Yesterday’s Marketing Technology & AI News | September 1, 2026
Martech news for August 31, 2026: Madrona’s IA40 puts $377B of $410B into three AI firms, while Archive, LG CNS and StoreClaw sell hours back to marketers.
Archive Launches Archie, the Agent That Vets Creators, Not Just Finds Them
Describe a campaign, and Archie returns a shortlist of creators already screened for competitor conflicts, dead accounts, and fake audiences, with the reasoning attached. That replaces the hours teams spend reviewing profiles one at a time
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