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Microsoft Advertising
Ads are now appearing in Google's AI Mode, the new conversational search interface. This example shows a non-local search ad, suggesting the placement is expanding beyond local inventory ads previously tested.
Microsoft Advertising
Microsoft has introduced custom columns functionality directly in the Microsoft Advertising interface. The feature allows advertisers to create tailored reporting views, similar to those in Google Ads.
Anthropic
Anthropic has added native document creation to Claude, allowing users to generate Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files through conversational prompts without leaving the browser. The feature removes the need for separate tools or API integrations for basic document automation.
Pinterest Ads
The Information has listed a potential OpenAI acquisition of Pinterest among its 2026 predictions. The speculation suggests OpenAI would target Pinterest's image data, advertising infrastructure, and merchant relationships to expand into visual search and e-commerce.
Amazon Ads
Amazon has introduced A+ Content Quality Analysis, an AI-powered tool that evaluates content on readability, information completeness, visual structure, and conversion effectiveness. The system runs weekly assessments and assigns ratings of either "Meets Standards" or "Needs Improvement."
Google Ads
Google has lowered the minimum audience size requirement from 1,000 to 100 active users for all networks (Search, Display, YouTube) and all segment types, including Remarketing and Customer Lists. The threshold for segments to appear in Audience Insights has also dropped to 100 users.
Microsoft Advertising
Microsoft's Navah Hopkins has published a consolidated guide to all Microsoft Advertising support options. The resources include links to account suspension appeals, general support, and feature requests, along with guidance on using Copilot for troubleshooting.
Google Ads
Google Ads has introduced "Go To" buttons within the Change History interface. The new navigation feature allows advertisers to jump directly to the relevant campaign, ad group, or setting from a change log entry.
Meta Ads
Meta has updated its lead generation forms with two new features: the ability to add images to answer options and a multi-select option that allows users to select multiple responses in multiple-choice questions.
Google Ads
Google Ads Editor 2.10 and earlier lose support on 19 October 2026. Check installed versions and prepare local unposted changes before upgrading.
Google Ads
Google Ads documentation describes experiment summaries containing goals, two key insights and suggested questions for Ask advisor. The underlying design, results and uncertainty still require independent review.
Google Ads
Google Ads documentation describes previews of AI-generated text assets before advertisers opt in to text customisation for AI Max Search campaigns. It does not establish that every account has the feature.
Google Tag
Google lists Search and Performance Max as supported Conversion Lift campaign types. Account eligibility and the requirement to contact a Google representative still apply.
Google Ads
Google Ads documentation includes a 10-second viewing threshold for specified engagements, but it does not define every video interaction or announce a new measurement change.
Google Ads
Google documents a beta in which eligible video reach campaigns can leave target CPM unset, allowing Google to adjust bids to spend the campaign budget. Video view campaigns are excluded.
Pinterest Ads
Pinterest documentation says brands can promote eligible creator Pins and creators can turn off the content-promotion setting. Turning it off does not affect campaigns already running, so future permission status and existing campaign arrangements require separate review.
Google Ads
Google’s Merchant Centre UCP integration hub describes onboarding for selected merchants, requiring technical implementation before access and offering a sandbox for relevant checkout and cart-transfer validation.
Google Merchant Center
Merchant Center guidance covers loyalty benefits in AI Mode and Gemini Apps, with those AI surfaces currently US-only and eligibility varying by country and surface.
Amazon Ads
Amazon says most physical bundles sold as one ASIN must be packaged by the original brand or manufacturer from 11 January 2027, with stated exceptions.
Google Ads
Google Ads help pages give different Smart Bidding calibration estimates in British English and English. Neither wording should be treated as a universal conversion threshold or evidence of a bidding-system change.
Amazon Ads
An Amazon Seller Forums announcement describes checks for main-image defects during individual listing creation. Sellers may apply a correction, upload another image or acknowledge the issue and continue, but continuing does not make a non-compliant image acceptable.
Google Ads
Google’s Local Services Ads guidance explains valid leads and lead assessment. It also states that its credit process excludes healthcare, tax specialists and EMEA, making market and category checks essential.
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