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Bing Splits AI Training From AI Search Grounding
Microsoft's new controls will let you block AI training and still appear in AI answers, but the dates matter as much as the settings.
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Apple's Safari block pushes ad tech server-side, WPP pitches InfoSum
Ad tech firms like ID5 are moving identity work onto publisher servers, while WPP argues its data business barely feels the change.
Instagram reportedly offers YouTubers up to $500,000 for Features
Meta says it's "too early to share a long-term monetization model", while Instagram has approached "select" YouTubers with offers up to $500,000.
Reddit is moving to logged-in pages as search traffic falls
Reddit's search referrals dropped by more than 1 million on average per week in October, and the company now wants people to sign in.
Amazon Ads hits $19.6B in Q3 as it bets on its AI Ads Agent
Simpler buying is the pitch, but the real question is how much you can still see once Amazon's AI makes the calls.
Vercel Lets Sites Control AI Crawlers and Assistants Separately
You can block bots collecting content while letting assistants fetch pages to answer users.
YouTube: Living Room TV Viewing Accounts for One-Third of Ad Revenue
The earnings figure points to a bigger role for living room viewing in YouTube's ad business.
Google Lets Restaurants Control Ordering Links in Business Profiles
Restaurants can now switch off individual ordering providers from their Google dashboard.
Discord Will Put Some Public Server Chats in Search Results
Some public Discord server chats are heading into search results, and server admins have until November 16 to decide what's public.
