Shopify customers criticize complex multi-step process replacing direct email communication, with Plus members paying $2,300 monthly unable to reply to company emails.

European companies show strong investment momentum despite governance gaps and privacy concerns, according to first comprehensive report published September 18.

WPP Media research reveals widespread reliance on broken attribution models while industry experts debate linear television's declining relevance amid streaming dominance, highlighting measurement gaps that persist despite technological advances.

The Trade Desk introduces simplified navigation, bulk editing tools, and enhanced quality assurance features to address user adoption challenges across programmatic advertising operations.

FeedArmy introduces Google Tag Manager solution for local inventory feeds, eliminating traditional file upload requirements for multi-store businesses.

Ubersuggest introduces AI search optimization features with sentiment analysis, prompt mining database, and citation tracking to help marketers track brand visibility across conversational search engines at 40-90% lower cost than alternatives.

Google Analytics 4 introduces native Snap Ads cost data import feature on September 17, 2025, enabling automated tracking of Snapchat advertising spend within Analytics interface.

Instacart CFO Emily Reuter appointed to Pinterest board effective September 18, signaling strategic commerce focus as platform targets AI-powered shopping growth.

YouTube's dedicated children's platform marks decade of family content creation with 500 million global downloads as company executive details evolution from niche app to comprehensive ecosystem spanning multiple devices.

Opera browser launches experimental Video Skip button on September 16, 2025, allowing users to manually skip video advertisements across Opera One, GX, and Air platforms.

Three major industry organizations unite to establish standardized attention metrics framework for digital advertising marketplace.

Amazon quietly introduced a comprehensive profit analytics dashboard under seller economics on September 18, 2025. The dashboard provides detailed profit reports.

Microsoft announces completion of Fairwater datacenter in Wisconsin featuring hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GB200s, delivering 10x the performance of today's fastest supercomputers.

Leading podcast company doubles video revenue as creators increasingly shift to visual formats across platforms.

Ireland appoints technology industry veteran to expand three-commissioner DPC structure amid growing regulatory responsibilities.

Best Buy Ads expands programmatic capabilities through exclusive SSP partnership with Magnite, targeting broader advertiser access across onsite and offsite inventory

Germany's leading media sales house integrates telco-powered identity solution across RTL's digital properties, reaching 4 million users on mobile platforms.

Heineken shifts budget allocation from TV to digital platforms after AudienceProject cross-media measurement reveals 19.4x more efficient reach on Meta versus television.

IAB Australia releases detailed landscape report profiling twelve market mix modeling vendors as advertisers increasingly adopt holistic measurement approaches amid privacy changes and attribution challenges.

Google notified developers on September 17, 2025, about discontinuing the My Business Q&A API on November 3, 2025, affecting businesses relying on programmatic question management capabilities.