The DOJ subpoenaed Apple, Google, Amazon and Walmart to identify over 100,000 users of EZ Lynk's car tuning app, raising Fourth Amendment privacy concerns.

Fospha's Q4 2025 study of 25 retail brands shows allocating 10-20% of Google budget to Demand Gen doubled ROAS versus brands spending under 5% on the channel.

Google Ads API v24.1 adds direct experiment statistics and five new test types, covering AI Max, broad match, video, and Performance Max asset optimization.

A UC Davis study of 20 popular AI chatbots finds 17 transmit data to third parties, with three leaking plaintext prompts via Microsoft Clarity session replay.

FIPP and WAN-IFRA's 2026 Snapshot finds AI search disrupting referral traffic as bundling and direct audience relationships replace single-title sub models.

The Trade Desk Q2 2026 Kokai release adds AI optimisation controls, CTV pause ads, Sincera inventory signals, Deal Desk upgrades, and omnichannel insights.

Google today clarified that spam policies apply to AI Overviews and AI Mode, ending ambiguity over manipulation penalties in AI-generated search results now.

Amazon Now delivers groceries and essentials to millions of U.S. customers in 30 minutes, with Prime members paying $3.99 per order and national expansion ahead.

IAB UK research shows 95% of digital advertising businesses already deploy AI versus just 16% of UK businesses overall, inside a sector worth £40bn annually.

Austria's digital ad market grew 9.2% in 2025, but 86% of budgets flowed to global platforms, leaving just 266 million euros for local publishers and media.

Google vehicle ads in the US expand to ATVs, UTVs, RVs and non-motorized trailers in May 2026, adding off-road and recreational inventory to the ad format.

VIOOH and VENDO Media open 550 Canadian digital billboards across 125 markets to programmatic buyers, with 33 screens already enabled for real-time buying.

A 180-page CADE commissioner opinion recommends a formal antitrust proceeding against Google for using publisher content in AI Overviews without compensation.

A class action filed May 13 in California alleges ChatGPT embedded Meta's Pixel and Google Analytics to relay user queries and identifiers to ad platforms.

Google quietly updated its ad group prioritization docs: search terms in AI Mode and AI Overviews may now reflect AI-inferred intent, not real user queries.

Madhive appointed Luke Valvano as CFO on May 12, bringing 20+ years of digital and OOH media finance experience to its local DSP and AI advertising platform.

Vapi raised $50M in a Series B led by Peak XV, hitting 1 billion calls and 10x enterprise ARR growth as demand for production-grade voice AI intensifies in 2026.

Internet for Growth brings small businesses to Washington to push back on rising digital ad costs, state taxes, and privacy rules threatening Main Street jobs.

U.S. law firm Keller Postman launches mass arbitration for businesses buying Google ads since 2016, citing federal antitrust rulings and $728 billion in ad spend.

Google Finance expands to Europe with full local language support, bringing AI research, Deep Search, live earnings, and advanced charting tools to all users.