Amazon extends voice assistant booking capabilities across hotels, home services, and wellness appointments coming throughout 2026, expanding agentic commerce infrastructure.

Apple halts Texas SB2420 implementation following district court injunction while keeping developer tools available for Utah and Louisiana laws taking effect in 2026.

Adobe partners with Runway on December 18, bringing Gen-4.5 generative video models to Firefly users while developing exclusive AI video capabilities for professionals.

Google introduced video verification tools within the Gemini app on December 18, 2025, letting users detect content created or edited with Google AI.

Viant integrates iHeartMedia's podcast, streaming and broadcast radio inventory through Triton Digital, marking first OTA broadcast programmatic access for DSP.

Lily Ray warns excessive optimization tactics now trigger Google penalties as AI content floods search results. Recovery requires sustained effort spanning years.

Microsoft confirms exact match keywords override ad rank in search auctions, fundamentally changing how advertisers compete against Performance Max campaigns.

Lionsgate partnered exclusively with FreeWheel on December 18, 2025, to manage its 30 U.S. FAST channels, giving ad buyers unified access to premium content.

Taiwan's Executive Yuan submitted Draft AI Basic Act on August 28, 2025, establishing governance framework for artificial intelligence development across semiconductors.

Egypt issues Executive Decree 816 on November 10, 2025, establishing operational framework for 2020 personal data protection legislation with penalties up to 666,666 EGP and new obligations for international transfers.

Marc Berg shared three critical lessons from leading Statista through 2025 as data became the new battleground for AI partnerships with tech giants.

Industry veterans warn Ad Context Protocol ignores fraud risks that plagued similar standards while major platforms lack incentive to adopt it.

Sponsored content surpassed paid subscriptions as the dominant revenue model for email newsletters in 2025, with 77% of new publications seeking advertising partnerships compared to just 2% operating paywalls.

Google's third core update of 2025 devastated Discover traffic for news publishers during peak holiday season, while OpenAI signals advertising ambitions and major ad tech consolidation reshapes the competitive landscape.

Adform acquires Splicky from Goldbach Group, adding DOOH capabilities and 200 clients to strengthen its position in DACH programmatic markets before December 31 close.

eBay launched its Live shopping platform in Germany on November 29, delivering real-time auctions and instant purchases through streamed events from sellers.

Advertising veterans warn new AI protocol ignores fraud risks while major platforms resist adoption that threatens vendor lock-in profits.

Platform data shows browse recommendations dropped from six long-form videos per row to just two, redirecting 80% of available slots toward Shorts content.

YouTube withdraws streaming data from Billboard charts after January 16, 2026, ending decade-long partnership over ad-supported versus subscription weighting.

Amazon Business expands membership benefits with financial software, cybersecurity protection, and HR tools for small businesses across three partnership programs.

Microsoft Clarity's December 18 analysis shows AI referrals grew 155% in eight months while converting 11 times better than search despite under 1% traffic share.