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.

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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.

Walmart Connect launches Connect Select CTV marketplace in Walmart DSP with Magnite, PubMatic, FreeWheel, and first-party shopper data for all advertisers.

SISTRIX April 2026 review reveals AI citation drift rates of 54-59% across six countries and launches Prompt Research to replace traditional keyword research.

Meta launched AI connectors letting Claude and ChatGPT manage campaigns, catalogs, and ad signals directly - no developer credentials or API setup required.

Viaplay extends UEFA Champions League rights in Denmark and Europa League in Norway and Finland through 2031, covering four seasons starting Fall 2027 onward.

News/Media Alliance sent a formal letter to Common Crawl demanding it stop unauthorized scraping and block AI companies from using news content for training.

Google's Circle to Search on Pixel 10 can now deconstruct a full outfit into individual shoppable items, powered by Gemini 3, with a virtual try-on feature.

Microsoft Advertising now adds conversion and spend data to PMax placement reports, giving clearer insight into performance.

Google's web.dev guidance advises developers to treat AI agents as a distinct visitor type and recommends practices similar to accessibility practices.

Google's Preferred Sources is now a global signal across all languages that can help SEO for Top Stories and Google Discover.

Alphabet posts $109.9B in Q1, X replaces its entire ad stack, Omnicom runs live agentic buys, and OpenAI formalizes advertiser data-sharing in one dense week.

Infillion MediaMath published a 15-question DSP buyer guide on AI architecture, pricing transparency, data ownership, and identity resolution for programmatic.