Adobe and Canva are rolling out AI tools that turn design into conversation, intensifying competition and reshaping how marketers create. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on April 16, 2026 Adobe and Canva are heading in the same direction, even if they are taking very different paths to get there. Both companies rolled out … Continue reading Adobe and Canva releases push AI deeper into creative workflows
The roadmap shows how digital advertising can scale AI-driven execution with existing standards rather than rebuilding the ecosystem from scratch. By Constantine von Hoffman , January 6, 2026 IAB Tech Lab released an agentic roadmap outlining how the digital advertising industry can scale agentic buying and selling without tearing down what already works. … Continue reading IAB releases agentic AI roadmap for digital advertising
July 08, 2025 Moonvalley releases its ‘power tool’ for AI filmmaking On Tuesday, AI lab Moonvalley announced the public release of Marey, a video model designed as a production-grade tool for professional filmmakers. Marey—pronounced “Mary” and named after early film pioneer Étienne-Jules Marey—was trained exclusively on explicitly licensed material. Cofounder and CEO Naeem Talukdar says … Continue reading Moonvalley releases its ‘power tool’ for AI filmmaking
The rules aim to automate and standardize invoice processes, decreasing errors and increasing speed of payments. They are open to public comment until Aug. 11. Constantine von Hoffman on June 10, 2025 The IAB released its Digital Advertising Invoice API Specifications today. The specifications aim to fix long-standing payment problems in the digital advertising … Continue reading IAB releases draft digital advertising invoice API specifications
The latest AI-powered martech news and releases Sergey Brin says threatening AI gets the best results. AI is fighting back with threats of blackmail. So, maybe stick with “please” and “thank you.” June 5, 2025 FOMO is driving most corporate AI adoption, according to an IBM survey of 2,000 CEOs. It found that … Continue reading The latest AI-powered martech news and releases
OpenAI unrolled an update to ChatGPT because it was too sycophantic. Nice to know there’s something humans still do better than AI. Constantine von Hoffman on May 1, 2025 Relax, humanity, there’s at least one thing you still do better than AI and that’s sucking up to the boss. Last week, OpenAI rolled out … Continue reading AI-powered martech releases and news: May 1
These 10 updates will help marketers in the Salesforce platform work smarter. Mike Pastore on April 29, 2025 The Summer 2025 Salesforce releases are rolling out across the product lineup this spring. The updates offer richer AI, deeper personalization and new messaging channels. They also help marketing teams tighten their data hygiene and compliance … Continue reading 10 must-use marketing updates in the Salesforce Summer 2025 releases
OpenAI execs are telling investors that by the end of the decade, it will have Nvidia/Meta-level sales revenues. Skeptics think otherwise. Constantine von Hoffman on April 24, 2025 Can OpenAI make money? Execs at the revolutionary-and-money-burning company think so. They are telling investors it will “turn cash flow positive” in 2029. That’s when it … Continue reading AI-powered martech releases and news: April 24
LG TVs may soon watch you watching them to monitor how you feel about what’s on the screen. Someone send them a copy of “1984” fast. Constantine von Hoffman on April 17, 2025 Who needs Big Brother when you have LG smart TVs? The devices could soon be doing more than just displaying content; … Continue reading AI-powered martech news and releases: April 17
The volatile economy may force tech companies and investors to ask the biggest question about AI: Can it ever make money? Constantine von Hoffman on April 10, 2025 Big Tech’s AI spending will get a big hit of reality no matter how World War Fee (h/t The Register) turns out. President Trump’s now-paused tariffs … Continue reading AI-powered martech news and releases: April 10
