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Google made $82 billion from ads in the third quarter. Search revenue barely grew from June, and YouTube ads rose 9.2%.

The top 100 brands gained 8.1% in value. Nvidia rose 71.5%, while Europe's carmakers lost close to a fifth.

Ads in AI Mode now run in 10 more countries. In the US, Google also shows them in answers to follow-up questions.

Instagram is testing Features, videos of up to 90 minutes, in Brazil and the US. Meta has not said how it will pay creators for them.

The FTC and 20 states say Dollar General charged shoppers more than its shelf tags, circulars and app coupons promised. The complaint counts 29,265 complaints since 2023.

Disney+ will carry Channel 4's main channel live in the UK and Ireland from early 2027. New shows will arrive on the same day they air.

Stagwell buys Freestar, which sells ads for publishers including Fortune and Boston Globe Media. The firm joins Stagwell Owned Media.

McDonald's will end its FIFA World Cup sponsorship, which began with the 1994 tournament. Its biggest World Cup campaign, in summer 2026, fell short of expectations.

Google Ads review summaries turn reviews from across the web into a short positive comment inside Search ads. They run in English in four markets.

Google updated its user-generated spam guide on 26 October 2026. Platforms should keep shared pages, generated outputs and web apps out of Search unless they are meant to be found.

GTA VI ads appeared on the pitchside boards at El Clásico on 25 October and in an NBA broadcast on NBC on 20 October. Rockstar has not commented.

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