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Last updated: 28 September 2026, 04:30 IST
Search & Digital Marketing
YouTube Turns Ask YouTube AI Into A Product Discovery Surface
YouTube is adding shopping features to Ask YouTube, which may organize product review videos into a comparison table and answer questions on watch pages.
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ChatGPT Ads And GEO: Where Paid And Earned AI Visibility Fit Together
OpenAI and Go Fish Digital unpack ChatGPT ads, earned AI visibility, practical GEO measurement, and what marketers can test next.
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Amazon Marketing Cloud’s 5-Year Dataset: 6 Use Cases Worth Building Now
Use Amazon Marketing Cloud's extended purchase history to set acquisition budgets, identify valuable customers, and retarget shoppers beyond the old 13-month limit.
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AI Agents Will Game Your SEO Metrics, MIT & Stanford Research Points To The Risk
AI agents find the cheapest route to any target you set. Research from MIT and Stanford shows why SEO teams need metrics agents can't fake.
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Meta outlines Muse, AI glasses and VR device updates at Connect 2026
Meta showed off its latest artificial intelligence-powered wearables at its annual showcase event.
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Talent firm 24 Seven consolidates the new business efforts of its three concentric agencies
Ten months after acquiring three agencies of differing but complementary abilities, talent staffing firm 24 Seven has assembled them into a cohesive pitch machine while…
Read on our siteX updates third-party livestream support
The company said its new API has been rebuilt from the ground up and features expanded scheduling and moderating capabilities.
Read on our siteUS opposes Australia’s proposed social media restrictions
Embassy officials submitted an objection letter outlining concerns related to potential censorship and control over U.S. interests, per the BBC.
Read on our siteYouTube presents new AI and engagement features at Made On 2026
The platform is expanding its custom feed feature and enabling creators to group their shorts into series in order to align with microdrama trends.
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The company is prompting users’ colleagues to confirm their work history and allowing companies to remove people who falsely claim to be employed.
Read on our siteYouTube tests new product tag placement options
The update would allow labels to be shown more prominently when viewers are engaged but move the tags to video comments otherwise.
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Everything new coming to Meta’s AI agent Muse
CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the company’s annual Connect event in Menlo Park on Wednesday with a keynote that made one thing clear: Meta is going all-in on Muse. It's…
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Meta made a Tamagotchi-like wearable for its Muse AI agent
The tiny hardware device creates another mobile home for its AI agent Muse.
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Meta introduces camera-free AI glasses
Meta says the camera-free glasses will be lighter and have up to 12 hours of battery life.
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Anthropic says its biology lab has already found something big
But maybe the biggest reveal is that Anthropic has not let Claude run loose in its biology lab. Humans are still, so far, in the loop.
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Enveda secures $311M to bring more nature-derived AI drugs into clinical trials
The round valued the AI biotech at $2 billion. It is currently testing drugs that treat skin conditions and preserve weight loss after stopping GLP-1s.
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ChatGPT mobile app gets voice-based agentic features
Pro and Plus users will be able to use the Work tab on their phones to complete agentic tasks.
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Even Americans who use AI every day are worried about it
The report suggests that greater exposure will not resolve the unease around the technology, nor reduce public support for AI regulation.
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YouTube Music gets more conversational with new AI features
Built directly into the YouTube Music app, Ask Music lets users describe what they want to hear in everyday language rather than searching for individual songs or…
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YouTube will let you build your own algorithm with AI
YouTube’s new custom feeds let users describe the videos they want to see in their own words, then use Gemini to build a personalized feed around the request.
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StrictlyVC at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Inside the changing rules of venture capital
StrictlyVC joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to discuss the changing VC landscape thanks to AI. Get your Investor Pass to join these exclusive sessions. Save $200 before…
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YouTube releases new AI features for creators within its Studio app
YouTube is adding new features to generate ideas and monitor the performance of thumbnails.
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3 days left to save up to $200 and make impactful connections at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
3 days to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, plus 50% off a second. Make impactful connections with 10,000+ tech leaders. Last day to save is…
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Spotify is giving you the keys to its recommendation algorithm with US launch of ‘Taste Profile’
Spotify is rolling out Taste Profile to Premium users in the U.S., letting listeners see how the streamer understands their tastes and use natural language to reshape…
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