SparkToro research finds AI tools produce different brand recommendation lists more than 99% of the time when given the same prompt.

New research paper about creating a dataset for training deep research AI agents (SAGE) provides insights into how this kind of search works.

WordPress announced a new AI agent skill that enables AI to test their work as they go to speed up development.

Cloudflare data shows Googlebot accesses 3.2x more unique URLs than OpenAI and 4.8x more than Microsoft, as UK regulator considers crawler separation mandate.

Major music publishers including Concord and Universal file massive copyright lawsuit against Anthropic claiming illegal downloads of 20,000 songs via BitTorrent from pirate sites.

Google Ads API v23 introduces channel-level reporting for Performance Max, enabling developers to break down ad performance across Search, YouTube, Display, Gmail, Maps, and Discover.

Amazon confirmed 16,000 job cuts today, totaling 30,000 since October as employees allege American workers disproportionately affected versus H-1B holders.

Interactive Advertising Bureau projects 9.5% US ad spend increase in 2026, with five of six top priorities driven by AI as advertisers embrace autonomous campaign management.

CES 2025 exposed the forces closing the gap between attribution and incrementality while agentic systems threaten DSP differentiation.

Vivaldi Technologies released version 7.8 on January 29 with drag-and-drop tab tiling and pinned tab restrictions, rejecting AI assistants while Chrome, Edge integrate AI features.

Golden from KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack accumulates 57M weekly views while most Americans have never heard of it—revealing how streaming fragmented into parallel universes.

Yann LeCun, who left Meta for his own AI startup, endorses Google Gemini in LinkedIn post with far-reaching implications for AI competition.

NATO experiment exposes persistent failures in social media defenses as commercial manipulation services thrive at scale across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X.

Amazon adjusts removal and disposal fee timing for FBA sellers, shifting from lump-sum charges to incremental billing as units process, affecting cash flow planning.

Nielsen's 2026 report shows Polsat capturing 18.12% share in Poland as Warner Bros. Discovery slips to second. Digital platforms increasingly favor television screens.

OpenAI sets $60 CPM for ChatGPT advertising while Meta completes Threads monetization. Microsoft's Prebid caching shutdown threatens publisher video delivery.

Too many advertisers act on short-term results that are incomplete and mostly meaningless. There's a much better way.

Companies spend thousands on generative engine optimization to influence ChatGPT recommendations. A Wall Street Journal investigation reveals the tactics behind AI search manipulation.

IAB Spain issues bid request standards for CTV programmatic buying establishing P1 and P2 parameters across Spanish streaming platforms.

Alliance Digitale publishes white paper recommending marketers combine attribution and contribution models as privacy regulations fragment measurement.

CMOs across Europe claim to view agencies as trustworthy partners yet continue to undermine relationships by holding constant pitches and changing agencies.