The Belgian DPA today published its first citizen-focused guide on AI and privacy, covering data rights, profiling risks, and GDPR protections under the AI Act.

Amazon donates Dynamic Traffic Engine to IAB Tech Lab, enabling DSPs to signal bidding priorities to SSPs and cut QPS waste across the programmatic supply chain

Google’s Dynamic Search Ads upgrade to AI Max is here. Learn what’s changing, how it affects you, and the key steps to take before you switch.

EU escalated its WhatsApp antitrust case on April 15, finding Meta's fee model for third-party AI assistants is equivalent to the original ban, case AT.41034.

SE Ranking data shows the March 2026 Google core update drove 79.5% URL shifts in top 3 results, surpassing December 2025 volatility across every ranking tier.

Google splits Analytics-Ads consent controls: Signals loses ad data authority June 15, 2026, making ad_storage the sole governing parameter for linked accounts.

euNetworks named connectivity partner for AWS European Sovereign Cloud, enabling private direct access with data residency and operational autonomy across Europe.

FTC and eight states sued WPP, Publicis, and Dentsu on April 15, alleging they colluded on brand safety standards to demonetize conservative news publishers.

A recently updated patent describes an automated assistant that circles back to a user when an answer is available at a later point in time.

Auto-generated creative isn’t a question of right or wrong, but of risk tolerance, brand constraints, and readiness to test at scale.

IAB's annual report shows search ad growth fell while social media and digital video posted stronger year-over-year gains.

Slobodan Manic says AI is no longer waiting for us to come to it. It's coming to us. And websites are nowhere near ready.

Audioboom reports Q1 2026 revenue of $22.5M, up 30% year-on-year, as Showcase marketplace and video partnerships with Spotify and Apple drive record distribution.

The old model pushed outward from the brand. The new one was built inward from culture and that changes a lot.

Gen Z workers surveyed by Gallup said they would trust work done without AI over AI-assisted output by more than 2-to-1, with the gap widening.

Gemini-powered tools vastly improved our ability to stop deceptive ads, and we’re continuing to evolve to stay ahead of bad actors.

See the controls you have available to you with Google Ads brand guidelines to keep your automated campaigns generating on-brand assets.

Google Maps today uses Gemini to block fake place edits and stops review extortion scams pre-publication. Google removed 292M policy-violating reviews in 2025.

HubSpot today launched its Answer Engine Optimization tool to help marketers track brand visibility across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, priced at $50/month.

Grocery TV and ABCS Insights launch third-party in-store sales lift measurement, using a 41 million-household panel combining receipt and card transaction data.