• Google suspended 12.7 million ad accounts and blocked 5.5 billion ads in 2023

    The number of advertisers who were blocked or removed due to policy violations nearly doubled compared to the previous year.

  • Google Ad Manager eases ad implementation with Codeless Ad Units

    Google recently enhanced its Ad Manager platform (used by large publishers) with the introduction of "Codeless Ad Units" – a feature designed to streamline ad integration for publishers. This beta release centers on anchor and interstitial ad formats.

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    Why Advertisers Claim Meta Owes $7 Billion in Damages

    According to a class-action lawsuit brought by Facebook and Instagram advertisers, Meta's metrics flub owes them potential damages exceeding $7 billion. In a ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco is letting advertisers pursue legal action against Meta for monetary damages, accusing it of inflating the social platforms' Potential Reach metric (the number of people in an ad set's target audience) by up to 400%. Advertisers claim the metric measured the number of...

  • Apple Loses $113 Billion in Value After Regulators Close In

    (Bloomberg) -- Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are training their eyes on Apple Inc., unnerving investors with fears over fines and threatening its market dominance.Most Read from BloombergNY Gears Up to Seize Trump Westchester Assets If Fraud Fine Is UnpaidBaltimore Wants to Sell Hundreds of Vacant Homes for $1 EachYemen’s Houthis Tell China, Russia Their Ships Won’t Be TargetedWhat Happens If Trump Can’t Post His $454 Million BondReddit Soars 48% in Debut as AI Pitch Gets Warm...

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    Did somebody poke you on Facebook after a decade? Meta is resurrecting the feature

    If you thought that Facebook Pokes were dead, you were wrong. They were in a coma for years, but now they are back to fight for engagement. And it seems that the younger generation likes it.

  • Google blocked or removed over 5.5 billion ads in 2023

    Search giant Google on Wednesday said it blocked or removed over 5.5 billion ads in 2023 and 12.7 million advertiser accounts, nearly double from the previous year.The data was released as part of its annual Ads Safety Report wherein it shared that it had also blocked or removed over 1 billion advertisements for violating its policy against abusing the ad network, which includes promoting malware. The fight against scam ads is an ongoing effort, as we see bad actors operating with more...

  • Trump's media company value soars in Wall St debut

    Shares of Donald Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group has surged as much as 59 per cent in their Nasdaq debut, lifted by the former US president’s supporters and providing him a potential windfall as he grapples with the costs of several legal cases. At its session high of $US79.38 a share on Tuesday, TMTG’s […]

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    Mega Millions jackpot soars to nearly $1 billion. Here's what to know

    By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press The winning numbers for a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions lottery prize will be drawn Friday night, offering sudden riches for any lucky player who matches them and almost certain disappoint for everyone else. The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $977 million thanks to more than three

  • Mega Millions jackpot soars to nearly $1 billion. Here's what to know

    The winning numbers for a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions lottery prize will be drawn Friday night, offering sudden riches for any lucky player who matches them and almost certain disappoint for everyone else

  • Value-added tax data could help countries prepare better for crises

    How would an armed conflict, an epidemic, or a flood affect the economy? "Being able to assess—perhaps even predict—the economic impact of such crises is essential when it comes to mitigating and counteracting the damage," says Christian Diem from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH).

  • Nearly $2 Billion up for Grabs as Mega Millions and Powerball Jackpots Soar

    (AP) – The stars have aligned in the lottery universe like never before, with two jackpots totaling nearly $2 billion. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email With an estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions prize and an estimated $800 million Powerball jackpot, it’s the first time the two nearly national lottery games

  • Nearly $2 billion is up for grabs as Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots soar

    The stars have aligned in the lottery universe like never before, with two jackpots totaling nearly $2 billion. With an estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions prize and an estimated $800 million Powerball jackpot, it's the first time the two nearly national lottery games have each grown so large at the