Anthropic
Google Search Console data changes, OpenAI poaches Apple talent and AI search keeps growing
Google’s shutdown of the &num=100 parameter has hit Search Console data, raising doubts over reliability. Meanwhile, OpenAI and Jony Ive eye wearables and a browser, and the mainstream media is reporting more often on users turning to AI assistants over Google’s “10 blue links.”
Perplexity
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US lets Google off lightly as Europe fines €3.45bn, OpenAI hires content strategist and AI search reshapes traffic
US regulators go soft on Google as Europe fines €3.45bn. OpenAI turns to a human strategist, underlining the value of expertise even in the AI age. Meanwhile, AI search is continuing to eat clicks and reshaping the web’s traffic model.
ChatGPT
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Shifts in search behaviour, Google’s Gemini push and OpenAI’s scraping strategy
From shifting search behaviours to Google’s Gemini push into the home and OpenAI’s behind-the-scenes data sourcing, here are the key stories shaping AI and search this week.
Meta
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Google expands AI Mode, Figma’s IPO soars, and Anthropic closes in on OpenAI
Google expands AI search to the UK. Figma lights up Wall Street. Anthropic's revenue surge puts OpenAI on notice. This week, we’re tracking AI Search expansion, platform disruption, and why the AI battleground is far from settled.
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