ChatGPT ads feel limited after a week of testing, while Meta adds AI instant forms, media translation, and other updates.

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.

Is AI search making your brand harder to find? Learn the visibility rules, traps, and checklist to earn citations, trust, and clicks before buyers choose.

Marketing leadership requires search marketing reporting must be more than just KPIs and be connected to business outcomes to be impactful in today's environment.

WordPress 7.0 exposes AI API keys. Security researcher says there "will be an absolute rush by hackers to steal API keys"

Google launched the May 2026 core update, redesigned Search around AI at I/O, released its first AI Mode usage data, and sent mixed signals on llms.txt.

Human experience is the only content signal AI cannot replicate. Three data points from three disciplines confirm it's becoming more valuable, not less.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Google I/O triggered panic about the death of Search. The risk is economic, not technical, and both sides of the debate are getting it wrong.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Cloudflare Agent Readiness Score is a real shift. The composite number is also the wrong thing to optimize for. Here's why, and what to do instead.