ChatGPT Launches Programmatic Advertising Pilot with Criteo as First Ad-Tech Partner at $60 CPM

March 2, 2026 — Criteo announced it has become the first ad-tech partner in OpenAI’s ChatGPT launches programmatic advertising pilot with Criteo as first ad-tech partner at $60 CPM, enabling access to ad inventory in ChatGPT’s Free and Go tiers in the US for approximately 17,000 advertisers. The integration, rolling out in coming weeks, lowers … Read more

Shantanu Narayen to Step Down as Adobe CEO After 18-Year Tenure

March 12, 2026 — San Jose, Calif. Shantanu Narayen, Adobe Inc.’s CEO for 18 years, announced he will transition from the role once a successor is named, while remaining as board chairman. The leadership update coincided with Adobe’s fiscal first-quarter earnings report, which reported higher-than-expected sales of $6.40 billion and adjusted EPS of $6.06, yet … Read more

Meta’s Launch of Manus AI Agent in Ads Manager: Autonomous AI Transforms Ad Optimization

March 14, 2026 — Meta integrated Meta’s Launch of Manus AI Agent in Ads Manager during February 2026, embedding the newly acquired autonomous AI tool directly into its Ads Manager platform following a $2 billion acquisition of Singapore-based startup Butterfly Effect. The rollout enables ad creation, optimization, competitor analysis, audience research, and performance reporting, positioning … Read more

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen to Step Down After 18 Years

March 12, 2026 — San Jose, California Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced he will step down after 18 years leading the company, coinciding with strong Q1 FY2026 earnings that reported revenue of $6.40 billion, beating estimates, and AI-first annual recurring revenue tripling year-over-year. Narayen, who has served as CEO since 2007, will remain as board … Read more

METRO AG Partners with IBM to Revolutionize Digital Marketing Using Generative AI and Centralized Customer Data for Personalized Campaigns Worldwide

March 14, 2026 — Düsseldorf, Germany — METRO AG partners with IBM to revolutionize digital marketing using generative AI and centralized customer data for personalized campaigns worldwide.[1] The collaboration, announced on March 4, 2026, involves centralizing data from 10 sources, developing a multichannel marketing platform, and deploying an AI-supported content workbench powered by IBM watsonx.ai. … Read more

Shantanu Narayen to Step Down as Adobe CEO After 18-Year Tenure

March 13, 2026 — San Jose, California Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced he will Shantanu Narayen to step down as Adobe CEO after 18-year tenure, remaining as board chair to ensure a smooth transition once a successor is appointed. The decision, revealed alongside Adobe’s fiscal first-quarter earnings report, came as the company reported strong results … Read more

Digi International Unveils AI-Powered One Digi AI Discovery Engine to Transform B2B Solution Search

March 12, 2026 — Minneapolis, Minn. Digi International unveiled the One Digi AI Discovery Engine, a natural language-powered interface on its homepage designed to simplify B2B IoT solution searches across its divisions, including Digi, Opengear, Particle, and SmartSense. The Digi International Unveils AI-Powered One Digi AI Discovery Engine to Transform B2B Solution Search announcement highlights … Read more

Horizon Media Pilots AI Solution to Detect Cultural Shifts Mid-Campaign

March 9, 2026 — New York Horizon Media began piloting an AI solution to detect cultural shifts mid-campaign, developed through a partnership between marketing intelligence firm Sightly and AI research company Vurvey Labs. The tool integrates Vurvey’s real-time human sentiment data via its People Model with Sightly’s Brand Mentality platform to enable brands to adjust … Read more

**Google’s AI Search Results Love to Refer You Back to Google**: Wired Exposes Surge in Self-Referential AI Overviews

March 13, 2026 — Google’s AI Search Results Love to Refer You Back to Google, as revealed in a breaking Wired article published just hours ago by Reece Rogers. The report details how Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode increasingly direct users to its own services like Maps, YouTube, and Flights, creating self-referential loops that … Read more

LINE Launches ActEngine AI Agents, Turning Messaging Apps into Direct Sales Channels

March 10, 2026 — Seongnam, South Korea LINE Plus Corporation, a subsidiary of LINE, unveiled ActEngine AI, a B2B AI agent infrastructure platform designed to deploy autonomous AI agents directly within messaging apps for customer service and sales automation. The launch targets merchants using super-apps like LINE, with over 230 million global users, enabling tasks … Read more