news Salesforce acquires Cimulate to boost AI-powered product discovery in commerce Salesforce acquires Cimulate to boost AI-driven product discovery and conversational commerce for retailers.
news Winn.ai raises $18M Series A to bring real-time AI guidance to sales teams AI sales platform Winn.ai secures $18M Series A to deliver live guidance and automate CRM updates.
news Monaco launches AI-native sales platform with $35M in funding to streamline startup revenue AI sales platform Monaco debuts with $35M funding, targeting early-stage startups with end-to-end automation.
news Adobe Acrobat adds AI-powered podcasts and presentations Acrobat Studio now lets users turn files into podcasts, pitch decks, or edits using AI prompts
news YouTube hits 325M subscribers as Premium Lite expands and ad growth slows Alphabet is betting big on subscription diversification as YouTube Premium and YouTube TV ramp up offerings
news ElevenLabs bets on voice as AI’s next big interface As AI moves beyond keyboards and screens, voice could redefine how users interact with machines. ElevenLabs is making a $500 million bet that it’s right.
Reports Similarweb’s 2025 AI report discovers that Gen AI traffic converts better than Google Gen AI referrals, app engagement, and answer engine strategies are changing the game for marketers
news Matia raises $21M Series A to unify data infrastructure for the AI era Matia’s $21M Series A fuels growth of its unified DataOps platform for modern marketing teams.
news Singletrack acquires Mediasterling to expand AI-driven client engagement in capital markets Singletrack’s acquisition of Mediasterling brings unified AI-powered client engagement and content creation to financial services.
news Taiv raises $13M to expand its AI-powered in-venue ad network Taiv’s $13M round fuels expansion of its AI-powered ad platform for real-time, in-venue advertising.
news Meta spins off Vibes as a standalone app for AI-generated videos What marketers should know about Meta’s latest move into AI social content
martech OpenAI unveils Frontier to help enterprises deploy and govern AI coworkers OpenAI is getting serious about enterprise adoption with its new Frontier platform—a full-stack system to help companies build, deploy, and manage AI agents at scale.
news The Washington Post pulls back from tech coverage as industry power peaks Inside the layoffs that stripped Silicon Valley reporting from Bezos’ own newsroom
news EDO launches ChatEDO, bringing conversational AI to TV ad outcome measurement EDO’s ChatEDO brings conversational AI to TV ad measurement, making insights faster and more accessible.
news AirOps adds native Claude integration for AI search and content analytics AirOps’ Claude integration lets marketers access content and search data directly in their AI assistant.
news Alloy acquires Look Listen to expand creative and digital capabilities Alloy expands with Look Listen, offering integrated creative and production for marketers.
news Reddit’s AI search ambitions hint at a bigger play With search usage surging, Reddit sees a new path to revenue through generative AI
news Hershey’s bets big on joy with new brand platform tied to the Olympics The confection giant launches its first major campaign in 8 years, spotlighting happiness as its new brand core
news Coca-Cola rides fan emotion with early FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign The beverage giant kicks off a multi-phase global effort with music, nostalgia, and immersive activations
news Lisa headlines NikeSKIMS’ ballet-inspired Spring 2026 campaign What the new head-to-toe system of dress means for performance-focused fashion
news Standard Chartered shifts gears with Formula 1 in 2026 global partnership The bank bets on sports hospitality and brand equity as F1’s commercial engine revs up
news Meta leans into agentic commerce and personal AI with major 2026 rollout Zuckerberg signals Meta’s AI shift toward agent-driven shopping and context-aware tools
news Genius Sports acquires Legend to expand digital sports and gaming media reach Genius Sports expands its digital media reach with Legend, offering new options for sports audience engagement.
news Veritus raises $10.1M to bring voice-first AI agents to lending Veritus secures seed funding to bring AI-driven voice agents to lending, supporting omnichannel outreach and compliance.
news GOcxm acquires Emotive Technologies to add predictive AI to retail execution GOcxm adds Apex’s AI-driven insights to its platform, aiming to help marketers turn data into real-time retail action.