AI OpenAI functions as a modern empire, not a company, says investigative journalist Karen Hao argues AI companies operate across political, social, and economic spheres while accumulating resources at imperial scales after 2019 investigation.
Data LiveRamp introduces agentic AI tools for marketing automation LiveRamp debuts autonomous agents with data collaboration access, natural language segmentation, and AI-powered marketplace search on October 1, 2025.
AI Bezos compares AI investment surge to internet bubble at Italian Tech Week Amazon founder draws parallels between current AI boom and 2000 dot-com crash while emphasizing technology's societal benefits at Turin event on October 1, 2025.
Search OpenAI builds in-house ad infrastructure for ChatGPT growth OpenAI posted a job listing on September 24, 2025, seeking an engineer to develop internal marketing technology infrastructure including campaign management and attribution systems.
AI Perplexity announces Comet Plus with major news publishers Perplexity unveils Comet Plus subscription on October 1, 2025, partnering with CNN, Washington Post, Condé Nast, Fortune and other publishers at $5 monthly.
AI Perplexity releases Comet browser globally at no cost after three-month limited rollout Perplexity made Comet browser freely available on October 2, 2025, after millions joined waitlists. The browser includes AI assistants and mobile apps.
AI OpenAI launches instant checkout for ChatGPT with Stripe partnership OpenAI introduces Instant Checkout on September 29, 2025, enabling direct purchases from Etsy and Shopify merchants through ChatGPT using Agentic Commerce Protocol.
AI Gemini replaces Assistant on smart home devices, opens camera program Gemini for Home launches October 1, replacing Google Assistant on speakers and displays while introducing new AI camera program with Walmart partnership.
AI Brave launches Ask Brave, combining search and AI chat in single interface Brave announced Ask Brave on September 29, 2025. The system merges search with AI chat, delivering 15 million daily AI answers across all browsers at no cost.
AI Amazon announces four new Echo devices with custom silicon for Alexa+ Amazon unveiled four Echo devices on September 30 with custom AZ3 and AZ3 Pro silicon chips, Omnisense sensor platform, and integrated Alexa+ access for customers.
Search Google's AI Mode enables visual search exploration Google introduced visual search capabilities to AI Mode on September 30, allowing users to explore and shop using conversational queries combined with image results in the United States.
Search SerpApi's workaround blocked: Google restricts Light Fast API to three results Search API provider faces renewed setback after Google blocks workaround that retrieved 100 organic results, limiting Light Fast API to three results instead.
AI Opendoor CEO mandates AI for all employees Opendoor CEO Carrie Wheeler implements mandatory AI adoption across all roles on day 11, making employee evaluations dependent on tool usage frequency.
Search How SISTRIX adjusted after Google removed the num=100 parameter SISTRIX modified its data collection after Google eliminated the num=100 parameter on September 14, 2025, impacting search result tracking across the industry.
AI Sprinklr introduces AI agents and copilot capabilities for CX platforms Sprinklr announced AI-powered tools on September 29, 2025, including Sprinklr Copilot and AI Agents to automate customer experience workflows across channels.
AI Cloudflare launches AI Index for website content discovery Cloudflare announced AI Index on September 26, 2025, enabling website owners to control content access by AI platforms through structured APIs and monetization.
AI Privacy group files complaint against AI surveillance service Lithuania-based Whitebridge.ai faces GDPR complaint over selling personal data reports compiled from social media without consent or legal basis.
AI Encyclopædia Britannica sues Perplexity for copyright infringement The 250-year-old publisher filed a lawsuit against the AI startup on September 10, 2025, alleging massive copying of copyrighted content without authorization or payment.
AI AI researcher challenges claims of development slowdown with exponential data Julian Schrittwieser presents METR and OpenAI evaluation data showing models completing 2-hour tasks, contradicting bubble theories as GPT-5 approaches human expert performance.
AI IAB releases AI use case map for advertising professionals The Interactive Advertising Bureau provides structured guidance for marketing organizations navigating artificial intelligence applications across campaign lifecycle stages.
AI OpenAI CEO defends AI energy consumption for climate solutions OpenAI's Sam Altman argues AI energy use enables fusion breakthroughs at February 7, 2025 Berlin panel, announcing $50,000 BIFOLD research partnership.
Display Pixis releases comprehensive Google advertising benchmarks spanning 100 brands Pixis analyzed $996 million in Google Ads spend across 100 consumer brands from January 2024 to February 2025, revealing significant cost variations by industry and campaign type.
AI Major merchants welcome AI agents, Amazon blocks competition Research shows UK/US retailers embrace agentic commerce opportunities while Amazon remains notable exception, implementing bot restrictions.
AI Inoreader launches enhanced podcast features with AI-powered transcripts Inoreader introduces new audio player, instant transcripts, topic extraction, and article generation for podcasts and YouTube videos on September 1, 2025.
AI Google makes AI audience personas available to all Display Video 360 users Google expands access to artificial intelligence-driven audience targeting tool that converts marketing personas into actionable campaign parameters across its programmatic platform.
