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Google Ads News Alphabet Q2 Alphabet delivered a strong Q2, with total revenue up 24% to $119.8 billion. Google advertising revenue rose to $81.6 billion, driven mainly by 17% growth in Search and 13% growth in YouTube Ads. Advertising remains Alphabet’s key revenue growth engine. Warning AI Labels Google Warns Against Placing AI Labels in […]

Alphabet delivered a strong Q2, with total revenue up 24% to $119.8 billion. Google advertising revenue rose to $81.6 billion, driven mainly by 17% growth in Search and 13% growth in YouTube Ads. Advertising remains Alphabet’s key revenue growth engine.

Google Warns Against Placing AI Labels in Corners Thanks for sharing Barry Schwartz

Google appears to be testing a new subheading in Shopping Ads: “Featured products from online or local stores. Found by Sachin Patel.

Google is testing rounded corners for both articles and sponsored results in the its Discover feed. Found by Hana Kobzová, Barry Schwartz & Damien Andell.

Google wrote, Starting July 21, 2026, the option to appeal a policy decision directly from your Google Ads account will not be available for policy decisions made more than 6 months prior. Thanks for sharing Barry Schwartz

Google Merchant Center is adding more AI features, including automated insight summaries, suggested search queries, and access to previous chats directly from the dashboard. Thanks for sharing SERP Alert ⚡.

Google appears to have renamed Comparison Listing ads as CSS Product Listing ads, with a substantially updated help page but no formal announcement. The ads let eligible Comparison Shopping Services compete alongside merchants in Google’s product carousel and direct clicks to product pages on the CSS’s website. Thanks for sharing Barry Schwartz

Google confirms Local Inventory Ads will be enabled by default.

Google Ads API v25 adds richer YouTube and Shorts reporting, new loyalty retention and customer acquisition goals, and expanded creator insights. Developers must update their client libraries and integrations to access the new features and replace retired legacy resources.