AI News

Retail - Mar 07, 2026 Mastercard and Google's new trust layer could reshape how AI buys for you

Mastercard and Google yesterday introduced Verifiable Intent, a cryptographic trust standard for AI agent payments, backed by IBM, Adyen, Fiserv, and six other partners.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Mar 07, 2026 Most B2B marketers can't prove AI's role in their pipeline

A lone marketer faces fragmented AI data streams and broken attribution chains in a dark control room.

Eight in ten B2B marketing leaders say AI visibility is a blind spot, with only 10% able to link AI touchpoints to revenue, new Agentcy research finds.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Mar 07, 2026 AI bots crawl retail sites 198x more than Google, new report warns

A lone shopper watches AI bots scan endless retail shelves in a vast automated warehouse.

AI bots crawl retail sites 198x more per visit than Google, bot traffic rose 5.4x in 2025, and 80% of websites are exposed to agent spoofing, per new research.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Mar 07, 2026 Apple Music's new AI tags put the honesty burden on labels

Apple Music AI transparency tags launch amid rising synthetic music fraud on streaming platforms.

Apple Music today launched Transparency Tags requiring labels to disclose AI-generated music, artwork, and videos - but only if they choose to declare it.

by Luis Rijo

Search - Mar 07, 2026 Google's Liz Reid on why search won't die when AI answers everything

Liz Reid, Head of Google Search, on AI thinking for users. Access podcast, March 2026.

Google Search VP Liz Reid addresses AI Overviews growth, the ChatGPT rivalry, agents reshaping the web, and why personalization may be Search's strongest card.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Mar 04, 2026 Google opens Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users, adds coding and writing

Canvas option highlighted in Google AI Mode's tool menu alongside upload and Deep Search options.

Google opens Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users in English, no Labs opt-in required, adding creative writing and coding support to the search tool.

by Luis Rijo

Search - Mar 04, 2026 Google holds 73.7% of desktop searches - ChatGPT is smaller than you think

Q4 2025 EU/UK desktop search share: Google 78.5%, Amazon 5.35%, ChatGPT 3.68%, YouTube 2.87%.

SparkToro and Datos yesterday published the broadest search market analysis yet, covering 41 websites in the US and EU/UK. Google leads at 73.7%, while AI tools reach only 3.2%.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Mar 03, 2026 81% of consumers fear AI data access, but daily use keeps climbing

Shift Browser's 2026 AI Consumer Insights Survey of 1,448 Americans finds 81% concerned about AI data access while 32% use AI daily - with control demands shaping adoption.

by Luis Rijo