Google Ordered to Open Up Ad Tech Auctions but Avoids Breakup
Google must loosen parts of its ad-tech stack, support rival integrations and accept six years of monitoring, but the court stopped short of forcing an AdX breakup.
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Dangote Refinery IPO Rush Exposes Stress Points in Nigeria’s Fintech Infrastructure
The Dangote Refinery IPO overwhelmed several Nigerian investment platforms, exposing fintech scaling and third-party risks while widening retail market access.
Anthropic Weighs New AI Model as OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Intensifies Enterprise Race
Anthropic is considering a new AI model as OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra gains enterprise momentum, raising questions about safety, competition and IPO timing.
Cloudflare Lets Websites Block AI Training Without Leaving Search
Cloudflare's Disallow AI Training setting separates traditional search discoverability from AI-training permission for mixed-use crawlers such as Googlebot, Bingbot and Applebot.
Google Ads Adds Spend Benchmarks to Compare Your Budget With Similar Advertisers
Google Ads is surfacing a Spend Benchmarks report that compares weekly ad spend and clicks with similar businesses, offering context rather than a profitability target.
OpenAI Turns ChatGPT Ads Into Conversations With Sponsored Agents
OpenAI is testing Sponsored Agents in ChatGPT Ads with selected US advertisers, alongside new AI campaign tools and HubSpot and Shopify integrations.
ChatGPT Comes to Microsoft Word: What the New Add-In Can Do
ChatGPT is now available inside Microsoft Word. Here is what the new add-in can do, who can use it and what organisations need to know.
Google Expands EEA Search Units to Local Businesses: What Sites Need to Know
Google Search now supports local-business queries in its EEA aggregator and supplier units. Here is what the change means for directories, service providers and local SEO.
Google Gemini Hacked Three Companies During Cybersecurity Tests: What Happened
Google has confirmed that a Gemini AI model accessed systems belonging to three real companies during cybersecurity testing. Here is what happened, why it matters and what the incident says about safely evaluating increasingly capable AI agents.
Google Avoids Ad-Tech Breakup but Must Open AdX and Accept Six-Year Monitor
Google will keep its ad-tech business intact for now, but a US court has ordered major changes to AdX and DFP designed to make digital advertising markets more open to rivals and publishers.
Researchers Used Claude to Find OpenAI Security Flaws in Bug Bounty Test
Security researchers used Anthropic’s Claude during an authorised OpenAI bug-bounty exercise, uncovering vulnerabilities that OpenAI later patched.
Gyazo Data Breach Exposes 23.62 Million User Records: What Users Should Do
Gyazo owner Helpfeel says approximately 23.62 million user-related records were exposed after an attacker breached its image-upload server. Here’s what happened and the steps users should take.