Meta and Nigeria's data authority reach settlement after investigation into behavioral advertising practices affecting 60 million users in the West African nation.

Google launches AI-powered article overviews on December 10, 2025 for major publishers while smaller outlets face mounting traffic losses from AI features.

Google introduces Nano Banana Pro, built on Gemini 3 Pro, bringing advanced image generation to Google Ads with multilingual text rendering and enhanced creative controls.

Debra Aho Williamson predicts AI platforms including ChatGPT and Perplexity will emerge as major advertising destinations in 2026, growing faster than social networks did.

LegitScript data reveals explosive growth in problematic peptides advertising across social media, e-commerce, and online ads from 2020-2025 as enforcement remains light.

CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows November retail sales increased 4.53% year-over-year with flat monthly growth as Cyber Monday timing shifts spending patterns.

IAB Tech Lab published six standardized CTV ad formats on December 11, opening public comment through January 31 to advance programmatic connected television advertising.

Alliance Digitale unveils economic impact study showing digital advertising industry generated 5.6 billion euros in value while maintaining innovation spending five times above automotive sector levels.

Pentaleap's H2 2025 benchmarks report reveals major retail media networks expanding keyword coverage while adopting fluid grid strategies over fixed ad slots.

Netherlands data protection regulator issues formal reprimand against food delivery company for transferring customer data to US through Analytics from 2020 to 2023.

Google explains AI Max search term matching now relies on inferred intent rather than raw text queries, addressing advertiser concerns about attribution transparency and keyword performance measurement.

Marketing professionals struggle with Google Analytics 4 session attribution mechanics as 59% incorrectly answer direct traffic question despite platform documentation errors.

PubMatic and Kontext announced a partnership enabling programmatic access to advertising inventory within AI-powered chatbots and conversational interfaces.

Amazon expanded Same-Day Delivery for fresh groceries to over 2,300 U.S. cities by December 2025, with perishables becoming top sellers and Prime members shopping twice as often.

High-Level Group paper maps Digital Markets Act interplay with AI competition as Brussels opens Google investigation on December 9, 2025, examining content usage terms.

YouTube introduces native correction system allowing creators to add timestamped fixes to live videos through description field without re-uploading content.

Swiss media company NZZ to increase APG|SGA stake from 25% to 45% through CHF 220 per share transactions with JCDecaux and Pargesa, pending shareholder approval January 2026.

Google released its December 2025 core update on December 11, taking up to three weeks to roll out as website owners report ranking volatility.

WPP Media projects 8.8% growth in 2025 advertising revenue, reaching $1.14 trillion globally, with commerce surpassing TV for first time at $178.2B.

HubSpot surveyed 1,800+ marketers in Q4 2025, revealing 51% lack clear brand positioning while 93% say personalization drives leads amid AI-driven marketing shifts.

LoopMe survey of 66,819 consumers shows users are 2-3x more likely to turn to GenAI than search engines, while mobile gaming time increases by 31-54%.