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Locality and Nielsen Announce Landmark Integration of Media Data Engine, Transforming Local TV Measurement
Locality and Nielsen announced the integration of Nielsen’s Media Data Engine (MDE) into Locality’s broadcast advertising platform. The partnership makes Locality the first broadcast sales organization to deploy Nielsen’s MDE at scale, delivering demographic audience data across all 210 U.S. local markets within four days of airing. Previously, audience reporting took weeks, so the new system dramatically speeds up measurement, enabling faster campaign planning and optimization. The integration also sets the stage for advanced predictive analytics and AI‑driven modeling in local TV advertising.
AI Adoption Surges — But Quality Is Slipping, New Applause Report Finds
Applause’s fourth State of Digital Quality in Testing AI report shows AI adoption accelerating, with 55% of organizations releasing AI‑powered applications. Yet more than half of those initiatives stall before full production, hindered by integration, cost and rising quality risks....
Fathom Unveils Major Platform Update, Adding Bot-Free Capture, Account-Wide Meeting Insights, and Widely Expanded LLM Integrations
Fathom rolled out a major platform refresh that adds bot‑free capture options, a redesigned desktop UI with live summaries, and a soon‑to‑launch iOS app for on‑the‑go note‑taking. Users can now pick transcription, audio‑only, or full video capture per meeting while...
Optimizely ‘Opal University’ Participants Build 375 AI Agents in Five Days as Demand Grows for Hands-On AI Training
Optimizely’s free Opal University program attracted over 1,500 senior marketing leaders in its first two weeks, with participants building 375 AI agents across two five‑day cohorts. The hands‑on training delivered 80‑95% time savings on recurring workflows such as SEO, CRO,...
Teradata Launches Analyst Agent on Microsoft Marketplace for AI-Assisted Business Decision-Making
Teradata has released its enterprise‑grade Analyst Agent on Microsoft Marketplace, enabling AI‑assisted conversational analytics within Azure environments. The agent lets business and data analysts pose natural‑language questions, automatically generating complex SQL queries and visualizations without coding. Central to the offering...
Philo Selects Reelgood to Power Content Intelligence and Personalization Across Its Streaming Platform
Philo, the San Francisco‑based live TV streaming service, has partnered with Reelgood to ingest the latter’s AI‑driven metadata and historical availability data across its entire catalog. Reelgood will deliver daily‑refreshed, deduplicated metadata for over 4 million titles, covering more than 300 streaming...
StackAdapt Launches Industry First Live Events Campaign Workflow for CTV
StackAdapt, the AI‑driven advertising platform, unveiled an industry‑first Live Events campaign workflow for connected‑TV (CTV) that targets premium live‑sports moments. The new workflow adds a dedicated campaign subtype, a centralized planning hub, and granular pacing and frequency controls to handle...
8×8 Brings Agentic AI Natively to the 8×8 Platform for CX
8×8, Inc. has launched 8×8 AI Studio, a native AI development environment that lets any team build, test, and deploy AI agents directly on the 8×8 Platform for CX using natural‑language instructions. The tool is now in early availability, with...
Qlik Extends Analytics From Answers to Agentic Action
Qlik announced a major expansion of its agentic analytics suite, linking Qlik Answers, Discovery Agent, MCP Server and new agents for prediction, automation, and analytics development. The update aims to move users from simple question‑answering to end‑to‑end, governed workflows that...
CLEAR and Snappt Close the Identity Gap in Property Management
Snappt has embedded CLEAR1’s high‑assurance identity verification into its Applicant Trust Platform, giving multifamily owners a combined view of identity and financial qualifications. In the first six months the integration flagged more than 5,400 fraudulent applications and averted over $10 million...
Gistvox Declares War on Synthetic Noise With New Web Audio Studio
Gistvox launched a web audio studio, letting users record, edit, and publish two‑minute human‑only audio posts called Gists from any browser. The tool syncs with its iOS and Android apps, offering folder organization and cross‑platform parity. The platform enforces a...
Kornit Digital Brings Global Apparel Leaders Together to Accelerate the Move Towards On-Demand Production
Kornit Digital gathered more than 500 leaders from the global apparel ecosystem at Konnections 2026 in Hollywood, Florida. The three‑day event highlighted the industry’s shift toward real‑time, on‑demand manufacturing and featured the debut of Atlas MATRIX, a platform that prints...
