May 2026 digital news: OpenAI launches an Ads Manager, Meta opens AI connectors

Why it matters

Two moves in one month. OpenAI formally enters advertising with an Ads Manager platform, which puts brand visibility inside conversational AI on the table and makes GEO a media question, not only an SEO one. Meta ships AI connectors letting advertisers manage Meta ads from external AI platforms and workflow tools: the walled garden is getting API doors.

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