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Technology 21 Aug 2026

Perplexity Blocks Time's AI-Only Markdown Ads as Deceptive

Perplexity blocked Time's markdown ads served only to AI crawlers, calling the practice deceptive and warning publishers risk a trust-score downgrade. The clash tests whether agent-facing ad inventory is a legitimate revenue channel or cloaking by another name.

Technology 07 Aug 2026

Time Magazine Serves AI-Only Markdown Pages With Embedded Ads to Crawlers

Time Magazine has begun serving a distinct, stripped-down version of its webpages to AI crawlers such as ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and OpenAI's. The emergence of AI-only content layers signals a structural shift in the economics of web.

Technology 15 Jul 2026

Anthropic’s Latest AI Commercial Sparks Debate Over Its Dark and Unsettling Tone

Anthropic has never tried to market Claude like a simple productivity app. Its latest commercial makes that clear again, but this time the reaction has been much sharper.