Ad Workflow Woes Stalling AI Adoption by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, May 12, 2026 Despite everything advertisers hear about the benefits of performance using agentic and generative AI in ad campaigns, marketers face challenges finding the budgets, implementing the technology, and understanding exactly how it works. Taboola commissioned a survey of 200 marketers responsible … Continue reading Ad Workflow Woes Stalling AI Adoption
Stop chasing AI tools and start building agents. At the May MarTech Conference, we discussed redesigning workflows to reclaim time for strategy. By MarTechBot Published on May 12, 2026 The reality of the current marketing landscape is that “experimenting” with AI is no longer enough to move the needle. At the May 2026 MarTech Conference, … Continue reading AI + human ingenuity: Where creative and technical teams meet
May 12, 2026 The laser weapons race enters its industrial era BY Jared Keller This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. On April 30, the Financial Times reported Israel had sent a version of its 100 KW Iron Beam high-energy laser weapon to the United … Continue reading The laser weapons race enters its industrial era
Honolulu police raid Kalihi illegal gambling room, arrest two suspects, seizing machines Suswati Basu Honolulu police arrested two people and seized gambling machines, drugs, and cash during a raid on an alleged illegal gambling operation in Kalihi last week, according to the Honolulu Police Department. The raid happened Thursday, May 7, around 7:30 … Continue reading Honolulu police raid Kalihi illegal gambling room, arrest two suspects, seizing machines
May 12, 2026 Conspiracy theorists are building AI interfaces to analyze the Epstein files BY The Conversation Jeffrey Epstein’s death on August 10, 2019, sparked a flurry of conspiracy theories, and the release of Epstein’s purported suicide note on May 6, 2026, is a good bet to be fodder for more. But Epstein’s death is only … Continue reading Conspiracy theorists are building AI interfaces to analyze the Epstein files
A new standard aims to unify fragmented data, helping ABM programs deliver coordinated, real-time experiences across tools. By MarTechBot Published on May 11, 2026 In MarTech’s “MarTechBot explains it all” feature, we pose a marketing question to our very own MarTechBot, which is trained on the MarTech website archives and has access to the … Continue reading How OSI could finally fix ABM’s biggest data problem
CMOs Find AI Helps Adapt To Lower Budgets by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, May 11, 2026 The marketing budget as a percent of total revenue really have not changed much in the past few years, but this year CMOs are giving credit to artificial intelligence (AI) for the ability to do more with less. … Continue reading CMOs Find AI Helps Adapt To Lower Budgets
May 11, 2026 It’s not just women dropping out of the workforce. This group is, too BY Pavithra Mohan It has become clear that women—and working mothers, in particular—are up against all kinds of challenges that threaten their foothold in the labor force. But one trend that may be less evident is that men are also … Continue reading It’s not just women dropping out of the workforce. This group is, too
Medallia’s debt crisis reveals how private equity ownership can quietly reshape the software marketers depend on. By Pamela Parker Published on May 11, 2026 If you’re a marketer or CX leader who relies on Medallia, you’ve likely been asking yourself: Is Medallia going out of business? Should I be worried? The short answer: no, Medallia … Continue reading Medallia survived, but the real story should worry marketers
Texas AG sues Netflix, claiming the streaming service collects user data without consent By Anna Washenko Updated: May 11, 2026 Sergio Flores/Getty Images Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Netflix. Paxton argues that the streaming service collected user data, including from children’s accounts, despite claims otherwise by the company. The suit … Continue reading Texas AG sues Netflix, claiming the streaming service collects user data without consent
