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

The Trump administration is pressuring Utah Republican Rep. Doug Fiefia to abandon HB286, a bill targeting frontier AI developers with revenue above $500M.

Google admits opting out of AI Overviews without losing search visibility is a massive engineering task, as the FT signs a new AI content licensing deal.

Luxury house launches generative AI-powered sponsored lens transforming users into La Famiglia characters across France, UK, UAE and Saudi Arabia on February 9, 2026.

UC Berkeley's Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity releases first comprehensive risk-management profile for autonomous AI agents, establishing governance controls for systems that can independently execute decisions, use tools, and pursue goals with minimal human intervention.

OpenAI monetization head envisions future where small businesses create campaigns through prompts instead of hiring performance marketers to run ChatGPT ads.

Similarweb this week launched AI Studio, an enterprise platform turning natural language questions into comprehensive market research in seconds.

Microsoft updates AI marketer's guide with technical explanations of how large language models surface brands through paid placements and organic visibility strategies.