This was probably going to happen sooner or later—even if AI had never shown up.

Emarketer projects Meta will surpass Google in global digital ad revenue for the first time in 2026, with $243.5 billion to Google’s $239.5 billion. Meta’s Advantage+ AI automation and new ad surfaces ...

With Google transforming search into an AI-driven experience, it was only a matter of time before AI ads entered the fray. As part of its Google I/O week announcements, the company previewed how ...

Google has frequently emphasized how generative artificial intelligence is making search habits more winding and complex, transforming a channel that remains the core pillar of its business. A ...

The world’s two largest digital advertising platforms maintained a juggernaut pace in Q1, topping analyst expectations, but questions linger as to whether soaring investments in artificial ...

Google sent out an email to some Google Ads advertisers about changes coming to Google Ads budget pacing for ad scheduling. These changes go into effect on March 1, 2026. The email says, "Starting on ...

The U.S. Justice Department’s ruling against Google for monopolizing digital advertising markets has opened the door for publishers to seek compensation for claimed lost revenue. Last April, the court ...

Agency buyers who manage portfolios of Google Ads and Merchant Center accounts are being targeted by sophisticated scam artists who hijack those accounts, drain client funds and sometimes lock out ...

Twenty-five years ago, Google launched a modest advertising product that would evolve into one of the most influential tools in digital marketing. Back then, it was called Google AdWords; today, it is ...

Google is willing to cough up more advertising data to publishers to address concerns about its illegal monopoly over digital advertising technology, a top executive at the search giant said Tuesday.

The Justice Department last week sought to persuade a federal judge in Virginia to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off part of the company and change the way it does business to improve ...

The trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, scheduled for Monday, will determine penalties to restore competition across online advertising. The U.S. Department of ...