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Meta To Ban Political Advertisements In EU From October, Cites Legal Issues
Meta Platforms will end political, electoral, social issue advertising on its platform in the European Union in early October because of the legal uncertainties due to EU rules targeting political advertising, the US social media company said.
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Gmail Begins Testing Large, Expandable Shopping Ads via Promotions Tab: Report
Gmail's mobile app on iOS and Android may soon feature large e-commerce ads. While ads already appear in the Promotions tab, a new format is being tested that lets advertisers showcase product names and images. Tapping these ads will expand them to show details like pricing, ratings, and external links, offering a richer ad experience directly insi...
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Google's AI Overviews Hit by EU Antitrust Complaint From Independent Publishers
Google's AI Overviews are AI-generated summaries that appear above traditional hyperlinks to relevant webpages and are shown to users in more than 100 countries. It began adding advertisements to AI Overviews last May.
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Android 16’s Live Updates to Show Active Navigation, Ongoing Phone Calls, and More on Lock Screen
Google released the first stable build of Android 16 last month with several new features in tow. Among them is Live Updates which delivers notifications for activities in real-time on the Android phone’s lock screen. The tech giant has now provided more information about this feature. Live Updates in Android 16 can be incorporated into apps offe...
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Meta Said to Be Aiming to Fully Automate Advertising With AI by 2026
Meta Platforms aims to allow brands to fully create and target advertisements with its AI tools by the end of 2026. The Mark Zuckerberg-led firm also plans to let advertisers personalise ads using AI, so that users see different versions of the same ad in real time, based on factors such as geolocation, according to a WSJ report.
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US Seeks Breakup of Google's Ad-Tech Products After Judge Finds Illegal Monopoly
The US DoJ has proposed that Alphabet's Google divest its AdX advertising marketplace and ad server DFP. Google has said the company supported behavioural remedies such as making real-time bids available to competitors, but that prosecutors cannot legally pursue a bid to force it to sell parts of its business.
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Google Says Deep AI Investments Powering Ad Sales, Soothing Anxious Investors
Alphabet reassured jittery tech investors that its AI investments were powering returns at its crucial ad business on Thursday. The search giant's first-quarter profit and revenue beat expectations, and the company said it would buy back $70 billion (roughly Rs. 5,97,800 crore) in stock, adding $75 billion (roughly Rs. 6,40,362 crore) to its mark...
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Google Holds Illegal Monopolies in Ad Tech, US Judge Finds
US District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, found Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets for publisher ad servers and the market for ad exchanges which sit between buyers and sellers. It is the second court ruling that Google holds an illegal monopoly, following a similar judgment in a case ...
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Google's Journey From Dorm To Internet Dominance
A US judge has ruled that Google illegally monopolised digital advertising markets, paving the way for a break up of the internet empire that was started out of a Stanford University dormitory nearly 27 years ago.
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Google Illegally Dominated 2 Markets For Online Ad Technology: US Judge
Alphabet's Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a federal judge said on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech titan in an antitrust case brought by the US.
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Google Faces GBP 5 Billion UK Lawsuit for Abusing Dominance in Online Search
Google is being sued in Britain for potential damages of up to GBP 5 billion (roughly Rs. 56,536 crore). The class action, filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Tuesday, argues that Google's actions enabled it to charge higher prices for the advertisements that appear in search inquiries than it otherwise could in a competitive market.
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Google Suspends 2.9 Million Ad Accounts In India For Policy Abuse
Internet giant Google suspended 2.9 million advertisers' accounts in India and removed 247.4 million ads in 2024 for abusing its advertisement policy, the company said in a report on Wednesday.
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Urban HX30 Wireless Headphones With Hybrid ANC, Up to 14-Hour Battery Life Launched in India
Urban HX30 wireless headphones were launched in India on Monday. The over-the-ear headphones are equipped with 44mm audio drivers and feature touch controls. The Urban HX30 headphones offer support for Hybrid active noise cancellation (ANC) up to 32dB, a dual-microphone system, and include a single button that lets users switch between ANC and Tran...
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Google to Enforce MiCA Compliance for Crypto Ads in the EU With Stricter Policy
Google is set to update its crypto-related advertisement policies to align with the MiCA regulations in the EU. It said only MiCA-registered crypto exchanges and wallets will be allowed to advertise their services and offerings through the search engine giant starting April 23.
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SEBI Directs Intermediaries to Use Registered Contact Details for Advertising on Social Media Platforms
SEBI has directed registered intermediaries advertising on social media platforms like Google and Meta to use the contact details shared with the market regulator, such as email IDs and mobile numbers. This step aims to combat rising securities market frauds observed on platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, X (formerly Twitter), Te...
