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Meta hands campaign controls to its AI; WordPress 7.1.3 patches seven holes
OpenAI launches visual ads alongside ChatGPT image results / Meta unveils five agentic AI tools at Advertising Week NY / WordPress 7.1.3 drops with 7 security fixes
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Google retires standalone Display; Meta's ad assistant gets a memory
Meta unveiled an AI business assistant with memory and Google Workspace integration at Advertising Week NYC / Google is retiring standalone Display campaigns / Publishers cleared to seek $3.2B+ from Google
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ChatGPT ads go visual, Meta's API v24 dies today, PMax gets A/B tests
OpenAI launched visual ads inside ChatGPT image generation on October 5 / Meta Marketing API v24.0 sunsets today, October 6 / Google Performance Max asset experiments are live across all accounts
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Google and Meta API sunsets hit in the next 48 hours
Google and Meta API sunsets hit in the next 48 hours / Federal judge allows $3.2B publisher class action against Google AdX to go to jury / ChatGPT launches self-serve visual ad formats today
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Google's AdX monopoly damages trial is moving forward
Google's AdX monopoly damages trial is moving forward / Meta is on pace to beat Google in global ad revenue in 2026 / Google Customer Match now accepts IP address and interaction timestamp signals
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Meta Marketing API v24.0 expires October 6
Meta Marketing API v24.0 expires October 6 / Google Customer Match now accepts raw IP addresses and interaction timestamps, rolling to all accounts this month / Google DV360 Vertical Video Unification is live