Google Ads changed target-based bidding on budget-limited campaigns to bid more aggressively toward the set target ROAS or CPA, meaning a campaign with a $10 target CPA delivering at $5 will move clos…
Omega, a new desktop workspace for cross-platform publishing, enables users to plan campaigns, prepare media sizes, edit captions, schedule posts, and compare analytics from a single interface. The to…
Search Engine Land's 2027 SEO roadmap argues that AI-generated answers and zero-click results are redefining search visibility, citing Google I/O 2026 figures of over 1 billion monthly AI Mode users a…
Meta and TikTok have settled separate child safety lawsuits, with Meta agreeing to a $17 billion settlement and product changes in response to a lawsuit brought by 47 U.S. states, and TikTok agreeing …
Meta has agreed to pay $18 billion over ten years and implement sweeping child-safety changes, including a two-hour daily time limit for minors on Instagram and Facebook, to settle a lawsuit brought b…
Conversations with AI chatbots are increasingly appearing as evidence in U.S. court cases, with at least 12 criminal and civil cases over the past two years citing such chats, according to a Washingto…
Meta's $17 billion settlement with the FTC over teen safety on Instagram and Facebook signals a broader erosion of Big Tech's operational freedom, with the AI industry now facing rising local oppositi…
Eugenia Ivanova, a developer at Publora, detailed the challenges of building an AI agent that posts to social media, emphasizing that the real risks emerge after an agent gains write access. She highl…
Meta Platforms reached a proposed settlement with 47 states, the District of Columbia, and three U.S. territories, agreeing to pay $17.1 billion in penalties and implement new safety measures for teen…
UK police forces, including South Yorkshire, Cheshire and Cumbria, have debunked viral AI-generated videos of a 'Cat in the Hat serial killer' stalking streets and homes, confirming the figure is not …
Meta alumni are migrating to emerging ad platforms, with OpenAI hiring hundreds of former Meta employees, including top executives, and Amazon Ads, TikTok, and Roku also recruiting Meta veterans. Open…
TikTok's automated systems detected and removed 178 million videos, or 96.7 percent, of the 184 million videos taken down globally in the first quarter of this year, before human moderators reviewed t…
Police and experts have confirmed that viral videos of a life-sized Cat in the Hat stalking people are AI-generated, not real. The posts, which have been viewed millions of times on TikTok, show the c…
A substitute teacher in California, Luis DeSantiago, was targeted by students who used AI 'nudify' apps to create a fake lingerie image of him that spread on TikTok and Snapchat, prompting him to avoi…
A developer outlined a system design for using Instagram and TikTok signals to source and evaluate pre-seed consumer companies, addressing the lack of a commercial video firehose. The approach include…
New Zealand proposed a bill on August 24, 2026, to bar children under 16 from TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and AI companions, with fines up to $40 million or 10% of global revenue for non-co…
Apple confirmed mass layoffs affecting around 200 employees in its Siri and Vision Pro teams in the United States, with staff told in August 2026 that their roles are being cut. The move follows the A…
TikToker Grace Brassel went viral on August 19 after meeting Xavier 'X' Jernigan, Spotify's head of cultural partnerships, who is the real person behind the AI DJ known as DJ X on Spotify. Jernigan, w…
Police in Wexford, Ireland, and South Yorkshire, England, have issued statements clarifying that viral images and videos of a 'Cat in the Hat' serial killer are AI-generated, with Wexford gardai stati…
Police forces across the UK and Ireland have warned the public not to believe viral social media posts featuring AI-generated images of Dr Seuss' Cat in the Hat, which falsely claim the character has …