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ADS Partners Recommends Asbestos Testing For Central Florida's Aging Homes Before Renovations Begin
(MENAFN- GetNews) Orlando, FL - June 17, 2025 - With thousands of homes across Central Florida built before the 1980s, ADS Partners is sounding the alarm on the hidden dangers of asbestos lurking in older properties. As renovation season kicks...

Network18 sells 100% stake in Media18 distribution services to Prakhar Commercials
Network18 Media & Investments, an Indian media conglomerate, has announced the sale of its entire 100% equity stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Media18 Distribution Services, to Prakhar Commercials (PCPL). The transaction was completed for a...

WhatsApp Will Now Show You Ads In Status And Channels: What Does This Mean?
Last Updated:June 18, 2025, 08:10 IST WhatsApp ads are finally coming to your account and you will see them for channels and status updates from friends. WhatsApp ads are finally happening.WhatsApp is finally getting ads and after all these years...

Meta bringing ads, paid features to WhatsApp
Meta announced it will introduce ads and subscription options to its popular WhatsApp messaging platform, according to a statement. The firm, best known as Facebook's parent company, said the updates will be implemented gradually in the coming...

How your Zepto orders could shape the ads you see on OTT and streaming apps
Mumbai: Every time you buy something on Zepto, you may be telling advertisers more than you think, and soon, that could shape the ads you see while streaming a show or listening to music. India’s fast-growing quick commerce player Zepto has...

US weighs restrictions on pharmaceutical ads
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. The Trump administration is discussing policies that would make it harder and more expensive for pharmaceutical companies to advertise directly to patients, in a...

Can Viewers Spot AI in Paid Ads? What the Data Suggests
Share Share Share Share Email As artificial intelligence becomes a standard tool in advertising, many marketers are asking an important question: Can consumers tell when an ad is AI-generated? With AI now writing ad copy, generating imagery, and...

Local E-commerce to Get Boost After Approval of 5% Tax on Foreign Sellers & Google Ads
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue has approved the Digital Presence Proceeds Tax Act, 2025, introducing a 5% tax on foreign vendors selling goods online in Pakistan. The Act, shared in a session chaired by Syed Naveed...

Japan revises law to ban online casino ads as it cracks down on offshore gambling
Japan’s parliament passed a bill to amend a law on Wednesday to specifically ban advertising and promotional content that directs users to overseas online casinos as it steps up efforts to curb offshore gambling. While many gambling platforms...

Dark money ads target Leavenworth mayor after town pushes back against private prison

Japan Enacts Bill to Ban Online Casino Ads
Newsfrom Japan Society Technology Jun 18, 2025 15:20 (JST) Tokyo, June 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's parliament Wednesday enacted a bill chiefly aimed at banning advertisements and information that lure people to online casino sites. In a plenary...

Port Macquarie man scammed buyers with fake drone ads, court hears

Celebrity presence in IPL 18 ads drops 13%: TAM Sports
The influence of celebrities in television advertising during the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed a notable dip, according to a new report by TAM Sports, a division of TAM Media Research. The analysis, based on ad volumes...

NFIB Launches Ads to Shield Small Businesses from Burdensome Ownership Rules
As the legislative landscape shifts, small business owners find themselves facing another potential challenge in the form of the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements. Recent advertisements launched by the National...

Mint Quick Edit | Ads on WhatsApp: What’s up, Meta?
True, this platform had once said it would never carry ads, in line with co-founder Jan Koum’s “no-ads, no-games, no-gimmicks" idea of social media, but that avowal was made before it was snapped up in 2014 for $19 billion by Facebook. Also Read:...

WhatsApp’s rollout of ads will change the app forever
This week, WhatsApp did something its founders said it would never do: it’s putting advertisements inside the app. It ends WhatsApp’s decade-plus run of offering an ad-free messaging and calling experience. Meta, which acquired WhatsApp in 2014,...

It was too good to be true: WhatsApp will officially include ads
After years of rumors, denials, and turns, Meta made it official: WhatsApp will start showing ads. The first step will be in the “Updates” tab, where ads in a Stories style will appear. The clean and untouchable WhatsApp is now history. Although...
Meta to introduce ads for WhatsApp users

NOT YOUR PRODUCT, STILL YOUR PROBLEM: Sixth Circuit Finds Faxes Can Be Ads—Even If They Don’t Promote Sender’s Products
Hey TCPAWorld! The fact that a sender is not promoting its own products when distributing a fax does not insulate it from liability under the TCPA. In Lyngaas v. United Concordia Cos., Inc., No. 24-1777, 2025 WL 1625517 (6th Cir. June 9, 2025),...

Reddit to Turn Positive Posts Into Ads for Brands
The next time you recommend a product or service to someone in conversation on Reddit, it might turn into an advertisement for the company. A new feature announced by the social media site at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity...