March 13, 2026 — Seoul, South Korea — LINE Plus, a subsidiary of LY Corporation, unveiled ActEngine AI, a B2B platform featuring action-oriented AI agents that automate customer service and sales within messaging apps, as LINE’s AI agents point to messaging apps becoming sales channels according to Marketing Tech News. The platform integrates into LINE’s … Read more
March 15, 2026 — Beijing TikTok parent ByteDance has suspended the mid-March global launch of its advanced video-generation AI model, Seedance 2.0, after receiving cease-and-desist letters from Hollywood studios including Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Skydance, and Netflix, as well as complaints from the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The disputes focus on allegations that the … Read more
March 12, 2026 — Paris Publicis Groupe announced the acquisition of Israel-based AdgeAI, an AI-powered creative analytics and measurement platform, Publicis acquires AdgeAI to sift quality creative from content glut amid the explosion of AI-generated content.[1] [2] AdgeAI’s platform analyzes creative assets, including video, images, text and GIFs, for engagement and conversion patterns to predict … Read more
March 2, 2026 — New York Criteo announced it has become the first advertising technology partner to integrate with OpenAI’s ongoing advertising pilot in ChatGPT’s Free and Go tiers in the United States, enabling approximately 17,000 advertisers programmatic access to high-intent ad placements during AI conversations, according to Criteo’s press release. The rollout is set … Read more
March 15, 2026 — Google launched Ask Maps, a Gemini AI-powered conversational feature in Google Maps, on March 12, enabling users to ask complex natural-language questions about places such as “Is there a public tennis court with lights on that I can play at tonight?” or “My phone is dying, where can I charge it … Read more
March 15, 2026 — OpenAI has rolled out ChatGPT advertising launches globally at $60 CPM as AI assistants claim 56% of worldwide search volume.[1][2] The program began with U.S. testing in January-February 2026 on Free and Go tiers before expanding globally in its early stages between March 7-13. Pricing stands at up to $60 CPM … Read more
March 10, 2026 — Tokyo LINE Plus Corporation, the developer arm of LY Corporation, unveiled ActEngine AI, a B2B AI agent infrastructure platform designed to integrate specialized customer service and sales agents directly into LINE messaging conversations. The launch aims to automate workflows, deliver personalized promotions based on user data, and drive enterprise revenue growth … Read more
March 12, 2026 — Webflow announced its acquisition of Webflow acquires AI content-generation platform Vidoso to enhance its marketing suite Vidoso.ai, a startup specializing in multi-modal AI for generating brand-aligned images, videos, presentations, and social content, to advance its agentic web marketing platform. The deal integrates Vidoso’s technology into Webflow’s platform, enabling AI-driven creative workflows … Read more
March 4, 2026 — Böblingen and Düsseldorf, Germany METRO, a leading international wholesaler, announced a partnership with IBM iX to transform its digital marketing processes through a new Generative AI Content Workbench powered by IBM watsonx.ai. The collaboration aims to integrate data from multiple sources, enable personalized marketing campaigns, and accelerate growth in key markets. … Read more
March 2, 2026 — San Francisco — Criteo became the first ad tech partner in OpenAI’s ChatGPT advertising pilot, enabling ChatGPT advertising goes live at $60 CPM for programmatic access by approximately 17,000 brands targeting logged-in adult users on Free and Go tiers in the United States. The pilot, which began on February 9, 2026, … Read more