AD Tech Watch
AD Tech Watch: selected technology updates from AD Technologies Limited. The AI, search and software developments that matter to businesses in Nigeria, explained in plain English.
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AD Tech Watch #10: More Links in AI Mode, Google Ads Channel Controls, Meta Product Browsing
Issue #10: Google adds more links and an official-sources section to AI Mode and AI Overviews, Google Ads rolls out channel prioritisation and budget caps, Google allows licensed gambling ads…
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AD Tech Watch #9: Meta’s Scam Crackdown, Bing AI Topics, Unreliable Rank Trackers
Issue #9: Meta removes 3.7 million West African scam accounts in a joint police operation, Bing Webmaster Tools shows which AI topics cite your site, rank trackers report unreliable Google…
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AD Tech Watch #8: Gemini 4 Argon, NCC Phone Checker, Halal Tags on Google
Issue #8: Google’s Gemini 4 Argon reaches AI Mode, the NCC launches *315# to check phones are approved, a Google Tag Manager upgrade cuts website code, and Google adds halal…
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AD Tech Watch #7: Cheaper AI Chatbots, Google’s AI Fake Checker, AEDC’s MyPower App
Issue #7: Claude Haiku 5.5 cuts the cost of AI customer support, Google opens SynthID Detector to everyone, Google Ads lets advertisers preview AI Max ad copy, and AEDC launches…
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AD Tech Watch #6: GPT-6 for Free Users, WhatsApp Buttons on Google, Fake Authors Flagged
Issue #6: GPT-6 and Intelligent UI reach free ChatGPT users, Google shows WhatsApp buttons on local listings and tightens Business Profile rules, Google warns against fake author profiles, and NDPHC…
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AD Tech Watch #5: Google Hunts AI Spam, ChatGPT Tests Image Ads, Google Ads Copies Your Promos
Issue #5: Google uses AI to fight mass-produced AI content, ChatGPT tests ads during image generation, Google Ads starts copying website promotions into ads on 12 October, and NICE opens…
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AD Tech Watch #4: ChatGPT Gets Always-On Agents, Google Pushes AI Mode, Late Tax Now Costs More
Issue #4: ChatGPT launches always-on “dots” agents, Google puts AI Mode on the Search homepage as clicks fall, late tax in Nigeria now attracts daily market-rate interest, and Google Ads…
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AD Tech Watch #3: Copilot Gets an Autopilot, AI Agents Start Paying, CBN Questions “Pay Small Small”
Issue #3: Microsoft rebuilds Copilot around an agent that works while you are away, an AI agent makes a real card payment, the CBN asks who regulates “pay small small”,…
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AD Tech Watch #2: WhatsApp Starts Charging for Replies, Gemini Calls Businesses for Customers
Issue #2: WhatsApp Business Platform replies become paid from 1 October, Google tests Gemini phoning businesses for customers, AI learns African languages by voice, and Nigeria’s AI direction.
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AD Tech Watch #1: ChatGPT Ads Reach 63 Countries, Google’s AI Search Grows in Nigeria
Issue #1: ChatGPT Ads reach 63 countries, Google’s AI search grows in Nigeria, Nigeria moves toward AI rules, and free AI tools for students, with what each means for Nigerian…