Koah Comes Out of Stealth With $5M and a Bold Monetization Model

San Francisco-based Koah has announced its official launch after months of development under the radar. With over $5 million in seed funding led by Forerunner and South Park Commons, the company positions itself as the first advertising platform built solely for generative AI chat applications. The goal is direct: provide developers with a sustainable revenue stream while giving advertisers precision placement inside real-time conversations.

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63% of SMEs Now Use AI for Cross-Border Trade—And the Rest Are Already Behind

Alibaba.com’s latest research should grab every business owner by the collar: 63% of SMEs worldwide are already tapping AI tools to handle cross-border trade. Let that sink in. Nearly two out of three small and mid-sized companies have moved past the “maybe we should try this” stage. If you’re still waiting, you’re not just cautious—you’re already lagging. In this environment, hesitation costs market share.

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PayPal and Venmo Users Get First Dibs on Perplexity’s Comet Browser

PayPal is giving its customers something usually reserved for insiders: early access. Venmo users are included too. Both groups can skip the waitlist and step into Perplexity’s new Comet browser. The deal comes with a free year of Perplexity Pro—normally $200—making it one of PayPal’s boldest offers in years. For users, it’s a fast pass into the AI-driven browsing era. For Perplexity, it’s another swing at redefining how people use the web.

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LinkedIn Research Shows Networks, Not AI or Search, Are the Top Trusted Source

LinkedIn has released new global research that sheds light on how professionals are finding their footing in the AI era. The headline takeaway: trust isn’t being handed to algorithms or search engines. It still belongs to the people in a professional’s own network. This comes at a time when workers and brands alike are under pressure to adapt quickly to technological shifts.

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The AI industry is drawing comparisons to the internet boom of the late 1990s. Valuations, hype, and investment are accelerating faster than real adoption in many segments. If expectations outpace profitability, a sharp correction is plausible. Below is what that might look like, the early warning signs, and how an AI reset would differ from the dot-com implosion.

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AdCellerant and Vendasta Deepen Partnership to Deliver AI Marketing Tools to 250,000+ Businesses

AdCellerant and Vendasta announced a major expansion of their strategic partnership this week, aiming to provide more than 250,000 small and medium-sized businesses with AI-powered marketing and business tools. The collaboration brings together two established players in digital advertising and customer engagement, giving local businesses access to a tightly connected system that manages both lead generation and lead conversion.

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Siteimprove introduced Siteimprove.ai, a unified agentic content intelligence platform for large organizations. The company positions it as a single place to manage accessibility, SEO/AIO, analytics, and content. The pitch is simple: make content compliant, make content perform, and make it visible to both people and AI systems. [Read more…]

SJinn Debuts Autonomous AI Creative Director That Builds Ads From Just an Idea

SJinn AI has officially launched a new product that could cut straight through the old way of making video ads. The company’s “Video Agent” is an autonomous AI that handles everything from concept to final render. You feed it an idea. It does the rest. [Read more…]

AI Misfires, QR Traps, and Spoofed Sites: Netcraft Sounds the Alarm on 2025 Cyber Threats

Netcraft has dropped a new set of findings, and it’s not exactly comforting. The company, known for exposing online scams and protecting big-name brands, has outlined how artificial intelligence (AI), search engine trickery, and quick-launch phishing kits are changing the threat landscape—fast. [Read more…]

Google has started rolling out a new machine learning model designed to estimate the age of signed-in users in the U.S. And no, it’s not asking your birthday—it’s using your behavior to make a calculated guess. [Read more…]