Comcast Connects ‘Universal Ads’ To AI Via MCP by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, May 13, 2026 Moving performance advertising and marketing deeper into television, Comcast on Wednesday released a tool for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard for connecting AI tools to external data sources, as an extension of its existing developer … Continue reading Comcast Connects Universal Ads To Advertisers’ AI Tools
LinkedIn is reportedly laying off five percent of its workforce By Kris Holt May 13, 2026 Smith Collection/gado/Getty Images LinkedIn is the latest major tech company to announce large-scale layoffs. According to Reuters, the company is letting around five percent of its workforce go. Given that LinkedIn has more than 17,500 full-time employees, that means … Continue reading LinkedIn is reportedly laying off five percent of its workforce
May 13, 2026 General Motors is laying off IT workers to hire people who specialize in AI BY Pavithra Mohan Multiple reports this week revealed that General Motors is cutting hundreds of jobs in its IT department—but not with the intent to replace them outright with AI. The layoffs are reportedly impacting about 600 employees, … Continue reading General Motors is laying off IT workers to hire people who specialize in AI
AI is making marketing influence harder to track. Here’s how to avoid misleading attribution data and make better investment decisions. By Dan Taylor Published on May 12, 2026 Last-click attribution has long been seen as a practical way to assign value to marketing activities. It offers a clean, simple view of what appears … Continue reading Last-click attribution rewards the wrong work in an AI-first world
AI makes it easier than ever to produce impressive work. It’s also making it harder to tell who actually understands the strategy behind it. By Jeanne Jennings Published on May 12, 2026 I’ve been seeing something lately, and now I can’t unsee it. At first, it felt like a series of small moments. … Continue reading The dangerous gap between AI output and actual understanding
May 12, 2026 Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Connect 2026 playlist has the vibe of a cringey college party BY Yasmin Gagne Meta founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on May 12 that the company’s Meta Connect conference, which offers a glimpse into what the tech giant sees as the future, will take place September 23 and … Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Connect 2026 playlist has the vibe of a cringy college party
May 12, 2026 Crumbl’s founders just made a surprise announcement that could change the chain forever BY Sarah Bregel The founders of Crumbl Cookies are stepping down. The move comes amid a “planned transition” for the bakery chain, the leaders shared in an X post on May 11. In the post, CEO Jason McGowan explained that … Continue reading Crumbl’s founders just made a surprise announcement that could change the chain forever
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
