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LinkedIn hits 100 million members in Brazil and unlocks 100 free courses

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:12 +0200

LinkedIn Brazil hits 100 million members, placing it third globally after the US and India, and opens 100 LinkedIn Learning courses free for the next 100 days.

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LinkedIn launches Creator Marketplace and BrandWorks for B2B brands

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:52:21 +0200

LinkedIn Creator Marketplace and BrandWorks launch: B2B brands get vetted creator discovery and hands-on campaign creative strategy inside Campaign Manager.

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LinkedIn data shows EU hiring at 26% below 2019 as AI roles hit 351,000

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:37:54 +0200

LinkedIn finds EU hiring 26% below 2019 while AI roles surpass 351,000 since 2023. Macro pressures, not AI, explain the current decline, according to the data.

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Google Data Manager API v1.7 finally brings GMP into the signal loop

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:38:59 +0200

Google's Data Manager API v1.7 extends offline conversions to Campaign Manager 360, Search Ads 360, and DV360, and adds IP address ingestion for Customer Match.

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Meet FOMU: the hidden fear that kills more B2B deals than any competitor

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:30:25 +0200

LinkedIn and Bain research names FOMU - Fear of Messing Up - as the dominant reason 40% of B2B deals stall, outweighing product quality and competitive losses.

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Agentic AI and the ad stack: who controls the buying layer now?

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:17:04 +0200

Mediaocean NIVO AI, Magnite Orchestration, Teads EngageOS, and Walmart Connect on DV360 each launched June 11 as ChatGPT fell to 52.7% of global AI traffic.

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Google Analytics adds Source Group field to fix messy cross-channel data

Luis Rijo — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:53:26 +0200

Google Analytics yesterday launched Source Group, standardizing messy source values from Facebook, TikTok, and AI assistants into clean cross-channel reporting.

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Mediaocean's NIVO AI cuts campaign setup by 90% with Innovid agents

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:51:24 +0200

Mediaocean today launched NIVO AI, an advertising intelligence layer on Innovid's ad serving platform, with pilot results claiming 90% faster campaign setup.

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Meta severs Manus data access as Beijing forces $2B deal apart

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:44:35 +0200

Meta has blocked Manus from its internal systems and ordered staff to migrate off the platform, as China's NDRC unwinds a $2 billion agentic AI acquisition.

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CheckedUp wins MRC accreditation - a first for specialty waiting room TV

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:35:53 +0200

CheckedUp earns MRC accreditation for TV Video Ad Plays and Explorer Waiting Room TV Engagement, a milestone for pharmaceutical point of care ad measurement.

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Google brings PayPal Hyperwallet payouts to 21 LATAM territories

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:26:51 +0200

Google expands PayPal Hyperwallet to 21 LATAM territories for AdSense, AdMob, and Ad Manager publishers, adding PayPal and cash pickup payout options in 2026.

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Reddit launches video in comments, opening a rich new layer for conversations

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:20:59 +0200

Reddit today rolls out video replies in comments for all users, enabling video uploads in eligible SFW public communities across iOS, Android, and desktop.

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Viant opens its bidder to publishers with free SupplyIQ dashboard

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:15:57 +0200

Viant launches free SupplyIQ portal to show publishers exactly how the DSP scores, bids, and values their CTV and programmatic inventory, available from today.

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Ogury launches SONA to finally bridge audience planning and campaign execution

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:07:54 +0200

Ogury's SONA uses agentic AI and Persona Intelligence to convert any brief into a structured, persona-based media strategy across CTV, desktop, and mobile.

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ChatGPT drops to 52.7% as Claude triples its AI traffic share

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:11:35 +0200

Similarweb's June 2026 update shows ChatGPT losing 23.7 points over 12 months while Claude surged from 1.6% to 8.9% and Gemini captured 27.3% of AI traffic.

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Dexerto launches Omnidex SSP, betting publisher-led model beats RTB

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:00:28 +0200

Dexerto launched Omnidex, its first SSP, on June 10 processing 90 billion monthly ad requests across 600+ gaming publishers for McDonald's and PlayStation.

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Mother sues OpenAI: chat logs show GPT-4o discussed suicide with her daughter

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:48:05 +0200

A California lawsuit filed today alleges OpenAI's GPT-4o discussed suicide methods with Alice Carrier before her death, prioritizing engagement over safety.

