Google said in a statement that it will once again delay the replacement of third-party cookies -- a practice long used by advertisers to target advertisements to consumers. Anthony Chavez, vice president of Privacy Sandbox, said in a blog post that advertisers need more time to transition to Google’s cookie replacement. “The most consistent feedback we’ve received is the need for more time to evaluate and test the new Privacy Sandbox technologies before deprecating third-party cookies in Chrome,” Chavez wrote. “This feedback aligns with our commitment to the CMA to ensure that the Privacy Sandbox provides effective, privacy-preserving technologies and the industry has sufficient time to adopt these new solutions.” The idea is to expand testing for the Privacy Sandbox APIs before Google disables third-party cookies in Chrome.

Customer acquisition costs are rising and hurting profitability for brands, according to a new study by SimplicityDX. Merchants are now losing $29 for every new customer, compared with $9 in 2013 — a 222% increase. Moreover, the study points to estimates that acquisition costs have risen by 60% in the past five years. And marketers have been affected by such complications as these: *The introduction of iOS 14.5 *The demise of third-party cookies *Increased consumer privacy legislation such as CCPA and GDPR

New Canva data shows vision boards are becoming a shared, visual tool for ambition, revealing how people are using creativity to clarify goals and take action on what’s next. As the energy of a new year settles in, one creative ritual continues to dominate feeds, group chats, and shared moments: the vision board. What was once a quiet, personal exercise has evolved into a highly social, highly visual practice. We’re seeing that shift play out in how people create with Canva. In 2025, vision board creations increased 13% year over year, with a sustained surge as people mapped out what they wanted from the year ahead. From career ambitions and personal milestones to affirmations and long-term goals, vision boards have become a way to visually articulate what matters, and to share that ambition with others.