Daily Minute Master Series
February 25, 2026

by Corey Padveen

Marketing News and Updates

U.S. Department of War signs deal with xAI

Elon Musk’s controversial artificial intelligence project xAI has reportedly signed a new deal with the U.S. Department of War, formerly the Department of Defense. Through the deal xAI will allow the DoW to incorporate Grok models into classified U.S. military systems.

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LinkedIn shares top skills on the rise in marketing for 2026

LinkedIn published its latest listing of skills on the rise in marketing, which highlights key trends in skill development based on what LinkedIn users who work in marketing are adding to their profiles.

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Google Discover Update: Early Data Shows Fewer Domains In US

Early third-party tracking data offers a first look at how Google’s February Discover core update is changing what users see in their feeds.

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New Platforms Won’t Save Social Media: Here’s What’s Actually Shifting

The future of social media is being shaped less by new platforms and more by shifting behavior, fragmentation, and AI-mediated discovery.

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AI-SEO Is A Change Management Problem

AI-SEO transformation will fail at the alignment layer, not the tactics layer. 25 years of transformation research, spanning 10,800+ participants across industries, reveals that the gap between successful and failed initiatives isn’t technical skill. It’s organizational readiness.

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How To Turn Google’s Performance Max Into An Ecommerce Growth Engine

Discover the nuances of Performance Max and how it can optimize your ecommerce advertising while improving your results.

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