Google AdSense has added additional triggers for vignette ads. There are now a total of six triggers, three old ones and three new ones. These new triggers took effect on February 9, 2026.

Google announced a new ad unit for AI Mode for shopping ads which promotes retailers. Google also launched Veo 3 support in Google Ads Asset Studio. Plus Vidhya Srinivasan, VP/GM of Ads & Commerce at Google, published her annual letter to the industry on the Google blog.

Google is rolling out UCP, Universal Commerce Protocol, powered checkout in AI Mode. This launched as part of the Google Ads news from yesterday, and you can now see it in AI Mode for products from Etsy and Wayfair.

Asad Awan, who is in charge of monetization at OpenAI was interviewed by his own company on “The Thinking Behind Ads in ChatGPT." It is a 25 minute interview and one part he discusses how he would like to see advertisers simply prompt to create ads and ad campaigns and not have to hire an agency or "performance marketers" to run ads on ChatGPT.

The Google Chrome team announced its early preview of WebMCP, “a standard way for exposing structured tools, ensuring AI agents can perform actions on your side with increased speed, reliability, and precision," André Cipriani Bandarra from Google wrote.

ConvergeHub launches Partner Program with affiliate and solutions tracks, offering recurring revenue and faster CRM success for businesses. ConvergeHub’s new Partner Program offers two clear paths — the Affiliate Partner Program and the Solutions Partner Program. Whether you’re a creator, consultant, or agency, you can choose the track that fits your strengths, grow with ConvergeHub, […]

As global B2B orders increasingly migrate to mobile devices, the core of international trade is undergoing a profound transformation. Business is no longer confined to an office desk; it has extended to airport lounges, international exhibition floors, and everywhere in between. The gateway to global commerce has officially moved from the desktop to the palm […]