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AI - Feb 25, 2026 Anthropic clarifies what its three web crawlers do - and how to block them

Anthropic's ClaudeBot crawler scans a glowing web network with sealed and open data nodes.

Anthropic today updated its crawler documentation, detailing ClaudeBot, Claude-User, and Claude-SearchBot - what each collects and what blocking them means for site visibility.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 25, 2026 Luma AI puts $1M on the line for creatives to crack Cannes Lions with AI

Performers in blue dresses stack acrobatically on a motorcycle in a desert landscape.

Luma AI today revealed an 18-person jury for its Dream Brief competition offering $1 million to any team that wins a 2026 Cannes Lions Gold Lion using its platform.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 25, 2026 Workers bet on AI to write articles, but the data shows cracks

Human hand touching AI document assembly line in dark industrial facility.

Article writing dominates AI automation with 35 million uses - 5x more than any other task. New Paligo research reveals where workers are really deploying LLMs, and where they aren't.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 24, 2026 Clinch adds AI template catalog to Flight Control's digital asset library

Flight Control's Creative Agent interface showing shape, text, and image editing tools.

Clinch today launched a Creative Template Catalog inside Flight Control's Digital Asset Library, adding AI auto-tagging and atomic asset-level optimization for omnichannel ad campaigns.

by Luis Rijo

Retail - Feb 22, 2026 Amazon's new AI agent rules shake up sellers before March 4 deadline

Robots queue before a glowing digital barrier inside an Amazon fulfillment warehouse.

Amazon's Business Solutions Agreement update effective March 4, 2026, introduces a formal Agent Policy requiring AI agents to identify themselves and comply with new rules.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 22, 2026 Reddit tests AI shopping carousels in search, using DPA partner catalogs

Reddit search results showing AI-powered product carousel with headphone prices and community posts.

Reddit is testing interactive product carousels inside its search results for a small group of U.S. users, pulling from Dynamic Product Ads partner catalogs and community discussions to surface buy links.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 22, 2026 ChatGPT, Trade Desk, Google: ad industry's fault lines widen in one week

Three suited executives face a foggy wall as ad industry power shifts reshape digital advertising.

ChatGPT serves first confirmed brand ads at $60 CPM; Dentsu and WPP exit Trade Desk OpenPath; Google Demand Gen targeting shifts; Omnicom posts $17.5B year.

by Luis Rijo

Social - Feb 21, 2026 Manus AI lands inside Meta Ads Manager, changing how advertisers work

Meta Ads Manager connector inside Manus AI, enabling performance analysis and automated reporting.

Meta integrates Manus AI into Ads Manager after its December 2025 acquisition, giving advertisers autonomous agent tools for audience research, reporting, and campaign analysis.

by Luis Rijo