Advertising&Tech
- Amazon backs out of Google Shopping ads
- Reddit’s ad revenue is set to hit $1.8 billion
- More people in the UK will choose ad-supported streaming over ad-free by 2026
Search Trends
- Analysts say Google’s June 2025 core update was a major one
- Google ad revenue grows 10.4%, with total revenue up 14%
- Google Ads introduces Branded Searches
- Google experiments with negative keyword lists in PMax
YouTube
- YouTube is launching new generative AI tools for Shorts
Social Media Buzz
Meta
- Threads rolls out improved content performance metrics for creators
- Instagram users are noticing more unskippable “ad break” ads in their feeds
- Meta is testing unskippable ad breaks across the EU
- Starting in October, Meta will ban political, electoral, and social issue ads in the EU
- Shorter video ads on Facebook are getting more replays
X
- X is limiting how emojis can be used in promoted posts
AI Insights
- OpenAI’s most advanced model, GPT-5, might launch in August
