WP Engine, the WordPress hosting platform, is launching a new AI toolkit designed to integrate with websites built on WordPress. The aim is to lift barriers to AI usage for the large WordPress community. Features include Smart Search AI, an AI-powered recommendation tool, as well as support for developers building apps for digital experiences powered by a site’s WordPress data.

The consent management space is consolidating as Didomi acquires former rival Sourcepoint with its strong publisher market share. The acquisition is backed by Didomi’s Marlin Equity Partners, which recently completed a majority investment in the company to support its global expansion. The recently acquired server-side tagging platform Addingwell will now serve Sourcepoint as well as Didomi customers.

Snowflake-oriented CDP Simon Data was warehouse-centric before “composable CDP” became a thing. They’ve now continued at the cutting edge of the industry by renaming themselves Simon AI and adding a slew of AI features for personalization and agent-based workflows.