Artificial Intelligence Tools Shape Content Organization Strategies for Modern Business Websites
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses structure website content, moving from static menus to dynamic, data‑driven hierarchies. AI tools analyze visitor behavior, identify gaps, and recommend structural tweaks that align with real‑world usage patterns. These systems also automate internal linking,...
LynkDog Launches the First Backlink Monitoring Platform Built for the AEO and GEO Era
LynkDog has launched the first backlink and directory monitoring platform built for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), targeting AI‑driven search tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. The service already supports more than 500...
BFJ Digital Outlines the ‘Human-First’ Framework for AI Integration in Modern Marketing Teams
BFJ Digital released a "human‑first" AI integration framework for marketing and sales teams, drawing on IBM’s recent rollout that automated 94% of routine interactions. The analysis highlighted a critical 6% gap where judgment, nuance and brand trust are built. BFJ’s...
Infobip at 20: The AI Era Is Here, and the Next 20 Years Start Now
Infobip marks its 20th anniversary by unveiling AgentOS, a production‑grade platform for agentic AI that will power autonomous customer interactions across its omnichannel suite. The Croatian‑born firm grew from a €25,000 (≈$27,500) loan to a billion‑dollar valuation before its first...
YouLinc Launches Referral Partner Generation Platform for B2B Professionals on LinkedIn
YouLinc Digital LLC has launched a LinkedIn‑based referral partner generation platform aimed at B2B professionals across the United States. The solution combines campaign automation, human‑style messaging, conversation management and analytics to help users systematically identify and nurture complementary partners. Early...
DropsyneX Announces Global Expansion and Debut of New AI-Powered E-Commerce System
DropsyneX, a decade‑old B2B cross‑border e‑commerce provider, announced the launch of its integrated AI‑powered commerce system, marking its first public media release. The platform unifies global warehousing, smart inventory management, international logistics and an AI‑driven livestream sales engine into a...
JWX Partners with QuantumPath to Give Media Buyers Holistic Control Across Their Programmatic Ad Buys
JWX announced an exclusive agreement with QuantumPath to launch a multi‑DSP agentic orchestration layer that sits above existing programmatic buying platforms. The new layer automates campaign setup, pacing, optimization and reporting across more than a dozen DSPs, reducing manual effort...
Infometry Launches INFOFISCUS Conversa for macOS to Interact with Enterprise AI Analytics Using Natural Language
Infometry has released a native macOS version of its INFOFISCUS Conversa platform, letting executives ask plain‑English questions and receive AI‑generated insights without writing SQL or consulting dashboards. The app translates natural language into optimized queries for cloud warehouses such as...
How Bad Data Breaks the Go-To-Market Engine
B2B marketers are increasingly blindsided by bad data that masquerades as high‑intent leads, inflating dashboards while real buying signals remain hidden. Flawed lead‑to‑account mapping, outdated firmographics and bot‑driven intent spikes erode the accuracy of pipelines and forecasts. The fallout ripples...
Martech in 2026: The Shift Toward Data-Centric Engagement Platforms
Martech in 2026 is defined by data‑centric engagement platforms that fuse data, analytics, automation and personalization into a single ecosystem. The shift eliminates siloed tools, giving marketers a unified view of every customer touchpoint from web to in‑store. AI and...
ActivTrak Launches AI Insights to Give Leaders a Clear View of How AI Changes Work
ActivTrak introduced AI Insights, a suite of work‑intelligence tools that map AI usage across people, applications, and AI platforms. The solution creates a system‑level record of adoption, linking tool usage to productivity, capacity and ROI. It also offers governance features...
Nectar Social and Reddit Announce Strategic Data Partnership
AI‑native social commerce platform Nectar Social has entered a strategic data partnership with Reddit, gaining access to the Reddit Data API. The integration allows enterprise brands to pull real‑time conversations from over 100,000 Reddit communities and combine them with data...
EveryDev.ai Launches a Free, Developer-Run Home for AI Builders
EveryDev.ai, a free developer‑run platform, launched on Product Hunt after cataloguing more than 1,800 AI developer tools and attracting over 1,000 early users. The site consolidates tool listings, side‑by‑side comparisons, ratings, reviews, and a daily news feed to help builders...
