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AI Traffic Doubles, Boosting Holiday Retail Engagement

Adobe's annual holiday shopping forecast predicts AI-driven traffic to US retail sites will more than double (up 130% YoY) this holiday season. A complementary survey of 5,000 US consumers found that AI-referred shoppers add items to carts at a 32% higher rate, and 43% generate more revenue per visit than non-AI traffic, reversing a previous trend. Over 75% of AI-assistant users feel more confident in purchases, and over two-thirds are less likely to return items. Experts advise brands to design for both human and AI-agent customers, as AI tools increasingly serve as discovery and referral channels.

• Adobe predicts AI traffic to US retail sites will increase 130% year-over-year during the holiday season.
• AI-referred consumers add items to carts at a 32% higher rate than non-AI traffic.
• 43% of AI-referred visits generate more revenue per visit compared to non-AI traffic.

Introducing interactive editing controls for the Adobe plugin in ChatGPT

Adobe announces new interactive editing controls for its plugin in ChatGPT, following its expansion to Gemini and Claude.

CData Launches Connect AI Gateway for Governed AI Agents

CData Software announced the launch of Connect AI Gateway, a new platform designed to provide a single control point for AI agents and individuals accessing enterprise systems. The Gateway integrates with CData's existing data layer and hundreds of schema-aware connectors to SAP, NetSuite, Salesforce, and databases, enabling governed access, context-aware responses, and cost-efficient model routing. It includes built-in enterprise MCP, enforces permissions down to the record level, and provides a unified audit trail. Research by CData Labs showed that their connectors returned correct results 98.5% of the time, significantly outperforming competing MCP approaches. The Gateway aims to help enterprises move AI from answering questions to taking actions within business workflows, with governance and cost control.

• CData launched Connect AI Gateway, a platform for governing AI agent access to enterprise systems.
• The Gateway includes built-in enterprise MCP and hundreds of schema-aware connectors.
• CData Labs research found connectors returned correct results 98.5% of the time, versus 65-75% for competing MCP approaches.

ElevenLabs valuation increases to $22 billion fueled by enterprise demand for conversational agents

ElevenLabs valuation increases to $22 billion fueled by enterprise demand for conversational agents. Category Company Date Sep 30, 2026.

ElevenLabs valuation increases to $22 billion fueled by enterprise demand for conversational agents

ElevenLabs valuation increases to $22 billion fueled by enterprise demand for conversational agents. Category Company Date Sep 30, 2026

ElevenLabs valuation doubles to $22B in tender offer

ElevenLabs, a voice AI startup based in New York and London, completed a $300 million employee tender offer at a $22 billion valuation, doubling its valuation from February. Co-led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price, the tender included new investors EQT, Goldman Sachs, GIC, OTPP, Sapphire Ventures, and BDT & MSD, alongside existing backers. This is the company's second secondary transaction, following a $100 million tender at $6.6 billion in September 2025. The valuation surge is driven by the rapid growth of its conversational agents platform (ElevenAgents), which has more than tripled ARR since the Series D and now handles over 15 million conversations weekly. Enterprises account for 55% of revenue, with clients like Stripe, Deutsche Telekom, and SevenRooms. ElevenLabs also released new text-to-speech models (Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo) and plans an IPO in 2-3 years. The company faces a class-action lawsuit in Illinois over alleged biometric voiceprint extraction without consent.

• ElevenLabs completed a $300 million employee tender offer at a $22 billion valuation, doubling from its Series D, co-led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price.
• The valuation doubled from $11 billion in February 2026, and this is the second secondary transaction; the first was $100 million at $6.6 billion in September 2025.
• ElevenAgents platform has more than tripled ARR since the Series D, handling over 15 million conversations weekly.