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Salesforce launches Headless 360 for agents & developers

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Salesforce launches Headless 360, giving software agents and developers API access to core tools as it deepens its push beyond the user interface.
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Code and Theory launches AI creative tool with Adobe

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Code and Theory and Adobe launch AI tool for financial services, using synthetic personas to guide creative decisions before campaigns reach approval.
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Google Cloud unveils Gemini agent platform & new TPUs

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Google Cloud unveils Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, new cybersecurity tools and eighth-generation TPUs as AI demand lifts cloud push.
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Adobe unveils seven AI marketing workflow prototypes

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Adobe's Summit Sneaks session spotlights seven experimental AI tools aimed at speeding up personalisation, testing and campaign production.
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Optimizely training sparks surge in marketing AI agents

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Optimizely training programme sees 375 AI agents built in five days as waitlist tops 1,500 amid rising enterprise marketing demand.
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Datadog launches Experiments to track product impact

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Datadog broadens observability push with Experiments, letting product teams run A/B tests and link release decisions to warehouse and usage data.
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Constructor debuts AI agent for eCommerce merchandising

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Constructor unveils Merchant Intelligence Agent, an AI copilot to explain, optimise and automate eCommerce search and merchandising decisions.
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Multiply raises USD $9.5m for self-learning B2B ads

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San Francisco startup Multiply raises USD $9.5m to power self-learning B2B ad campaigns across Google Search, LinkedIn and emerging AI formats.
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Algolia powers AI search overhaul for Club Med website

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Algolia's AI now powers Club Med's global site search, promising faster trip discovery, smarter filters and higher direct online bookings.
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Syndigo buys Taggstar to boost real-time retail messaging

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Syndigo has snapped up Taggstar, folding its real-time social proof messaging into a wider product data cloud for retailers and brands.
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Typeface unveils AI engine for governed marketing at scale

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Typeface launches a Marketing Orchestration Engine, unifying AI agents, brand data and IT controls to govern cross-channel campaigns at scale.
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Canva buys Cavalry & MangoAI, appoints algorithms chief

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Canva snaps up Cavalry and MangoAI, boosting motion design tools and AI marketing, and names MangoAI's Nirmal Govind Chief Algorithms Officer.
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Amplitude unveils autonomous AI agents for analytics

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Amplitude has launched autonomous AI analytics agents that watch product usage, flag metric shifts and recommend fixes across popular tools.
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OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3 Codex Spark for real-time coding

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OpenAI debuts GPT-5.3 Codex Spark, a Cerebras-powered research preview promising ultra-fast, real-time coding for ChatGPT Pro users.
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'Valentine' wording boosts email wins, study finds

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Brands swapping 'Valentine's Day' for personal 'Valentine' subject lines see big email gains, as generic “love” talk and “shop” prompts drag.
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Infobip boosts WhatsApp marketing ROI with new API tools

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Infobip upgrades its WhatsApp Marketing Messages API with optimisation tools that lift delivery rates and boost ROI by over 60%.
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Marketers: Get ready to AI-proof your careers

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As AI reshapes marketing, leaders say careers will depend less on tactics and more on systems thinking, judgement and commercial clarity.
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Mailchimp boosts eCommerce tools with wider SMS rollout

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Mailchimp expands eCommerce tools and AI-driven automation, rolling out SMS to 34 new EMEA markets to boost small business marketing ROI.
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Optimizely named a Leader in 2026 Gartner Quadrant

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Optimizely secures Leader spot in Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for Personalization Engines, underscoring AI-led, warehouse-first strategy.
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cside unveils toolkit to spot AI agents in browsers

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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cside launches browser-based AI Agent Detection toolkit, helping businesses spot agentic traffic and tailor site experiences in real time.