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Google just dropped its most significant Chrome update in years, and it’s powered by AI. In response to rising competition from AI-first browsers like Arc, Perplexity, and Opera, Google is rolling out a revamped Gemini assistant that transforms Chrome into more than just a web viewer. With AI taking center stage, the world’s most popular…

Privy, a US-based email and SMS marketing platform focused on ecommerce, has acquired Sendlane, another player known for its hands-on, service-first approach to customer support. The move is part of Privy’s ongoing strategy to build a unified, human-centric platform for growing ecommerce brands, following its previous acquisition of Emotive. Financial terms were not disclosed. For…

ActiveCampaign, a US-based marketing automation platform, has acquired Feedback Intelligence, an AI-native analytics startup. The move is designed to accelerate ActiveCampaign’s ability to turn conversational data into actionable insights for its autonomous marketing engine, Active Intelligence. While the financial terms were not disclosed, the deal brings new AI evaluation capabilities and a specialized team into…

Ibexa, a European digital experience and martech vendor, has unified five brands—Actito, Qualifio, Quable, Raptor, and the new Cohesivo CMS—into a single marketing orchestration platform. The move aims to address the growing complexity and fragmentation of marketing stacks, offering marketers a more integrated way to manage campaigns, data, and content across channels. The unified platform…

Apple just entered the creative productivity war with a new suite, and it’s taking a very deliberate stance on artificial intelligence. Creator Studio Pro, launched this week, bundles Apple’s most powerful creative apps into a single subscription and adds a suite of AI tools designed to support, not supplant, creators. While other tech giants experiment…

Bluesky has dropped its clearest signal yet that it’s maturing from a scrappy alt-social network into a serious contender. In a public roadmap preview, the decentralized platform laid out product priorities for 2026, including a more intelligent Discover feed, real-time features around live events, and long-awaited fixes to basic functions like drafts and video uploads.…

Social platforms have become the primary research tool for home decor decisions, replacing traditional magazines and showrooms. Pinterest reports that searches for specific aesthetics like “adire fabric” and “rattan chairs” have surged by 50-60% in recent months, while TikTok’s #HomeInspo hashtag generates billions of views monthly. For small business owners and aspiring stylists, these platforms…

TikTok is still recovering from a major infrastructure glitch, just days after announcing a critical step in its US restructuring. The platform’s newly formed US entity, part of its effort to sidestep a nationwide ban, was quickly met with platform-wide bugs tied to a data center outage. For brands and creators relying on TikTok as…

BAT, a South Korea-based brand scale-up company, has raised 7.5 billion won in Series A funding. The round included major domestic institutional investors such as Hana Securities and K2 Investment, supporting BAT’s push to strengthen its position as a partner for sustainable brand growth. Founded and led by CEO Park Jun-gyu, BAT has evolved from…

KnowledgeWork, a Japan-based sales enablement startup, has launched “KnowledgeWork for Partner Sales,” a new product designed to support partner and distributor sales teams. Developed in partnership with PartnerProp, the tool combines sales AI and partner relationship management (PRM) features to help companies manage and scale their partner sales channels. The launch comes as more companies…