Global AI MarTech Market Report 2026-2031; Market to Nearly Triple From $28B in 2025 to $74.3B by 2031 as Agentic AI, Platform Consolidation and Privacy-First Personalization Reshape Marketing Technology

Global AI MarTech Market Report 2026-2031; Market to Nearly Triple From $28B in 2025 to $74.3B by 2031 as Agentic AI, Platform Consolidation and Privacy-First Personalization Reshape Marketing Technology

Company Logo The global AI MarTech market is forecast to grow from USD 28.00 billion in 2025 to USD 74.30 billion by 2031 at a 17.66% CAGR. Growth is driven by agentic AI, first-party data, privacy-first personalization, multimodal content and platform consolidation. Software held about 73% of the market in 2025, while hybrid deployment is…

Trends Report 2026: AI, subscriptions and digital payments reshape Asia Pacific e-commerce

Trends Report 2026: AI, subscriptions and digital payments reshape Asia Pacific e-commerce

New DHL eCommerce survey reveals gap between AI usage and trust, rising demand for subscription models, as well as openness towards more digital payment options HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 July 2026 – E-commerce across Asia Pacific is entering a new phase of maturity, as both online shoppers and businesses rapidly adopt…

Japan moves to reshape moral education for AI era

Japan moves to reshape moral education for AI era

Students with their computers at School. File. Photo by PAUL MILLER / EPA May 20 (Asia Today) — Japan plans to revise elementary and middle school moral education courses to address ethical decision-making and responsibility in the age of generative artificial intelligence, according to reports Wednesday. The proposed reforms would move beyond treating AI as…

How do generative AI tools reshape the software engineering workforce?

How do generative AI tools reshape the software engineering workforce?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research in Contemporary Economic Policy reveals that generative artificial intelligence tools like GitHub Copilot may lead to more, not fewer, jobs in the software engineering workforce. By analyzing LinkedIn and GitHub data, investigators found that firms adopting GitHub Copilot are likely to increase hiring of software engineers, with new hires…

OpenAI teases gpt-image 2 ahead of a noon livestream that could reshape the generative AI market – Startup Fortune

OpenAI teases gpt-image 2 ahead of a noon livestream that could reshape the generative AI market – Startup Fortune

OpenAI announced gpt-image 2 on April 21 alongside a 12 PM PT livestream, signaling a major step forward in AI-generated imagery and multimodal reasoning. OpenAI dropped the curtain on gpt-image 2 Monday morning, teasing the successor to its DALL-E lineage across X and Reddit in a move that sent AI communities into a frenzy before…

AI, Leadership, and Digital Sovereignty Reshape IT Priorities at Info-Tech IGNITE 2026 in Chicago and Vancouver

AI, Leadership, and Digital Sovereignty Reshape IT Priorities at Info-Tech IGNITE 2026 in Chicago and Vancouver

AI adoption is accelerating across industries, while geopolitical and regulatory pressures are adding new complexity for IT leaders. These shifts are forcing organizations to rethink leadership models, talent development, and control over digital infrastructure. Info-Tech Research Group will examine how IT leaders are responding at its IGNITE 2026 events in Chicago and Vancouver, where CIOs…

How AI employee assistants could reshape restaurant labor

How AI employee assistants could reshape restaurant labor

When Burger King first announced its new AI-powered virtual assistant dubbed Patty last week, the new technology tool sparked a surprising amount of debate.  On paper, the voice AI assistant is designed to help employees with real-time support, like updating staff when menu items are out of stock or reminding them about specific item preparation…

Security, AI, and employee choice and productivity reshape workplace tech

Security, AI, and employee choice and productivity reshape workplace tech

Businesspeople’s hands on their laptop keyboards. – Tijana Simic // Shutterstock Security, AI, and employee choice and productivity reshape workplace tech For years, workplace technology followed a predictable formula: Employees were issued standard PCs, IT managed them, and most people didn’t think twice about the setup. But that routine is shifting. As cyber risks rise,…

India’s IT Rules 2026 reshape AI-generated content regulation and platform responsibility

India’s IT Rules 2026 reshape AI-generated content regulation and platform responsibility

India has amended the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, with changes effective from 20 February 2026, marking a shift in how artificial intelligence (AI) and online platforms are governed. The 2026 amendment follows a rise in deepfakes and AI-generated content and misinformation globally, prompting governments to recalibrate regulatory frameworks…

Storytelling and digital innovation reshape government communication

Storytelling and digital innovation reshape government communication

Director of the Government Communications Office (GCO) and Chairman of the Permanent Web Summit Organising Committee, H E Sheikh Jassim bin Mansour bin Jabor Al-Thani in conversation with Dean and CEO Marwan M. Kraidy Doha, Qatar: Director of the Government Communications Office (GCO) and Chairman of the Permanent Web Summit Organising Committee, H E Sheikh…