Cybercriminals are getting sneakier, so we have to be smarter. Here’s how to protect yourself from the latest scam.

Google said Thursday it blocked a record 8.3 billion ads globally in 2025 — up from 5.1 billion the year before. But the company suspended far fewer advertiser accounts than that surge might suggest, ...

Google says it is increasingly using its Gemini AI models to detect and block harmful ads on its advertising platforms, as scammers and threat actors continue to evolve their tactics to evade ...

Google will replace Dynamic Search Ads (DSA) with AI Max for Search, an AI-powered solution, for all advertisers. The news, announced Wednesday, focuses on all campaigns using DSA, automatically ...

Google Ads has come under attack with phishing schemes -- a method to gain unauthorized access to accounts. In one case, the scam began as a routine business inquiry. “While we proactively monitor for ...

Macworld reports that Apple is introducing ads to Apple Maps this summer as part of its new Apple Business suite launching in April. This move allows businesses to pay for preferential placement in ...

OpenAI's slow, conservative rollout of ads on ChatGPT is frustrating some partners, who are excited about the opportunity, ad industry sources told CNBC Three of the world's largest ad agencies, WPP, ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton preaching from a pulpit. State Rep. James Talarico reading old social media posts. Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn dancing with his would-be challenger, Democratic U.S.

Google says that its new 30-second ad format for YouTube is now available, but only on TVs. YouTube has become increasingly popular on TVs in recent years, with Google now delivering a new ad format ...

The Google Search team and the Google Ads team released two different videos this week that I thought you should all listen to, at least in the background. In short, Martin Splitt and Gary Illyes from ...

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