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EU pushes Meta toward interim measures over WhatsApp AI lockout
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (11+ words) EU pushes Meta toward interim measures over WhatsApp AI lockout'PPC Land...
Spain's digital ad market hits €6.2bn — and CTV just changed everything
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (12+ words) Spain's digital ad market hits "6.2bn " and CTV just changed everything'PPC Land...
Grindr's ad revenue grows 37% as platform bets big on direct deals
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (13+ words) Grindr's ad revenue grows 37% as platform bets big on direct deals'PPC Land...
Apple rolls out Maximize Conversions to all App Store advertisers - what it means
1+ day, 18+ min ago (266+ words) Apple today made its Maximize Conversions bid strategy available to all App Store advertisers, replacing the older CPA cap approach with a target-CPA system that uses an automated bidder and Search Match to drive installs at scale. Monthly spend is…...
Google's patent to replace your website with an AI page could change search forever
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (901+ words) Google's newly granted patent US12536233B1 reveals a system that scores landing pages and replaces low-quality ones with AI-generated pages personalized per user search history. A patent granted to Google, published on January 27, 2026, has drawn sharp attention from the search and advertising…...
Inside Google's search ad design engine: tests, assets, and AI in 2026
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (902+ words) Google's ad UI and UX leads reveal how search text ads are designed, tested, and evolving as AI Mode and Direct Offers reshape the search experience. The episode is notable for its specificity. Rarely do Google product and design figures…...
Anthropic clarifies what its three web crawlers do - and how to block them
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (520+ words) Anthropic today updated its crawler documentation, detailing ClaudeBot, Claude-User, and Claude-SearchBot - what each collects and what blocking them means for site visibility. According to the updated documentation, Anthropic operates three distinct crawlers. Each carries a separate user-agent string, which in…...
VAB and TVision report: premium video beats YouTube on every CTV metric
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (326+ words) New VAB and TVision data shows premium video platforms deliver 33% stronger co-viewing, 49% longer sessions, and 18% higher sustained attention than YouTube on CTV. The findings arrive at a moment when CTV advertising budgets are expanding rapidly. Co-viewing rates, session lengths, and…...
ChatGPT, Trade Desk, Google: ad industry's fault lines widen in one week
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (1640+ words) ChatGPT, Trade Desk, Google: ad industry's fault lines widen in one week'PPC Land Three separate stories collided this week in ways that rarely happen simultaneously. OpenAI's ad business crossed from announcement into reality, confirmed brands now appearing inside ChatGPT responses....
Google quietly kills parked domain ads from Search Partner Network
1+ week, 3+ day ago (686+ words) Google removed parked domains (AFD) from Search Partner Network on February 10, 2026, permanently ending a legacy ad surface known for poor conversion rates. The move marks the end of a monetization category that dates back to the early years of online…...