X has started a phased rollout of a fully rebuilt Ads Manager in April 2026, powered by AI retrieval and ranking systems built by xAI, promising higher ROI.

Mastercard and Rabobank executed the Netherlands' first AI agent payment on April 30, using Agent Pay and Priceless.com to book a coffee tasting experience.

Amazon Q1 2026: advertising hit $17.2B at 24% growth and crossed $70B TTM, while AWS infrastructure and AI chip deals redraw the map for the ad industry.

Norwegian DPA warns Schibsted's 39-krone privacy fee could harm vulnerable users and raises GDPR consent questions across Aftenposten, VG, Bergens Tidende.

Apple posted $111.2bn in March 2026, with Services at an all-time high of $31bn, Maps ads confirmed for this summer, and Tim Cook announcing his departure as CEO.

Google repeats the bounce clicks claim. Alphabet and Microsoft report from the revenue side. More in this week's SEO Pulse.

AI Mode transforms search into a trust-driven journey, where clicks validate content rather than initiate discovery.

Google Discover adds a 'You asked to see' label to articles surfaced via its Tailor Your Feed chat, now in beta - here is what the new label means for users.

DCN's amicus brief backs Amazon in the Ninth Circuit, warning that Perplexity's AI agent spoofing corrupts ad metrics and undermines publisher revenue at scale.

Adthena is tracking 50,000+ daily ChatGPT ad placements across 600+ advertisers. Here's what full rollout means for your campaigns.

Wistia's 2026 State of Video Report finds LinkedIn surpassed YouTube as the top B2B video channel, with 81% of businesses citing it as their primary platform.

The FTC reports Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, an eightfold rise since 2020, with Facebook ranking as the costliest single platform.

Italy's Garante fined Intesa Sanpaolo 17.6M euros for secretly profiling 2.4 million bank customers to select them for the Isybank transfer, violating GDPR.

Spain's AEPD fined Bankinter €240,000 over a 2024 API vulnerability at EVO Banco that exposed financial and identity data of 1.27 million people in Spain.

NZZ completes its 45% stake in APG|SGA as JCDecaux and Pargesa fully exit Switzerland's largest out-of-home media company after months of regulatory steps.

Typeface yesterday launched an AEO Analyzer that scores content for AI answer engine visibility, as Firstsource announced a parallel agentic marketing partnership.

Guideline expands SQADCosts Local to CTV, audio streaming, and podcasting, delivering geo-targeted CPM benchmarks across 60+ U.S. publishers for local buyers.

Master AI search visibility by diagnosing your citation gaps. Discover actions that can elevate your presence in AI platforms.

Google Ads API v20 will stop working on June 10, requiring advertisers to upgrade or risk disruptions.

OpenAI updated its US privacy policy on April 30 to formalize advertiser data sharing, purchase data receipt, and user targeting through marketing partners.