Hightouch hits $100 million in ARR after its AI marketing tools take off with major brands – Startup Fortune

Hightouch hits $100 million in ARR after its AI marketing tools take off with major brands – Startup Fortune

The data platform startup Hightouch has crossed $100 million in annualized recurring revenue, with nearly three-quarters of that growth coming from an AI-powered marketing product it launched just 20 months ago. Seventy million dollars in ARR in under two years is the kind of growth trajectory that makes investors pay attention and competitors rethink their…

Google Completes Its First Major Search Algorithm Update of 2026

Google Completes Its First Major Search Algorithm Update of 2026

The March core update finished propagating across Google’s global infrastructure at 6:12 AM Pacific Time on April 8, according to the company’s Search Status Dashboard. This concluded a twelve-day rollout that began March 27 at 2:00 AM PT, giving web publishers and SEO professionals their first clear view of post-update performance. This broad ranking system…

Claude Opens Microsoft 365 Integration to Free Users in Major AI Push

Claude Opens Microsoft 365 Integration to Free Users in Major AI Push

Anthropic is continuing its rapid pace of innovation with Claude, announcing a significant update that expands access to Microsoft 365 integrations for all users — including those on the free tier. This move marks a notable shift in accessibility, as the feature was previously limited to Team and Enterprise subscribers. The announcement was made via…

Shutterstock Announces Major Expansion of Licensed Training Datasets to Power the Next Generation of Generative AI

Shutterstock Announces Major Expansion of Licensed Training Datasets to Power the Next Generation of Generative AI

NEW YORK, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a family of brands delivering scalable creative and GenAI solutions to help customers fuel great work, today announced that it is accelerating the future of generative AI with a major expansion of its training datasets. This expansion provides developers, researchers, and enterprise partners with…

Snail Games Kicks Off GDC 2026 With Franchise Updates, New Reveals, and Major Milestones

Snail Games Kicks Off GDC 2026 With Franchise Updates, New Reveals, and Major Milestones

San Francisco, United States, March 18, 2026 — ARK expansions, a new indie announcement, and Bellwright’s 1M milestone highlight the publisher’s showcase Snail Games kicked off Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2026 with an invite-only showcase for press and industry partners, revealing new trailers, franchise updates, and upcoming projects across its portfolio. The evening highlighted the steady cadence of new…

Meta eyes major layoffs as AI spending drive prompts restructuring

Meta eyes major layoffs as AI spending drive prompts restructuring

 Meta eyes major layoffs as AI spending drive prompts restructuring  Meta has reportedly planned a major workforce reduction that could affect 20% or more of its roughly 79,000 employees. This significant move would result in over 15,000 job losses- the largest in the company’s history. The company seeks to offset costly artificial intelligence infrastructure bets…

IBM’s Hybrid Cloud And AI Push Powers Major Q4 2025 Growth Across Software And Infrastructure

IBM’s Hybrid Cloud And AI Push Powers Major Q4 2025 Growth Across Software And Infrastructure

‘As we laid out on our investor day in February 2025, we are executing on our strategy to advance IBM as a software-led hybrid cloud and AI platform company. We entered 2025 intently focused on investing in innovation and productivity initiatives to accelerate our shift towards durable, higher-growth end markets in software with expanding margins…