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Five red flags that suggest your AI content is actually hurting your rankings

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Unedited AI content could soon tank your Google rankings; here are five warning signs your pages are hurting rather than helping.
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Meta refines ad click metrics with engage-through shift

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Meta will strip likes and shares from click-through metrics, shifting them to new engage-through reports to align ads data with third-party tools.
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AI is rewriting the B2B marketing playbook for CIOs, CTOs & CMOS

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AI assistants are reshaping B2B discovery, forcing CIOs, CTOs and CMOs to rebuild content for zero‑click, conversational buying journeys.
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DealerAssist unveils rapid SaaS platform for car dealers

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DealerAssist launches rapid SaaS website platform for car dealers, promising live sites in a day with synced inventory and lead management.
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Multipole AI launches AIMSOO to boost SME AI visibility

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Multipole AI has launched AIMSOO, a free platform to help SMEs boost visibility in AI-driven search and chat interfaces.
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Stop burning money on manual marketing tasks

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Stop wasting budget on grunt work: use agentic automation to handle competitor intel, reporting, SEO and lead routing so marketers drive revenue.
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Jellyfish names Maria Africa to lead ANZ paid media

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Jellyfish names Maria Africa senior director of paid media for Australia and New Zealand as it accelerates AI-driven marketing growth.
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Opal drives record AI adoption in marketing, boosts workflow scale

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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Optimizely's AI platform Opal hits record use, enabling 10,000 daily marketing actions across 50+ countries, boosting campaign speed and personalisation globally.
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Canva leverages Snowflake to scale B2B growth & personalisation

Tue, 3rd Jun 2025
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Canva uses Snowflake AI Data Cloud to accelerate B2B growth, personalise user experiences, and support global expansion with over 230 million monthly users.
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Google launches AI-powered advertising upgrades for marketers

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google launches AI-powered tools to transform ad creation, bidding and campaign management, making digital advertising more effective and efficient globally.
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OVHcloud launches all-in-one data platform for analytics & AI

Thu, 24th Apr 2025
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OVHcloud launches its Data Platform, a cloud service enabling organisations to analyse data with AI while ensuring compliance, cost control, and data sovereignty.
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Zendesk appoints Shashi Upadhyay as AI strategy leader

Wed, 11th Dec 2024
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Zendesk has appointed Shashi Upadhyay as its new President of Product, Engineering, and AI, charged with driving growth in customer and employee services.
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Netcore Cloud expands collaboration with Google Cloud AI

Wed, 20th Nov 2024
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Netcore Cloud has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to enhance AI-driven customer engagement, aiming to double annual recurring revenue by 2027.
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Kingfisher adopts Fivetran to boost data operations

Fri, 11th Oct 2024
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Kingfisher has chosen Fivetran to optimise its data operations across eight countries, dramatically reducing manual tasks and enhancing customer experience.
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Kaspersky detects over 38 billion web trackers in 2024

Tue, 8th Oct 2024
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Kaspersky reports over 38 billion instances of web trackers harvesting user data in 2024, averaging one million detections per day.
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Cloudflare report reveals rising DDoS attacks & API risks

Wed, 26th Jun 2024
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Cloudflare's 2024 State of Application Security Report reveals soaring DDoS attacks, exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, and escalating supply chain risks.
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Databricks launches LakeFlow to streamline data engineering

Fri, 14th Jun 2024
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Databricks launches LakeFlow to streamline data engineering with scalable connectors, real-time processing, and automated data pipelines, aiming to democratise data and AI.
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Google unveils major AI enhancements at Marketing Live 2024

Thu, 23rd May 2024
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At Google Marketing Live 2024, major AI advancements promised to revolutionise advertising, including optimised Performance Max campaigns, generative AI image tools, and enhanced media transparency.
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VIAVI & Optiva announce tech innovations for Mobile World Congress

Tue, 30th Jan 2024
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VIAVI Solutions and Optiva set to launch pioneering technologies and stimulate regulatory dialogues at the upcoming Mobile World Congress, highlighting a shift towards 6G, AI regulations and fully automated networks.
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Seeking stronger customer insights? Start with your eCommerce

Mon, 14th Nov 2022
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The future of eCommerce lies in customer insights and analytics, with AI tools and integrated platforms leading the way.