February 16, 2026
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Good morning.
Today’s roundup:
1) What to expect in digital advertising and commerce in 2026.
2) Bing Webmaster Tools Rolls Out AI Performance Report (With New Design).
3) OpenAI Wants Advertisers To Prompt To Create Ads & Skip Agencies.
Asad Awan, who is in charge of monetization at OpenAI was interviewed by his own company on ‘The Thinking Behind Ads in ChatGPT.’ It is a 25 minute interview and one part he discusses how he would like to see advertisers simply prompt to create ads and ad campaigns and not have to hire an agency or ‘performance marketers’ to run ads on ChatGPT.
4) Google expands tools to let users remove sensitive data about themselves from Search.
5) ChatGPT to start showing users ads based on their conversations.
6) Why video is the canonical source of truth for AI and your brand’s best defense.
7) LinkedIn Shares Insights into Evolving Professional AI Usage.
8) Russia fully blocks WhatsApp, talks up state-backed alternative.
9) Google Says That Scam Tactics Are Evolving Through AI Usage.
10) Google AdSense Adds New Triggers For Vignette Ads.
11) Google Ads Performance Max A/B Experiments In The Wild.
12) Google On If A Younger Web Site Can Beat An Older Website In Search.
More insights to explore…
Google Releases Early Preview Of WebMCP.
The real story behind the 53% drop in SaaS AI traffic.
Google Clarifies Its Stance On Campaign Consolidation.
Have an awesome week!
— Itay Paz
Itay PazFounder & CEO
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