Google Just Quietly Added Ad Descriptions to AI Mode, and Advertisers Should Pay Attention
Google is testing a new ad format inside AI Mode that shows a text description beneath ads, in addition to…
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Google’s AI Overviews Were Killing Click-Through Rates. New Data Says They’re Recovering.
A new Seer Interactive study of 5.47 million queries found organic click-through rates rebounded 85% between December 2025 and February…
The Senate’s Crypto Rulebook Just Died by One Vote, and Nobody Agrees on Why
The Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act 49-50, 11 votes short of the threshold needed, killing for now the…
This Venture Studio Just Raised $100M to Build AI Startups Industrial Giants Actually Want
Vantora, formerly UP.Labs, raised more than $100 million from Silversmith Capital Partners to keep building AI startups embedded inside industrial…
Anthropic Says Claude Now Leads a Quarter of the Work Building the Next Claude
Anthropic disclosed that Claude now leads roughly 26% of the company's model research and development, up from zero in February,…
India Just Told Truecaller to Start Sharing Its Spam Data With Phone Carriers
India's telecom regulator now requires caller-ID apps like Truecaller to share spam reports with carriers. The country logged roughly 42…
California Just Made It Costly to Hide Paid Political Posts From Followers
Governor Newsom signed AB 1130, giving California real enforcement teeth for political ad disclosure by influencers, up to $5,000 per…
The Vocci Ring Wants to Replace Your Meeting Notes With a $299 Piece of Jewelry
Vocci makes an AI ring that records, transcribes, and summarizes conversations with one button press. It ships for around $299…
Flock Safety Is Offering Buyouts to Avoid Layoffs as Cities Rip Out Its Cameras
Flock Safety is offering the most generous voluntary buyout in company history after roughly 90 cities canceled contracts in August…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Pitches a 30-Minute Hyperloop Between Austin and San Antonio
The Boring Company wants to cut the Austin to San Antonio drive from 80 minutes to under 30 with a…