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Ad-Tech’s ‘Cookie Licking’ Problem is Starving Quality Content, Says Basis President

CANNES, France – Every dollar spent on digital advertising goes on a journey before it reaches the publisher. Along the way, it gets smaller – much smaller. In fact, the advertising supply chain has become so bloated with intermediaries that roughly 60% of ad spend never makes it to content creators, according to Christian Hendricks, […]

The WebMCP Tools You Expose To Agents Can Be Used To Hijack Them via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic

WebMCP gives AI agents named tools to call, and a clean route for prompt injection. Here's what Chrome says to lock down first. The post The WebMCP Tools You Expose To Agents Can Be Used To Hijack Them appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

AI Visibility Rankings Aren’t Stable – New Research Shows It’s Mostly Statistical Noise via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

AI visibility numbers move between runs, so a single reading can mislead. A new paper offers a stopping rule for when rankings are finally trustworthy. The post AI Visibility Rankings Aren’t Stable – New Research Shows It’s Mostly Statistical Noise appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

‘Pokémon Go’ Exec Promises 1,000-Person Times Square Mewtwo Event Is Just the Start of 10th Anniversary: ‘My Personal Goal Is to Create Core Memories’ for All Players

Ten years ago, “Pokémon Go” vice president of product Michael Steranka was crying in the shower because the first large-scale event for the hit mobile game was, in his own opinion, a disaster. The Niantic-developed game kept crashing, too many people were trying to play at once and the servers couldn’t handle the game’s immense […]

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Anthropic Confronts the Hard Questions About AI Responsibility

A new film is the latest from the company’s “Keep Thinking” campaign

WordPress 7.0.1 Maintenance Release Contains 31 Bug Fixes via @sejournal, @martinibuster

The WordPress 7.0.1 maintenance release improves PHP compatibility and contains a bug fix to a security-related function. The post WordPress 7.0.1 Maintenance Release Contains 31 Bug Fixes appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google Says Canonical Re-Evaluation Can Take Up to Two Weeks via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google updated its canonicalization troubleshooting guide with new guidance on how long pages can stay in a duplicate cluster after you fix the content. The post Google Says Canonical Re-Evaluation Can Take Up to Two Weeks appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Ticker: Uncertainty Grips CNN Ahead of Paramount Acquisition

CNN CEO Mark Thompson is reportedly unsure of what to expect.

Google Business Profiles Showing Empty Review Dashboards via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Some Google Business Profile dashboards show “no reviews yet” even though public review counts remain visible on the live listing. The post Google Business Profiles Showing Empty Review Dashboards appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

British Airways ad trolls Norway ahead of World Cup clash with England

The social ad was created by Uncommon Creative Studio.

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Week of June 29 Cable News Ratings: See Who Won America 250 Coverage

Fox News was the most-watched cable news network during Independence Day celebrations.

Minneapolis-Based Retail Media Veterans Launch Networking Nonprofit

Commerce Media Meetup aims to support a growing pool of industry talent in retail hubs.

Viva La Workflow: Optable’s Vlad Stesin On What’s Actually Changed In Agentic Advertising

A year ago, agentic advertising was mostly theoretical. AdExchanger Managing Editor Allison Schiff sat down with Vlad Stesin, CEO and Co-Founder of Optable, to talk about what’s actually changed — and which companies are doing real work rather than chasing the buzzword. Stesin breaks down why workflow automation is the unglamorous but essential starting point […] The post Viva La Workflow: Optable’s Vlad Stesin On What’s Actually Changed In Agentic Advertising appeared first on AdExchanger.

The Friday Checkout: Will Giant Eagle keep its personality under Kroger?

The nation's largest supermarket operator will need to strike a careful balance to avoid diminishing the Pittsburgh-based chain's distinct look and feel.

Grocers are quickly embracing AI, research shows

More than two-thirds of food retailers polled by FMI in early 2026 said they employ the technology, compared with 47% a year ago.

Giant Eagle temporarily lowers prices on 300 items

The grocery chain said the reductions, which last through Labor Day, average 10%.

The Weekly Closeout: Pink debuts Marshmallow bra and RH CEO offloads stock

The new bra franchise is the intimates brand’s softest yet. Meanwhile, Gary Friedman sold 125,000 RH shares.