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AI - May 20, 2026 Google Marketing Live 2026: every announcement that actually matters

Google unveiled Ask Advisor, Universal Cart, new AI Mode ad formats, and Meridian inside Analytics 360 at Marketing Live 2026 - here is the complete recap.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 20, 2026 AI search is pushing 44.8% of brands to spend more on PR

Bar chart: 44.8% of brands raised PR budgets for AI search, only 6.1% integrate insights into sales

Nearly half of brands have raised PR budgets due to AI search, but most still fail to connect earned media to sales, a 2026 survey of 858 professionals finds.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 20, 2026 Google's Ask Advisor unifies ads, analytics, and commerce in one AI agent

Ask Advisor panel in Google Ads showing cross-platform insights from Analytics and Merchant Center

Google today launched Ask Advisor at GML 2026, a unified Gemini AI agent spanning Google Ads, Analytics, Merchant Center, and DV360 for marketers globally.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 20, 2026 Google's new AI search ad formats reshape how brands reach buyers

Duolingo Highlighted Answer ad in Google AI Mode with independent AI explainer, mobile

Google is testing Conversational Discovery ads and Highlighted Answers in AI Mode, plus AI-powered Shopping ads and Business Agent for Leads in standard Search.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 20, 2026 Chrome 149 origin trial puts WebMCP in developers' hands at last

Chrome browser exposing WebMCP structured tool nodes as direct signals to an AI agent.

Google opens the WebMCP origin trial in Chrome 149, letting websites expose structured tools to AI agents instead of leaving them to parse pixels and DOMs.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 20, 2026 Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity 2.0 headline Google I/O 2026 reveal

Google I/O 2026 unveils Gemini 3.5, Antigravity 2.0, and WebMCP, a proposed open web standard recasting the developer stack around AI agents that ship code.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 19, 2026 Alexa+ now generates podcast episodes on any topic, on demand

Alexa Podcasts on Echo Show with four AI-generated episodes on sports, music, history, and baking

Amazon's Alexa+ now generates on-demand podcast episodes using AI and over 200 news publications. Available now for Alexa+ subscribers in the United States.

by Luis Rijo

AI - May 18, 2026 Experian and ServiceNow tie up to push agentic AI past the pilot stage

Experian and ServiceNow partner to embed the Ascend decisioning platform into enterprise AI workflows for fraud, onboarding, and model risk management at scale.

by Luis Rijo