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.
news Meta starts charging for WhatsApp AI bots in Italy As Meta rolls out fees for AI responses on WhatsApp in Italy, marketers need to prep for rising automation costs
news Inside TikTok’s U.S. restructure, new owners, same risks? ByteDance now holds less than 20% of TikTok’s U.S. entity. Here’s what this shift means for marketers navigating platform risk.
martech Google reinvents Chrome with AI agent features and Gemini sidebar From shopping assistants to personal task automation, Chrome's new AI features are changing how people interact with the web
news Privy acquires Sendlane to strengthen its position as an ecommerce growth platform Sendlane joins Privy, promising smarter automation and hands-on help for ecommerce brands.
news ActiveCampaign acquires Feedback Intelligence to strengthen AI evaluation Feedback Intelligence integration promises faster, smarter AI-driven marketing workflows
news Ibexa unifies five martech brands into orchestration platform Ibexa brings Actito, Qualifio, Quable, Raptor, and Cohesivo into one orchestration platform.
news Apple’s new Creator Studio Pro taps AI to assist, not replace, creatives With its latest creative tools, Apple signals a clear stance: AI should empower, not automate