Brave browser hit 101 million monthly active users on September 30, 2025, with search platform processing nearly 20 billion annual queries.

New research from Oxford University reveals 90% awareness of AI tools with weekly use doubling to 34%, while trust in AI-generated news content stays low at 50%

YouTube begins testing a program allowing some terminated creators to request new channels after one year, excluding copyright and severe policy violations.

UK regulator officially designates Google with Strategic Market Status after nine-month investigation, finding the company holds substantial market power in search.

WordPress vulnerability rated 9.8 enables unauthenticated attackers to launch attacks and obtain sensitive data.

Google's Lighthouse 13 replaces many legacy audits with insights aligned to Chrome DevTools, removes outdated checks, and keeps performance scoring unchanged.

Google quietly updates NotebookLM documentation to makes it clear that it ignores robot.txt. This is how to block it anyway.

Account Health Assurance sellers gain new appeal mechanism with 48-hour response timeframe and structured review process for disputed policy decisions.

Google executive Robby Stein confronted on publisher controls for AI search features, revealing gaps in opt-out options as content creators demand choice.

The Trade Desk integrates Koddi's commerce platform for programmatic onsite retail inventory access. Gopuff launches as first partner October 2025.

Anthropic introduces document generation capabilities for Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and PDF formats across paid subscriptions.

Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green announced OpenAds on October 2, 2025, responding to Prebid transaction ID changes with forked code and enterprise auction platform.

Adobe announced three B2B AI agents on October 9, 2025, designed to streamline complex purchasing cycles through automated audience building and journey optimization.

IAB Europe seeks industry feedback on updated Commerce Media Measurement Standards V2 and new flexible ad size guidelines for retail media networks until November 14.

IAB Europe reveals retail media now accounts for one-fifth of digital advertising as standardization challenges persist across 31 markets.

Advertising industry groups release measurement guidance as sector spending approaches $150 billion across US and European markets.

Core retail sales declined month-over-month while year-over-year growth remained strong at 5.72%, signaling strategic consumer behavior ahead of critical fourth quarter spending period.

Admetrics announced a comprehensive 150-page Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025 playbook on October 9, featuring strategies for Meta, Google, and TikTok ads.

Scope3 updated its emissions measurement platform to align with GMSF v1.2 on October 1, 2025, offering three framework options for advertisers.

Nielsen and Adelaide announced October 7, 2025, integration combining AU attention metric with reach data in Outcomes Marketplace. New efficiency metrics gauge both reach and attention.

LinkedIn marketing professionals promote product listing strategy despite violation of merchant center terms.