchanges gain Google ad access after MiCA licensing rule
Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway complete the 30-country EEA map for Google crypto ads. CASP licensing plus Google certification decide who runs from August.
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Google Search ads gain 17% to $63.3 billion while network drops 1%
Half a million advertisers now run AI Max campaigns reporting 15% more conversions, while capital spending guidance climbs to $205 billion for the AI buildout.
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The AI intelligence gap: 88% make more, 45% make it better
Generative AI lifted creative volume for 88% of marketers but quality for only 45%, as France, a US court and buyers all redraw the rules this week.
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Google Ads kills appeals for policy decisions over 6 months old
Policy decisions older than six months become final inside the account, and Google gave zero notice period. What recourse remains for suspended advertisers?