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MiQ upgrades Sigma a year in: Planning Agent and 2.5PB of daily data

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:35:49 +0200

MiQ expands Sigma AI platform one year after launch: Planning Agent, Total Measurement, 2.5 petabytes of daily data, and activation across 16 environments.

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Magnite Orchestration wants to be the wiring behind AI ad buying

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:19:59 +0200

Magnite today launched Orchestration, a coordination layer for agentic ad buying, with dentsu and DIRECTV Advertising as the first partners in beta testing.

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One in three small business owners raided personal savings to pay for AI

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:11:17 +0200

Clarify Capital survey of 241 business owners finds average AI spend of $10,600 annually, with 37% feeling pressure to borrow just to keep pace with competitors.

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Spotify rewrites podcast plays and launches 5 new creator analytics tools

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:51:11 +0200

Spotify today redefines podcast plays as 30-second listens, aligns with AMP's new standard, and launches Audience Segments, Episode Trends, and historical data.

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Teads bets on unified feed OS to save publishers from AI traffic collapse

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:38:36 +0200

Teads today launched EngageOS, a publisher feed operating system that unifies editorial and ad auctions, with Magnite as launch partner for programmatic demand.

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Walmart Connect brings real purchase data into Google DV360 for YouTube ads

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:12:59 +0200

Walmart Connect today announced a Google Display & Video 360 partnership activating shopper audiences on YouTube with closed-loop retail sales measurement.

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How AI could damage the planet and break society before 2030

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:58:48 +0200

A June 2026 MIT study of 272 experts puts at least 10% chance of catastrophic harm on 18 AI risk categories, including power grabs and environmental damage.

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A German judge just made Google responsible for what its AI says

Luis Rijo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:27:28 +0200

Munich court holds Google liable for AI Overviews defamation, as Samsung home screens go programmatic, ChatGPT CPMs fall, and zero-click searches hit 68%.

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Google is overhauling DV360: 12 changes coming by August 2026

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:32:28 +0200

Display & Video 360 is rolling out 12 platform changes through August 2026, affecting audience targeting, brand safety, deal creation, and reporting systems.

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Organic traffic is now mobile advertising's biggest fraud blind spot

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:25:21 +0200

AppsFlyer 2026 fraud report: organic installs now 52% of all fraudulent mobile installs, DSP fraud up 59% YoY, spoofing the fastest-rising technique of 2025.

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Audiobook sales hit $2.43 billion in 2025 as 157 million Americans tune in

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:09:54 +0200

APA and Edison Research 2026 surveys show 9% revenue growth, over 750,000 active titles, rising YouTube piracy, and a sharp drop in AI narration willingness.

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Samsung opens Smart TV home screens to programmatic via Trade Desk and DV360

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:59:27 +0200

Samsung Ads opens Smart TV home screens to programmatic buying via Trade Desk and Google DV360, powered by Magnite SpringServe, rolling out globally in Q3 2026.

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Munich court holds Google liable for AI Overviews defamation - a first

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:52:38 +0200

A Munich court on May 28, 2026, held Google directly liable for false claims its AI Overviews generated about a German publisher, in a new legal precedent.

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Acxiom's geo-based audiences are now live on The Trade Desk in UK and Germany

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:40:34 +0200

Acxiom's InfoBase Geo-Based audience segments are live in The Trade Desk's data marketplace in the UK and Germany, expanding programmatic audience targeting.

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Fubo and NBCUniversal strike a deal that brings back NBC, Bravo and NBCSN

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:32:16 +0200

Fubo today signed a distribution deal with NBCUniversal, restoring NBC, Bravo, Telemundo, four NBC Sports RSNs, NBCSN and new FAST channels to subscribers.

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LiveRamp CAPI Hub now connects ChatGPT ads - here's what it measures

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:23:50 +0200

LiveRamp today connected its Conversions API Hub to OpenAI ChatGPT, giving marketers server-side conversion measurement across ChatGPT ad campaigns globally.

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Minerva raises $20M and an OpenAI deal to fix marketers' broken first-party data

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:16:15 +0200

Minerva launches publicly with $20M from 8VC and The General Partnership, an OpenAI collaboration on GPT-5.5 agents, and already three dozen signed customers.

