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Last-click attribution rewards the wrong work in an AI-first world

AI is making marketing influence harder to track. Here’s how to avoid misleading attribution data and make better investment decisions. By Dan Taylor   Published on May 12, 2026   Last-click attribution has long been seen as a practical way to assign value to marketing activities. It offers a clean, simple view of what appears … Continue reading Last-click attribution rewards the wrong work in an AI-first world

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Connect 2026 playlist has the vibe of a cringy college party

May 12, 2026 Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Connect 2026 playlist has the vibe of a cringey college party BY Yasmin Gagne Meta founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on May 12 that the company’s Meta Connect conference, which offers a glimpse into what the tech giant sees as the future, will take place September 23 and … Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Connect 2026 playlist has the vibe of a cringy college party

Crumbl’s founders just made a surprise announcement that could change the chain forever

May 12, 2026 Crumbl’s founders just made a surprise announcement that could change the chain forever BY Sarah Bregel The founders of Crumbl Cookies are stepping down. The move comes amid a “planned transition” for the bakery chain, the leaders shared in an X post on May 11. In the post, CEO Jason McGowan explained that … Continue reading Crumbl’s founders just made a surprise announcement that could change the chain forever

Ad Workflow Woes Stalling AI Adoption

Ad Workflow Woes Stalling AI Adoption by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, May 12, 2026 Despite everything advertisers hear about the benefits of performance using agentic and generative AI in ad campaigns, marketers face challenges finding the budgets, implementing the technology, and understanding exactly how it works. Taboola commissioned a survey of 200 marketers responsible … Continue reading Ad Workflow Woes Stalling AI Adoption

AI + human ingenuity: Where creative and technical teams meet

Stop chasing AI tools and start building agents. At the May MarTech Conference, we discussed redesigning workflows to reclaim time for strategy. By MarTechBot Published on May 12, 2026 The reality of the current marketing landscape is that “experimenting” with AI is no longer enough to move the needle. At the May 2026 MarTech Conference, … Continue reading AI + human ingenuity: Where creative and technical teams meet

The laser weapons race enters its industrial era

May 12, 2026 The laser weapons race enters its industrial era BY Jared Keller   This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. On April 30, the Financial Times reported Israel had sent a version of its 100 KW Iron Beam high-energy laser weapon to the United … Continue reading The laser weapons race enters its industrial era

Honolulu police raid Kalihi illegal gambling room, arrest two suspects, seizing machines

Honolulu police raid Kalihi illegal gambling room, arrest two suspects, seizing machines Suswati Basu     Honolulu police arrested two people and seized gambling machines, drugs, and cash during a raid on an alleged illegal gambling operation in Kalihi last week, according to the Honolulu Police Department. The raid happened Thursday, May 7, around 7:30 … Continue reading Honolulu police raid Kalihi illegal gambling room, arrest two suspects, seizing machines

Conspiracy theorists are building AI interfaces to analyze the Epstein files

May 12, 2026 Conspiracy theorists are building AI interfaces to analyze the Epstein files BY The Conversation Jeffrey Epstein’s death on August 10, 2019, sparked a flurry of conspiracy theories, and the release of Epstein’s purported suicide note on May 6, 2026, is a good bet to be fodder for more. But Epstein’s death is only … Continue reading Conspiracy theorists are building AI interfaces to analyze the Epstein files

How OSI could finally fix ABM’s biggest data problem

A new standard aims to unify fragmented data, helping ABM programs deliver coordinated, real-time experiences across tools. By MarTechBot Published on May 11, 2026   In MarTech’s “MarTechBot explains it all” feature, we pose a marketing question to our very own MarTechBot, which is trained on the MarTech website archives and has access to the … Continue reading How OSI could finally fix ABM’s biggest data problem