Quantilope Launches ‘Ad Optimizer’: Leveraging AI to Bridge the Gap Between Creative Intuition and Brand Strategy
Quantilope has introduced Ad Optimizer, an AI‑driven research tool that evaluates advertising creatives frame‑by‑frame against Category Entry Points. The platform analyzes visual and audio elements, delivering actionable recommendations and intuitive dashboards within hours. By integrating this capability into its Consumer...
Genpact and Parallel Web Systems Partner to Drive Tangible Efficiency From AI Systems
Genpact has partnered with Silicon Valley startup Parallel Web Systems to embed Parallel’s AI‑native web research API into its enterprise AI architecture. The integration powers two flagship solutions: Property Contents Pricing AI Assist, which automates line‑item pricing for insurance claims,...
Wishtree Technologies Announces Partnership with Databricks to Strengthen Data and AI Capabilities
AI‑native product engineering firm Wishtree Technologies announced it is now an official partner of Databricks, the leading data and AI platform. The collaboration enables Wishtree to deliver unified data pipelines, industry‑specific Unity Catalog models, and production‑grade AI solutions built on...
Accelerating Aum Growth with the Right Distibution Intelligence and Master Data Management (MDM) Solution
SalesFocus Solutions unveiled its MARS Distribution Intelligence and Master Data Management (MDM) solution, delivering a single trusted "golden copy" of fragmented distribution data for asset‑management firms. The platform aggregates information from transfer agents, custodians, broker‑dealers and third‑party providers, then links...
DXC Partners with ServiceNow on a New Wave of AI-First Enterprise Transformation
DXC Technology announced a multi‑year partnership with ServiceNow to deploy the company’s Core Business Suite as “Customer Zero,” embedding agentic AI across its Global Business Services. The collaboration will use ServiceNow’s AI Platform to automate high‑volume processes, improve cross‑functional visibility,...
Automation Anywhere Reports 61% of Q4 Software Bookings From AI as Enterprises Deploy Agentic AI to Run Core Business Functions
Automation Anywhere reported that AI‑powered offerings accounted for 61% of its Q4 software bookings, signaling a decisive shift from AI pilots to production‑scale deployments. The company saw double‑digit growth in non‑GAAP ARR and RPO, and its $1 million‑plus ARR customer base...
fullthrottle.ai® Expands Into Audio With Premium Inventory, Streamlined Activation, and Unified Measurement
fullthrottle.ai has added audio advertising to its platform, giving marketers direct access to premium streaming and podcast inventory, including iHeartMedia. The new capability lets brands plan, activate, and optimize audio campaigns within the same workflow used for CTV and display,...
AI Digital Relaunches Elevate: The AI-Powered Intelligence Platform Built to Break Open the Black Box
AI Digital has relaunched Elevate, an AI‑powered marketing intelligence platform that unifies research, planning, optimization and reporting across the digital ecosystem. The tool promises up to 90% reduction in manual research and planning time and 70% faster reporting, while remaining...
TestRail Launches AI Test Script Generation to Eliminate Boilerplate Coding for Automation Engineers
TestRail unveiled version 10.2, introducing AI Test Script Generation as an open‑beta for all TestRail Cloud customers. The feature converts documented test cases into fully‑structured automation code and project files in seconds, cutting 30‑60 minutes of manual boilerplate per test....
Trivana.ai Launches AI Platform Transforming Content Into Interactive, Voice-Driven Experiences
Rerato Technologies launched Trivana.ai, an AI platform that instantly converts static content into fully voiced, interactive experiences. The solution’s proprietary Smart Host engine powers seven AI host personas in ten languages, delivering real‑time, context‑aware commentary via shareable links without any...
Seattle Startup Unveils The SIGNAL Method, the First Post-Agile Framework for AI-Era Product Development
Seattle‑based Raindrop Digital launched The SIGNAL Method, the first post‑Agile framework designed for AI‑augmented product development, and released a companion guide on Amazon and at thesignalmethod.org. The methodology replaces sprint‑based Agile with a milestone‑driven cycle built around six components—Scope, Instruct,...
Content Organization Plays a Key Role in How Search Engines Interpret Business Websites
Content organization is becoming a core SEO factor as search algorithms shift from isolated keyword focus to site‑wide context. Logical page hierarchy, internal linking, clear navigation menus, and proper heading structures help crawlers understand topic relationships. Structured data and semantic...
