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AI - Feb 01, 2026 How brands manipulate ChatGPT to dominate AI search results

Hand manipulating holographic chess pieces on digital board symbolizing AI search optimization tactics

Companies spend thousands on generative engine optimization to influence ChatGPT recommendations. A Wall Street Journal investigation reveals the tactics behind AI search manipulation.

by Luis Espada

AI - Feb 01, 2026 ChatGPT ads arrive as Threads expands global monetization

AI chatbot advertising monetization with surveillance satellites tracking user data and behavior

OpenAI sets $60 CPM for ChatGPT advertising while Meta completes Threads monetization. Microsoft's Prebid caching shutdown threatens publisher video delivery.

by Luis Espada

AI - Feb 01, 2026 Meta's former top AI scientist publicly endorses Google Gemini

Meta's former Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun endorses Google Gemini on LinkedIn in February 2026 post

Yann LeCun, who left Meta for his own AI startup, endorses Google Gemini in LinkedIn post with far-reaching implications for AI competition.

by Luis Espada

Data - Jan 31, 2026 Vivaldi 7.8 ships advanced tab tiling while major browsers chase AI

Vivaldi 7.8 tab menu showing domain restriction option for pinned tabs

Vivaldi Technologies released version 7.8 on January 29 with drag-and-drop tab tiling and pinned tab restrictions, rejecting AI assistants while Chrome, Edge integrate AI features.

by Luis Espada

AI - Jan 31, 2026 Yahoo DSP executive reveals how measurement and UI will reshape advertising competition

Measurement convergence meets UI divergence as agentic AI reshapes advertising technology competition

CES 2025 exposed the forces closing the gap between attribution and incrementality while agentic systems threaten DSP differentiation.

by Luis Espada

AI - Jan 31, 2026 IAB forecasts 9.5% ad growth as marketers shift toward agentic AI

AI agents autonomously manage digital advertising campaigns showing growth metrics and automation

Interactive Advertising Bureau projects 9.5% US ad spend increase in 2026, with five of six top priorities driven by AI as advertisers embrace autonomous campaign management.

by Luis Espada

AI - Jan 31, 2026 Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3 billion over pirated songs

AI brain with circuit board design on trial in courtroom with copyright symbols and musical notes

Major music publishers including Concord and Universal file massive copyright lawsuit against Anthropic claiming illegal downloads of 20,000 songs via BitTorrent from pirate sites.

by Luis Espada

Search - Jan 31, 2026 Cloudflare CEO: Google sees 3x more web content than OpenAI through crawler monopoly

Googlebot faces minimal blocking compared to AI crawlers across top domains analyzed by Cloudflare.

Cloudflare data shows Googlebot accesses 3.2x more unique URLs than OpenAI and 4.8x more than Microsoft, as UK regulator considers crawler separation mandate.

by Luis Espada