PPC Pulse: Google Data Manager API, YouTube Shorts, LinkedIn Reserved Ads

This week’s PPC Pulse covers Google’s Data Manager API, new YouTube Shorts features, and LinkedIn’s Reserved Ads for brand and performance teams.
InfoWorld

Microsoft’s Dev Proxy puts APIs to the test

Building distributed apps requires specialized tools. Microsoft delivers with an API simulator that supports complex mocks ...

YouTube starts testing handy new features to expand its mobile editing toolkit

On its official support page, Google made it official that it has started testing a new "Create" mode, which will open ...
SecurityWeek

Equixly Raises $11 Million for AI-Powered API Penetration Testing

Equixly has raised $11.6 million in Series A funding to build proprietary AI hacking models, expand its team, and scale global presence.
9to5google

YouTube testing new ‘Home’ page with more control over suggested content

Google is testing a new feature with YouTube that allows users to customize the recommendations that appear in their “Home” feed, seemingly with some level of AI. In its latest experiment, YouTube is ...
InfoWorld

7 ways AI is changing software testing

From generating test cases and transforming test data to accelerating planning and improving developer communication, AI is having a profound impact on software testing. The integration of artificial ...
TechCrunch

YouTube tests an in-app private messaging feature again

After YouTube discontinued its private messaging feature in 2019, the platform is now reintroducing this functionality for a select group of users. Users with access to the test are able to share ...
Mashable

YouTube tests direct messaging. Here's how it works.

YouTube is currently testing out a direct messaging feature on the platform, which the company previously removed years ago. Credit: Valera Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Almost ...
Digital Trends

YouTube Music is testing playlist search so you can stop endless scrolling

What’s happened? YouTube Music is quietly testing a way to search inside playlists. A small group of iOS users now see a new Find in playlist button in the app, hinting at a limited server-side ...
Seeking Alpha

Insight Molecular Diagnostics outlines $1B transplant testing market expansion as company nears FDA submission

Management reiterated its plan to submit for FDA authorization of GraftAssureDx by year-end and is targeting a mid-2026 commercial launch, with Riggs stating, "we are still preparing for a mid-'26 ...
Reuters

Nuclear testing: Why did it stop, why test and who has nuclear weapons?

Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with ...
Newsweek

Donald Trump Orders Nuclear Weapons Testing: What To Know

The U.S. will immediately begin testing nuclear weapons, President Donald Trump announced in a post to Truth Social Wednesday night. The president said he has ordered the Department of Defense to ...