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.
Customer engagement platform Twilio has announced new platform capabilities, including the general availability of Twilio Segment’s Event-Triggered Journeys, supporting personalization based on customer intent signals in real time. In addition, Data Residency (EU) will ensure that email sending and event data are managed within the EU region, both for compliancy and customer trust. WhatsApp Business Calling will enable conversations with customers in another important channel using Twilio’s Programmable Voice Platform.
Big tech seems to have deep pockets when it comes to acquiring AI talent, shown by Google paying $2.4 billion to license the agentic coding tech of startup Windsurf. Extra drama springs from the fact that OpenAI had come close to acquiring Windsurf before the deal was reportedly blocked by Microsoft. Instead, while Google has licensed the tech and picked up Windsurf’s CEO and co-founder, Windsurf itself has been acquired by Cognition, the AI lab that created AI teammate Devin.
The economy may be sputtering (or not), but funds are flowing more freely for martech and adtech acquisitions. Video platform Vimeo has just agreed to be acquired for $1.38 billion in cash. The buyer is Bending Spoons, a Milan-based mobile app developer.