James Smith March 14, 2026 — Beijing — TikTok parent company ByteDance has suspended the global launch of its video-generation AI model Seedance 2.0 after a series of copyright disputes with major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms, according to a report by The Information. The suspension halts plans for a mid-March worldwide rollout, though the model remains … Read more
March 12, 2026 — San Jose, Calif. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced in an internal memo that he plans to step down after an 18-year tenure once a successor is named, transitioning to the role of board chair. The news came alongside the company’s first-quarter earnings report, which beat expectations but saw shares drop amid … Read more
March 12, 2026 — Düsseldorf, Germany — METRO AG, one of Europe’s largest food wholesalers, announced a partnership with IBM iX to deploy generative AI tools within a new multi-channel marketing platform. The METRO and IBM launch generative AI tools to revolutionize digital marketing processes centralizes customer data from ten sources and leverages IBM watsonx.ai … Read more
March 12, 2026 — Minneapolis, Minn. Digi International Inc. (NASDAQ: DGII), a leading global provider of IoT solutions, unveiled the One Digi AI Discovery Engine, a natural language AI tool designed to unify search across its Digi, Opengear, Particle, and SmartSense divisions and accelerate B2B customers’ discovery of IoT solutions, documentation, and support. The announcement, … Read more
March 14, 2026 — Menlo Park, California Meta Platforms Inc. plans sweeping layoffs potentially affecting 20% or more of its roughly 79,000-strong workforce—around 15,000 to 16,000 jobs—to counter surging AI infrastructure costs and boost efficiency via AI tools, according to an exclusive Reuters report headlined Meta Plans Sweeping Layoffs as AI Costs Mount. The cuts … Read more
March 9, 2026 — A study by Graphite.io CEO Ethan Smith found that top AI assistants including ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok and Claude generated 45 billion monthly sessions globally in Q4 2025, equating to AI assistants now dominate 56% of global search volume, up significantly and impacting SEO and digital marketing worldwide, as highlighted in … Read more
March 14, 2026 — A Klaviyo study of nearly 8,000 global consumers, reported by MarTech on March 13, shows most consumers use AI for product discovery and purchases, but a gap in trust creates challenges for marketers. The research highlights rapid AI adoption outpacing trust, with 60% using AI tools weekly and 41% buying AI-recommended … Read more
March 14, 2026 — Mumbai Economic Times Brand Equity has published AI-driven marketing: How global brands are localising and winning, detailing how companies like DBS Bank, Singtel, Kone, and Nestlé use AI to tailor digital strategies to local markets, boosting customer engagement and ROI. The article, shared widely on X on March 13 by @techdivine … Read more
March 12, 2026 — San Jose, Calif. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced plans to step down after an 18-year tenure once a successor is appointed, according to the company’s official leadership update. He will remain as board chair to support the transition. The news came alongside Adobe’s fiscal first-quarter 2026 earnings report, which showed revenue … Read more
March 12, 2026 — Paris Publicis Groupe announced Publicis acquires AdgeAI to enhance AI-driven creative selection in digital marketing, acquiring Israel-based AdgeAI, an AI-powered creative analytics and measurement platform. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, integrates AdgeAI’s technology into Publicis Production for real-time optimization of video, images, and other creative assets amid rising volumes of … Read more