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Affinity joins AdCP to put OEM and browser inventory into agentic ad standards

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:10:47 +0200

Affinity joins AdCP as Founding Member, pushing agentic ad standards to cover OEM, browser, app store, and TV OS surfaces that programmatic never reached.

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Google's Gemini 3.5 Live Translate lands with 70-language real-time speech

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:03:49 +0200

Google today released Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, a speech-to-speech audio model supporting 70+ languages in Google Meet, the Translate app, and the Gemini API.

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Apple rewrites Applebot rules to feed Siri AI - what publishers must know

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:54:52 +0200

Apple updated its Applebot documentation on June 8, 2026, adding AI training controls, nosnippet rules, X-Robots-Tag support, and new crawl behaviour details.

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Apple's iOS 27 sneaks in wallet tricks and map lists that matter to marketers

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:05:53 +0200

Apple today announced iOS 27 services features: Tap to Share at retail, Local Lists in Maps, Visual Intelligence bill splitting, and video podcasts on Mac.

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Kinsta adds free bot protection to all WordPress plans

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:12 +0200

Kinsta on June 9 launched Bot Protection for all plans, giving WordPress owners control over AI crawlers and automated traffic inside MyKinsta at no added cost.

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Amazon Ads unified reporting exits beta - and takes two old tools with it

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:56:02 +0200

Amazon Ads unified reporting is now generally available, consolidating campaigns across accounts and retiring two legacy Ads Console tools by December 31, 2026.

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Adelaide brings attention pre-bid targeting to Amazon DSP

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:27:29 +0200

Adelaide adds AU pre-bid targeting to Amazon DSP, letting buyers filter Display, Online Video, and Streaming TV inventory by attention quality before bidding.

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Reddit beats Sephora and Allure when ChatGPT recommends beauty products

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:33:02 +0200

Novi analyzed 10.7 million ChatGPT citations across 98,000+ sources to reveal which websites AI recommends most for beauty, skincare, and fragrance queries.

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Can 15 European startups reshape physical AI? Google DeepMind just bet on them

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:27:35 +0200

Google DeepMind selected 15 European robotics startups for a three-month equity-free accelerator with Gemini robotics model access and hands-on mentorship.

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Knicks vs. Spurs tops U.S. search as NBA Finals break Google Trends records

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:46:24 +0200

Knicks vs. Spurs is the top U.S. search query as Google Trends data shows vintage jersey searches at all-time highs and Wembanyama at a career search peak.

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EU forces Meta to reopen WhatsApp to rival AI assistants

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:16:08 +0200

The European Commission today ordered Meta to restore free API access to WhatsApp for rival AI assistants, citing serious risk to competition in the AI market.

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The Trade Desk adds a gaming veteran to its board - and the timing matters

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:16:30 +0200

The Trade Desk names ex-Warner Bros. Games president David Haddad to its board, adding media expertise as the company rebuilds after a Nasdaq compliance notice.

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AI ad spend forecast cuts ChatGPT down to size

Luis Rijo — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:42:19 +0200

EMARKETER puts ChatGPT's US chatbot ad ceiling at $5bn by 2030. Elkjop's NOK 20m GDPR fine, TikTok Shop RFP budgets, and lingering Google ranking volatility.

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Semrush maps how LinkedIn content earns citations in AI search tools

Luis Rijo — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:09:14 +0200

Semrush analyzed 89,000 LinkedIn URLs cited by AI search tools. The data points to content structure, employee advocacy, and B2B brand visibility patterns.

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Fire TV brings all 104 World Cup matches with FOX One and Alexa+

Luis Rijo — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:21:35 +0200

Amazon's Fire TV launches a FIFA World Cup 2026 hub with FOX One covering all 104 matches, free games on Tubi, and Alexa+ voice commands across nine countries.

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Elkjop hit with NOK 20m GDPR fine over loyalty club consent failures

Luis Rijo — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:15:15 +0200

Norway's DPA fines Elkjop NOK 20 million for bundled consent, unlawful Customer Match use, and inadequate offline conversion documentation in loyalty club.

