Rules tighten, automation gets easier
Today's 3 verified headlines: the European Commission fined Google 890 million euro under the Digital Markets Act, Google Ads rolled out video campaign groups globally, and Anthropic released a feature that turns a screen recording into a skill. Each story's full analysis, sources and business impact live on its own page. This issue covers the July 23 agenda and was published on July 25, 2026 to complete the archive.
EU fines Google 890 million euro
The European Commission adopted two non-compliance decisions: 460 million euro for giving its own services preferential treatment in search results, and 430 million euro for preventing developers from steering users to alternative channels on Google Play. Google has 60 days to comply; otherwise periodic penalty payments of up to 5% of worldwide turnover come into play.
Google Ads rolls out video campaign groups globally
Multiple video campaigns can now sit under a single reach or frequency goal, while budget and creative stay at campaign level. Unique reach and average weekly impressions are reported at group level. Google shared that an optimal frequency of 2.7 impressions per week is associated with a 19% lift in return on investment.
Claude learns a skill from a screen recording
With Record a Skill in Claude Cowork, you record your screen while doing a task and narrate the steps, and Claude turns that into a skill it can run again. The feature is offered on Pro, Max and Team plans, and on Team plans the resulting skills can be shared across the workspace.
The agenda moves fast, the system stays calm.
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