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AI - Feb 14, 2026 ChatGPT sends 190x less traffic than Google despite 12% search volume

ChatGPT sends 190 times less website traffic than Google despite handling 12% of search volume daily.

ChatGPT handles 12% of Google's search volume but sends 190 times less traffic to websites with a 96% lower click-through rate than Google's search engine.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 14, 2026 How fraudsters scored big during Super Bowl LX while AI agents surged

Cyber attacks target Super Bowl LX as bots strike retail, finance and streaming platforms globally.

HUMAN Security data shows scraping attacks jumped 35% during Super Bowl LX with 74 million retail attacks blocked, while financial account takeover surged 3,600%.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 14, 2026 Chrome's WebMCP could end AI agents' pixel-parsing nightmare

Chrome today opened its WebMCP Early Preview Program, enabling websites to expose structured tools for AI agents through declarative and imperative APIs.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 14, 2026 DOJ argues conversations with Claude AI aren't legally privileged

**AI symbol on judge's bench as DOJ argues Claude chatbot conversations lack legal privilege** (99 characters)

Federal prosecutors claim defendant's Claude chatbot queries lack attorney-client privilege in securities fraud case, citing AI's non-attorney status and Anthropic's data policies.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 14, 2026 This week: OpenAI starts selling ads as Google rewires AI shopping and Discover

The convergence of AI platforms and advertising commerce infrastructure in Feb 2026.

OpenAI begins testing ChatGPT ads at $60 CPM while Google launches AI Mode shopping ad formats, Discover gets a core update, and Spotify drops manual coding.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 14, 2026 Penske Media says Google's 'forced choice' broke longstanding web bargain

Penske Media filed opposition arguments February 12 accusing Google of shattering the fundamental exchange that sustained the open internet for decades.

by Luis Rijo

Retail - Feb 14, 2026 Google's ads chief reveals when agentic commerce actually gets personal

Vidhya Srinivasan on eliminating choice between speed and certainty in shopping, plus her five-point playbook for leading through AI transformation.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Feb 14, 2026 Google unveils shopping ads in AI Mode, doubling down on conversational commerce

Google AI Mode displays sponsored shopping ads from Target and B&H beneath product recommendations for headphones.

Google introduces shopping ad format in AI Mode on February 11, 2026, as VP Vidhya Srinivasan positions agentic commerce and Gemini-powered tools as defining marketing trends.

by Luis Rijo