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Bauer Media Audio joins Fire TV as radio brands hit connected TV

Luis Rijo — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:05:01 +0200

Bauer Media Audio becomes an official Fire TV Channels launch partner, bringing KISS, Hits Radio and Irish brands to CTV users free of subscription barriers.

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EMARKETER says US AI ad spend hits $68bn by 2030 - and ChatGPT misses most of it

Luis Rijo — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:58:31 +0200

US AI ad spending will more than double to $68.25bn by 2030, but over 80% flows next to AI content, not inside chatbots, per EMARKETER's 2026 forecast report.

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Google Analytics links Business Profiles to report local metrics

Luis Rijo — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:43:35 +0200

Google Analytics now imports Google Business Profile data directly, surfacing seven GBP metrics: calls, bookings, directions, website clicks, and messages.

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NotebookLM gets Gemini 3.5, a cloud computer, and 11 output formats

Luis Rijo — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:30:19 +0200

Google upgraded NotebookLM on June 8 with Gemini 3.5, a secure cloud computer, 100-plus software skills, and 11 new downloadable output formats for paid tiers.

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Apple bets on Gemini, TikTok rewrites the shop, and GDPR heads to Luxembourg

Luis Rijo — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:43:47 +0200

Apple's WWDC Gemini deal, TikTok Shop's sweeping creator governance overhaul, Nielsen's Italy four-screen launch, and a GDPR referral that could redraw how ad tech platforms publish their data contracts.

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The Creators List maps 200+ top creators arriving at Cannes Lions this month

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:57:31 +0200

Tubefilter, Comscore, Whalar Group and Gospel Stats launch a curated directory of 200+ creators attending Cannes Lions to help brands make direct connections.

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Amazon lets shoppers design custom merch via Alexa for Shopping

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:50:22 +0200

Amazon today added AI-powered custom merch design to Alexa for Shopping, converting text prompts into T-shirts, hoodies, and tumblers for all U.S. customers.

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FOX Sports airs all 104 World Cup 2026 matches live across U.S. airports

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:42:10 +0200

FOX Sports and ReachTV will air all 104 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches live across 80-plus U.S. airports to 51 million monthly travelers, from June 11 to July 19.

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Google's World Cup 2026 search tools go deeper than you'd expect

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:31:57 +0200

Google today activated live scores, agentic ticket booking, Street View stadium imagery and Gemini match briefings across Search, Maps, Waze and the Gemini app.

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Google's SEO hiring guide now flags third-party tool risks and AI advice

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:21:30 +0200

Google revised its Search Central documentation on June 5, 2026 to warn against SEO ranking guarantees, unverified third-party tools, and AEO and GEO claims.

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Amazon's Corning fiber deal: 1,000 jobs and a domestic supply chain push

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:11:40 +0200

Amazon signs a multibillion-dollar fiber optics deal with Corning, creating 1,000 North Carolina manufacturing jobs and a new fiber technician training program.

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German court asks CJEU: must platforms publish GDPR joint controller details?

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:56:47 +0200

Dusseldorf court sends GDPR Article 26(2) to the CJEU, asking if joint controller terms must appear online - with major implications for ad tech platforms.

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Apple turns to Google Gemini for Siri AI - and rewrites App Store marketing

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:35:56 +0200

Apple unveiled Siri AI, built with Google Gemini models, at WWDC 2026, plus new App Store Creative Assets, ad coordination, subscriptions, and an EU delay.

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YouTube's physician on screen time: what parents can actually do

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:16:42 +0200

Dr. Garth Graham, YouTube's global head of health, outlines age-specific tools, family contracts, and co-viewing strategies for managing kids' screen time.

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Bumper opens podcast dashboard to all creators - and adds an MCP server

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:51:04 +0200

Bumper Dashboard is now free for all podcasters, with new pricing tiers and a fresh MCP server that lets enterprise teams query their show data through AI.

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WhatsApp takes NSO Group back to court for violating its spyware ban

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:58:55 +0200

WhatsApp files a federal contempt order against NSO Group after detecting new Pegasus-linked spear phishing attempts that breach a permanent injunction banning.

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Nielsen closes Italy's four-screen measurement gap with YouTube deduplication

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:37:15 +0200

Nielsen today added linear TV to YouTube ad deduplication in Italy, giving media buyers deduplicated reach across all four screens for the first time in Italy.

