Author: admin

Taiv, a company focused on transforming in-venue advertising, has secured $13 million in a growth round to scale its AI-driven ad network across North America. The round, which was oversubscribed, brings Taiv’s total funding to over $30 million and values the company just under $100 million. IDC Ventures led the investment, with continued support from…

Singletrack, a UK- and US-based provider of AI-first client engagement tools for capital markets, has acquired Mediasterling, a specialist in content creation and distribution for investment research and professional services. The move brings together Singletrack’s AI-powered engagement platform with Mediasterling’s expertise in research authoring, aiming to streamline workflows and deliver more integrated advisory services for…

Matia, a US-based DataOps startup, has raised $21 million in Series A funding to help enterprises consolidate and modernize their data management operations. The round was led by Red Dot Capital, with participation from Leaders Fund, Secret Chord Ventures, Cerca Partners, Caffeinated Capital, VelocityX, and several notable angel investors. This brings Matia’s total funding to…

Meta is giving its AI video feature a dedicated home. The company has confirmed that it’s testing a standalone version of Vibes, a tool that generates and shares short-form videos using AI. Think of it as TikTok or Instagram Reels — but every post is AI-made. Previously tucked inside the Meta AI app, Vibes will…

OpenAI’s latest move targets one of the biggest challenges in enterprise AI: turning models into practical, scalable tools that work across departments, systems, and workflows. Frontier positions AI agents not as one-off tools, but as digital coworkers with identity, context, and guardrails—ready to operate across clouds, platforms, and teams. Backed by early adopters like HP,…

As tech executives cement their status as global power brokers, The Washington Post is scaling back the very journalism that holds them to account. In a sweeping round of layoffs, the Jeff Bezos–owned outlet has gutted its technology, science, and business desks, slashing more than half of the 80-person team and leaving its San Francisco…

EDO, a US-based video ad outcomes measurement firm, has launched ChatEDO—a conversational AI agent designed to make TV advertising insights faster and more accessible for agency teams. The new tool allows users to ask questions about TV ad performance, creative impact, and competitive trends in plain language, receiving instant answers and visuals from EDO’s extensive…

AirOps, a content engineering platform focused on AI search visibility and performance analytics, has launched a native integration with Anthropic’s Claude. The move brings AirOps’ data and reporting tools directly into the Claude environment, allowing marketers to access SEO, AI search, and content performance insights without leaving their daily workflow. The integration is designed to…

Alloy, an Atlanta-based marketing and transformation agency, has acquired Look Listen, an Emmy-nominated creative and digital agency. The deal is part of Alloy’s ongoing effort to build an integrated agency platform for national brands, bringing together strategy, creative, media, and technology under one roof. The acquisition strengthens Alloy’s creative and experience offerings, adding in-house production…

Reddit’s latest earnings call makes one thing clear: the platform sees its future not just as a social network, but as an AI-powered answer engine. With search usage up 30% year over year and AI-generated answers gaining traction, Reddit is doubling down on combining its traditional search with large language models (LLMs) to compete in…