From Traffic to Transactions: Wytlabs’ ROI-Driven Ecommerce SEO Framework
Wytlabs unveiled an ROI‑driven ecommerce SEO framework that links search visibility directly to revenue. The four‑pillar model combines a comprehensive technical audit, intent‑focused content strategy, targeted keyword‑anchored link building, and AI Engine Optimization for generative search. Case studies show a...
Relynta Launches Inbox-First AI CRM for Small Businesses
Relynta unveiled an inbox‑first AI‑powered CRM designed for small businesses, merging email, contact management, appointment scheduling, estimates, invoicing, payments, SMS, and campaign tools into a single workspace. The platform’s business‑aware AI draws on company documents and website content to generate...
The Ultimate Editing Bay: GIBO Unveils Multi-Modal Workspaces Within GIBO Watch
GIBO Holdings launched its Multi-Modal Workspaces Engine, the core of the GIBO Watch platform, to unify short‑form video editing, AI‑generated voiceovers, and music in a single interface. The workspace lets creators assemble, edit, and export content without external tools, streamlining...
Atbash Launches on Chromia to Enable Verifiable, User-Controlled AI Systems
Chromaway AB’s Chromia platform unveiled Atbash, an Agentic State & Policy Management plugin for OpenClaw. The plugin creates a verifiable control layer that lets developers define, enforce, and audit AI agent interactions in real time. Each decision, rule enforcement, and...
Calendar Marketing: The High-Impact Channel Marketing Pros Will Need in 2026
Marketers are pivoting from volume‑driven SEO to answer‑engine optimization (AEO) as AI‑powered search reshapes content discovery. While AI‑generated snippets increase brand visibility, they often deliver lower click‑through rates and conversions compared with traditional search results. To cut through the growing...
Bitly Introduces AI-Powered Features to Simplify and Accelerate Marketing Analytics
Bitly has launched two AI‑powered features—Bitly Assist, a conversational chat assistant, and Weekly Insights, an automated performance‑highlighting report—aimed at speeding up marketers' data‑to‑action workflow. Assist lets users query link and QR‑code metrics and create assets through natural language, delivering answers...
GoDaddy and LegalZoom Partner to Support Open Agentic Web
LegalZoom and GoDaddy have partnered to publish LegalZoom’s first AI agent using GoDaddy’s public implementation of the Agent Name Service (ANS), an open standard that leverages DNS and PKI for verifiable identity. The LegalZoom agent, built on a Model Context...
Guidefitter Deepens Strategic Partnership with Rocky Brands, Inc., Expands Platform to Include Muck and XTRATUF
Guidefitter, the outdoor‑recreation technology platform, has broadened its partnership with Rocky Brands to include The Original Muck Boot Company and XTRATUF alongside Rocky Boots. The expansion gives the two new brands access to Guidefitter’s network of more than 194,000 verified...
Zapier Survey Finds Nearly 3 in 4 Enterprises Would Face Disruption If They Lost Their Primary AI Vendor
Zapier’s latest enterprise survey of 542 U.S. executives reveals that 74% would experience operational disruption if they lost their primary AI vendor, while only 6% believe they could switch without impact. Although 89% are confident they could migrate within a...
Box Unveils the Box Agent to Transform How Enterprises Work With Content
Box announced the general availability of Box Agent, an AI‑driven engine that processes natural‑language prompts to search, analyze, and create content across an enterprise’s unstructured data. The agent leverages large language models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google while enforcing Box’s...
BV Investment Partners Announces Sale of CallTower
BV Investment Partners announced it has sold a majority stake in CallTower, its portfolio company specializing in managed cloud communications, to Court Square Capital Partners. BV and CallTower’s management will retain minority ownership. Since BV’s 2023 investment, CallTower expanded partnerships...
In the Age of AI, the Human Becomes the Strategy — Vera Advances a Human-Centric Approach to Enterprise Performance
Vera, an AI‑powered consultancy, argues that as artificial intelligence scales, human capabilities become the decisive factor for enterprise success. Citing Deloitte’s human‑capital trends report and insights from Anthropic co‑founder Daniela Amodei, the company stresses that traits such as curiosity, compassion,...
Truelist Launches Free, Open-Source Developer Tools for Email Validation
Truelist announced a free, open‑source developer toolkit that bundles more than 20 SDKs, framework components and a CLI for email validation. The suite covers major back‑end languages, front‑end frameworks, no‑code platforms, and AI‑assisted coding tools, all released under an MIT...