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Barb Ads Hub hits 600 users as Amazon Prime Video integration gets underway

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:18:04 +0200

Barb's TV campaign analytics platform has attracted over 600 UK advertising buyers and sellers since January, with Amazon Prime Video integration now underway.

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Feature.fm plugs marketing automation inside SonoSuite's distribution stack

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:07:44 +0200

Feature.fm today integrates Pre-Saves, Smart Links, and fan CRM into SonoSuite's white-label distribution platform for independent distributors and labels.

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TikTok Shop's expiration date rules that sellers can't afford to ignore

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:18:08 +0200

TikTok Shop published binding shelf-life and expiration date rules on June 5, 2026, covering food, beauty, supplements, and medical devices on the platform.

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TikTok Shop's tightening grip: new rules that could freeze your account

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:02:05 +0200

TikTok Shop's May 2026 content rules add posting caps, stricter misleading-claims enforcement, and an account health score replacing violation points in July.

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TikTok Shop's quality rules ban AI voices and still images from LIVEs

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:38:52 +0200

TikTok Shop Academy bans AI-generated voices, still frames over 50% of screen, and PDP screenshots from all promotional LIVEs and shoppable videos on TikTok.

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TikTok Shop's gambling policy bans raffles and lucky spins - sellers beware

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:29:40 +0200

TikTok Shop's gambling policy bans raffles, lucky spins, and most card breaks. Here is exactly what sellers and creators must follow under the May 2026 rules.

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TikTok Shop creator enforcement: bans, frozen pay, and a 90-day violation

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:20:50 +0200

TikTok Shop's Creator Enforcement Policy details frozen commissions, e-commerce bans, and the 90-day repeat-violation rule that strips monetization access.

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TikTok Shop DFYD 2026 uses live scoring to remove creators mid-campaign

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:26:42 +0200

TikTok Shop Deals for You Days 2026 runs June 17-July 2, enforcing Creator Health Ratings and daily Promotion Performance Scores to control campaign access.

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TikTok Shop's shoppable video content guide tells creators what actually works

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:40:18 +0200

TikTok Shop Academy published a shoppable video guide on May 20, 2026, covering four content archetypes, a 3-to-6-second hook rule, and FTC compliance notes.

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TikTok Shop's Fan Groups let creators sell inside DMs

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:27:37 +0200

TikTok Shop Fan Groups transform creator DMs into shoppable communities, capping each group at 300 members with built-in tools for eligible affiliate creators.

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TikTok Shop's creator score now gates product reach and badges

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:21:15 +0200

TikTok Shop's new scoring system rates affiliate creators 0-5 daily, unlocking broader reach, commission tiers, and visible creator badges starting June 2026.

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TikTok Shop's Creator Intelligence Series maps how 18 sellers win LIVE

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:58:26 +0200

TikTok Shop publishes playbooks for 18 creators revealing LIVE session patterns, follower tiers, flash sale tactics, and category strategies in the US market.

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TikTok Shop's Countdown Bidding turns LIVE sessions into real-time auctions

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:49:17 +0200

TikTok Shop Countdown Bidding enables real-time LIVE auctions with strict eligibility thresholds, binding bids, and compliance requirements for US sellers.

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GA4 maintenance mode and Criteo-ChatGPT cuts reshape ad infrastructure

Luis Rijo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:04:45 +0200

GA4 Measurement Protocol enters maintenance mode in June 2026 while Criteo cuts ChatGPT ad entry minimums to $10K and Microsoft splits Bing campaign UTM tags.

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Vought Rising brings The Boys universe to the 1950s on Prime Video in 2027

Luis Rijo — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:44:17 +0200

Prime Video's Vought Rising is a 1950s prequel to The Boys arriving in 2027 in 240+ countries, with Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash producing and leading the cast.

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ChatGPT targets Google's $224bn search ad business with $102bn bet

Luis Rijo — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:20:29 +0200

Barclays forecasts ChatGPT ad revenue at $102bn by 2030. Google Search and YouTube ads alone generated $261bn in 2025, and OpenAI has neither of those assets yet.

