September 19, 2025

New features include the ability to follow publishers and creators directly in Discover, with a preview of their content before you commit. On top of that, Discover will now highlight more social content posts from platforms like Instagram, X, and YouTube Shorts alongside articles and videos. Why this matters for marketers and publishers: – Followers […]

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Google is now testing full integration of the Local Map Pack directly into AI Overviews. Instead of just pulling snippets, the entire map pack (with business listings, reviews, directions, etc.) is being surfaced inside the AI-generated results. Found by Anthony Higman

YouTube is rolling out two new features that will change how creators engage their audiences: • AI stickers for Shorts – generate custom stickers with text-to-image prompts, plus the option to turn your own photos into stickers.• Live sticker polls – overlay interactive polls directly on your live streams, with customizable colors, size, and up

Key announcements: • Ray-Ban Display Glasses — smart glasses with a built-in color display, gesture controls via a neural wristband, 6 hours of battery life (plus charging case), priced at $799. US launch September 30. • Oakley Meta Vanguard — sport-focused smart glasses without a display but with cameras, audio, fitness integrations, and 9-hour battery

The company already struck a $60M/year deal with Google earlier this year, but now wants more favorable terms. That could mean deeper integrations into AI products and dynamic pricing models that pay Reddit more as its data becomes increasingly valuable for training. This move highlights a broader trend: platforms with large volumes of user-generated content

Barry Schwartz discovered that Google is testing a new AI Mode feature called “Ask about any item.” What it does: • Lets users select products or local businesses directly in AI Mode.• Google then generates side-by-side comparisons, specs, details, or business info — without leaving search.• Applies to both shopping (e.g. product comparisons) and local

Google has released SDF v9.1, available today for upload and download in the DV360 UI. What’s new in v9.1: Targeting flexibility → You can now configure whether certain targeting applies at Line Item or Ad Group level for Demand Gen Line Items. Combined Audience Targeting → New column added to Ad Group files. Insertion Order

Google has released the google-ads-bom (Bill of Materials) for the Google Ads API Java client library, starting with version 40.0.0. What it is A BOM is a build-time tool that standardizes dependency versions across your project. By importing the google-ads-bom, developers automatically align with the exact dependency versions that the Google Ads client was built