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OpenAI has added local knowledge panels to the ChatGPT results. When you ask for local information and then click on a business name, ChatGPT will load a local knowledge panel on the right side.

Anish Kattukaran, CPO at Google Home & Nest announced in the Google Gemini forums that Gemini will not be replacing Google Assistant by the end of 2025. He wrote, “We’re adjusting our previously announced timeline to make sure we deliver a seamless transition, and will continue our work to upgrade Assistant users to Gemini on mobile devices into 2026."

Google quietly updated its AI Overviews ad documentation to say that ads in AI Overviews are supported in Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and US. Previously, it just said it was available in the US and “will expand to select English speaking countries soon."

GMBapi posted data that looks at tens of thousands of Google Business Profiles across multiple countries and showed that review deletions have increased significantly over the year, compared to previous periods.

Google is testing appending “learn more" links to the end of the Google search ads text. So the Google Ad will have its normal ad description and at the end, Google is testing adding "Learn more" with an arrow to the right, in blue anchor underlined text.

Survey of 750 marketing leaders finds AI is amplifying performance noise while 25% of marketing spend fails to drive outcomes. DemandScience, a global leader in B2B performance marketing solutions, published the “2026 State of Performance Marketing Report: Exposing the Marketing Data Mirage,” featuring insights from hundreds of marketing leaders, revealing the extent to which misleading […]

Adform, Europe’s leading independent media buying platform, today announced the acquisition of Splicky, the advertising technology division of Goldbach Group, one of Switzerland’s largest advertising marketers. Founded in Berlin, Splicky has built a strong footprint across the DACH region and is a recognised leader in Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising. The acquisition strengthens Adform’s global omnichannel […]

Analytics software modernizes to meet new generation of requirements for more intelligent business decisions and actions, new research says Analytics software is being transformed into an AI-powered asset that is essential to business strategies in all industries, enhancing organizations’ ability to prepare and use data for competitive advantage, according to new research from global AI-centered […]