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Inside 'the leap': how YouTube Shopping and Memberships fund full-time careers

Luis Rijo — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:53:50 +0200

Three creators share how YouTube Shopping, Channel Memberships, and Shorts analytics helped them leave day jobs and build sustainable full-time businesses.

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YouTube Shorts hits 2 billion monthly TV hours - and it's just getting started

Luis Rijo — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:41:40 +0200

YouTube Shorts hits 2 billion monthly TV hours as Kurt Wilms and creator AdamW explain what that means for creators, viewers, and connected-TV advertising.

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What does it feel like to publish for machines?

Luis Rijo — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:16:55 +0200

Bots now read 57% of the web. This week's news — ChatGPT ads, GA4 changes, Roblox under-13, Liftoff's IPO, Bing toggles, Spielberg's cinema bet — all make more sense through that lens.

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Meta's World Cup 2026 safety playbook: scam alerts, Visa data, player tools

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 23:35:48 +0200

Meta activated scam pop-ups and expanded player protections for FIFA World Cup 2026, using Visa intelligence to dismantle fake gambling sites targeting fans.

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GA4 Measurement Protocol enters maintenance mode - no new features coming

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 23:02:23 +0200

Google has quietly placed GA4 Measurement Protocol in maintenance mode. No future enhancements are planned, and the Data Manager API is now the designated path.

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The Firefox security harness that fixed 271 bugs no one had found for years

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:52:08 +0200

Mozilla's Claude Mythos harness found 271 Firefox bugs in one release - 180 rated sec-high - exposing flaws that 20 years of fuzzing and manual review missed.

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Microsoft Advertising opens Audience Ads to crypto exchanges in all markets

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:36:48 +0200

Microsoft Advertising lifts crypto exchange ban on Audience Network globally in May 2026, ending a four-year restriction that confined crypto brands to search.

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OpenAI's CPA ads, DoorDash at scale, and ad tech's IPO test

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:17:27 +0200

OpenAI activates cost-per-action bidding in ChatGPT, DoorDash reaches 400,000 advertisers, and Liftoff's IPO prices at $437 million this June.

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Google tightens Demand Gen and Discovery ad serving for sensitive categories

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:04:45 +0200

Google clarified on June 3 how Demand Gen and Discovery campaigns handle sensitive interest categories and restricted targeting in personalized advertising.

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Google bans prediction market ads in Ohio as state gambling fight escalates

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:14:21 +0200

Google Ads banned prediction market advertising in Ohio on June 2, 2026, as state gambling regulators challenge federal CFTC jurisdiction over event contracts.

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Microsoft Advertising's UTM fix will finally separate Bing campaign types

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:02:12 +0200

Microsoft Advertising emails advertisers about September 2 UTM auto-tagging changes that separate Search, Audience, Shopping, and Performance Max in analytics.

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AdPlayer.Pro scales to 551M daily ad requests and adds vertical video formats

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:31:32 +0200

AdPlayer.Pro hits 551M daily ad requests, reaches 10,000 peak RPS, and adds vertical video plus Interstitial Video Ads 2.0 across all outstream ad formats.

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Brave Origin strips AI, Rewards, and VPN for privacy purists - at a price

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:28:25 +0200

Brave Origin launched June 4 with a $59.99 one-time fee, removing Leo AI, Rewards, VPN, and Tor while preserving Brave Shields across desktop and Android now.

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Amazon Japan puts packages on bullet trains - 200mph delivery and lower CO2

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:55:56 +0200

Amazon Japan started shipping packages on Shinkansen bullet trains in March 2026, using non-passenger space on three routes to cut CO2 and speed deliveries.

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YouTube froze a guitar channel's ad revenue because a letter never arrived

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:47:20 +0200

YouTube demonetized Bernth's 170K guitar channel over a lost address verification letter, exposing the fragility of creator income tied to a single platform.

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AudioGo launches overhauled reporting dashboard for audio advertisers

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:39:40 +0200

AudioGo rebuilt its reporting dashboard on May 27 with custom reports, drag-and-drop metrics, scheduled delivery, and smarter filters for audio ad campaigns.

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You can't turn off AI search? Here's what actually works on 10 engines

Luis Rijo — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:23:36 +0200

What actually works when trying to disable AI on 10 search engines: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Ecosia, Qwant, Startpage, Kagi, Perplexity, and Yahoo.

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