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Meta To Ban Political Advertisements In EU From October, Cites Legal Issues
Meta Platforms will end political, electoral, social issue advertising on its platform in the European Union in early October because of the legal uncertainties due to EU rules targeting political advertising, the US social media company said.
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Gmail Begins Testing Large, Expandable Shopping Ads via Promotions Tab: Report
Gmail's mobile app on iOS and Android may soon feature large e-commerce ads. While ads already appear in the Promotions tab, a new format is being tested that lets advertisers showcase product names and images. Tapping these ads will expand them to show details like pricing, ratings, and external links, offering a richer ad experience directly insi...
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Google's AI Overviews Hit by EU Antitrust Complaint From Independent Publishers
Google's AI Overviews are AI-generated summaries that appear above traditional hyperlinks to relevant webpages and are shown to users in more than 100 countries. It began adding advertisements to AI Overviews last May.
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Android 16’s Live Updates to Show Active Navigation, Ongoing Phone Calls, and More on Lock Screen
Google released the first stable build of Android 16 last month with several new features in tow. Among them is Live Updates which delivers notifications for activities in real-time on the Android phone’s lock screen. The tech giant has now provided more information about this feature. Live Updates in Android 16 can be incorporated into apps offe...
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Meta Said to Be Aiming to Fully Automate Advertising With AI by 2026
Meta Platforms aims to allow brands to fully create and target advertisements with its AI tools by the end of 2026. The Mark Zuckerberg-led firm also plans to let advertisers personalise ads using AI, so that users see different versions of the same ad in real time, based on factors such as geolocation, according to a WSJ report.
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US Seeks Breakup of Google's Ad-Tech Products After Judge Finds Illegal Monopoly
The US DoJ has proposed that Alphabet's Google divest its AdX advertising marketplace and ad server DFP. Google has said the company supported behavioural remedies such as making real-time bids available to competitors, but that prosecutors cannot legally pursue a bid to force it to sell parts of its business.
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Google Says Deep AI Investments Powering Ad Sales, Soothing Anxious Investors
Alphabet reassured jittery tech investors that its AI investments were powering returns at its crucial ad business on Thursday. The search giant's first-quarter profit and revenue beat expectations, and the company said it would buy back $70 billion (roughly Rs. 5,97,800 crore) in stock, adding $75 billion (roughly Rs. 6,40,362 crore) to its mark...
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Google Holds Illegal Monopolies in Ad Tech, US Judge Finds
US District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, found Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets for publisher ad servers and the market for ad exchanges which sit between buyers and sellers. It is the second court ruling that Google holds an illegal monopoly, following a similar judgment in a case ...
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Google's Journey From Dorm To Internet Dominance
A US judge has ruled that Google illegally monopolised digital advertising markets, paving the way for a break up of the internet empire that was started out of a Stanford University dormitory nearly 27 years ago.
-
Google Illegally Dominated 2 Markets For Online Ad Technology: US Judge
Alphabet's Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a federal judge said on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech titan in an antitrust case brought by the US.
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Google Faces GBP 5 Billion UK Lawsuit for Abusing Dominance in Online Search
Google is being sued in Britain for potential damages of up to GBP 5 billion (roughly Rs. 56,536 crore). The class action, filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Tuesday, argues that Google's actions enabled it to charge higher prices for the advertisements that appear in search inquiries than it otherwise could in a competitive market.
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Google Suspends 2.9 Million Ad Accounts In India For Policy Abuse
Internet giant Google suspended 2.9 million advertisers' accounts in India and removed 247.4 million ads in 2024 for abusing its advertisement policy, the company said in a report on Wednesday.
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Urban HX30 Wireless Headphones With Hybrid ANC, Up to 14-Hour Battery Life Launched in India
Urban HX30 wireless headphones were launched in India on Monday. The over-the-ear headphones are equipped with 44mm audio drivers and feature touch controls. The Urban HX30 headphones offer support for Hybrid active noise cancellation (ANC) up to 32dB, a dual-microphone system, and include a single button that lets users switch between ANC and Tran...
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Google to Enforce MiCA Compliance for Crypto Ads in the EU With Stricter Policy
Google is set to update its crypto-related advertisement policies to align with the MiCA regulations in the EU. It said only MiCA-registered crypto exchanges and wallets will be allowed to advertise their services and offerings through the search engine giant starting April 23.
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SEBI Directs Intermediaries to Use Registered Contact Details for Advertising on Social Media Platforms
SEBI has directed registered intermediaries advertising on social media platforms like Google and Meta to use the contact details shared with the market regulator, such as email IDs and mobile numbers. This step aims to combat rising securities market frauds observed on platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, X (formerly Twitter), Te...
