Google released new guidance explaining how its Universal Commerce Protocol powers AI-driven checkout across its platforms.

Criteo joins OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising pilot as the first ad tech partner, connecting 17,000 advertisers to ChatGPT Free and Go tiers in the US from March 2026.

See what Google Ads reports you should be paying the most attention to for maximized advertising success this year.

Google updated its Image SEO and Discover documentation to explain how schema markup and the og:image meta tag influence thumbnail selection.

Google today published a Merchant Center help page detailing how UCP-powered checkout works in AI Mode and Gemini, covering the native_commerce attribute and payment flow.

Disney and Formula 1 extend their multi-year "Fuel the Magic" deal for 2026, adding a WEBTOON series, Gentle Monster eyewear, Uniqlo apparel, and race-weekend fan activations.

UK government today opens a national consultation on children's digital wellbeing, covering social media age bans, AI chatbots, curfews, and age verification - open until 26 May 2026.

VRC Non-Skip ads are now generally available globally in Google Ads and Display & Video 360.

Fifth Circuit affirms TCPA allows oral consent for all pre-recorded calls, striking at FCC's written-consent requirement for telemarketing robocalls. What it means for marketers.

New data finds AI Overviews often cite sources beyond page one. Fan-out queries may help explain why, and YouTube appears frequently in citations.

Google's AI landing page generator patent is limited to low conversion shopping pages, product feeds and advertising.

Germany's BVDW published a 12-page whitepaper in February 2026 on curation in programmatic advertising, setting role definitions, technical standards, and GDPR guidelines.

YouTube Premium Lite adds background play and downloads for most non-music videos, narrowing the gap with full Premium. Shorts and music content stay excluded.

Google's new Titans architecture and MIRAS framework enable AI to handle massive amounts of data and work faster.

X deploys Grok AI for brand safety scoring, claiming 99%+ safety rates and 97%+ suitability scores as the platform tries to recover $1.18B in lost ad revenue.

Google today clarified it uses both schema.org markup and the og:image meta tag to select image thumbnails in Google Search and Discover, updating its official documentation.

Critical vulnerability affecting a WordPress user registration and membership plugin enables attackers to take full control of a website.

Now globally available in Google Ads, you can buy non-skippable YouTube CTV ads, using automation to manage format mix and delivery.

Onetag acquires Aryel on February 28, 2026, combining immersive creative formats with AI-driven programmatic curation across 50,000 placements and 2,000 publishers.

Deutsche Telekom unveiled the Magenta AI Call Assistant at MWC Barcelona on March 2, 2026, embedding ElevenLabs voice AI directly into its network for real-time translation.