MIT chemical engineers have devised an efficient way to convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, a chemical precursor that can be used to generate useful compounds such as ethanol and other fuels. If scaled up for industrial use, this process could help to remove carbon dioxide from power plants and other sources, reducing the…
Google is adding new AI-powered search features to Google Search and in Google Search Labs, in addition to rolling out AI Overviews to searchers in the U.S. this week. The new AI-powered features include the ability to adjust AI Overviews, multistep reasoning capabilities, planning capabilities, AI-organized search results and a new Google Lens ask-with-video feature….
Google Ads finally resolved the “Confusing Ad Text” and other content quality label errors for “the vast majority of affected users”. For those still impacted by the error messages, which have been ongoing for the past 14 days, the platform confirmed it would continue working to restore the service. Appeals. The backlog for self-service appeals…
Google’s product data specification requirements guarantee that all product data submitted to the Merchant Center is formatted correctly to optimize success for both Shopping ads and organic Shopping listings. Each year, the search giant updates these specifications in a bid to try and improve shopping on its platform. The updates for 2024 have now been…
Threads users can now search through posts on the platform. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new functionality has now been rolled out to most English and Spanish-speaking countries, including the US and UK. The new search feature is available on both the Threads mobile app and web app. Why we care. Potential customers now…
Google introduced new ad budget features for Local Service Ads, including the ability to set a maximum monthly ad spend limit for certain accounts. Why we care. This update gives advertisers more control over their spending, potentially preventing unexpected budget overruns. Key features: Immediate effect upon setting. Automatic campaign stoppage when limit is reached. Monthly…
In computer vision and graphics, photo-realistic portrait image synthesis has been constantly emphasized, with a wide range of downstream applications in virtual avatars, telepresence, immersive gaming, and many other areas. Indistinguishable from genuine images, recent developments in Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have shown a remarkably high image synthesis quality. Contemporary generative methods, however, don’t model…
If you manage paid media accounts of any kind, you probably deal with many requests and questions from clients, bosses and other stakeholders. Common requests could include launching a new campaign, pulling together a report, or asking for your perspective on a recent platform change or emerging trend. Depending on your job seniority, you may…
X (formerly known as Twitter) has started rolling out a new ad product that cannot be blocked or reported. The new format doesn’t include an ad label so users are not informed that what they’re seeing is an advert. There also isn’t an account associated with the promoted posts, so users also can’t tell who…
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, confirmed on X that follower count is not used as a search ranking factor by Google Search. Sullivan said, “It is not,” when asked “Google now shows the number of followers on SERPs. What I’d like to know: Is follower count a ranking factor for social media profiles? So far…