OpenAI unveils a free shopping research feature in ChatGPT that delivers a personalized buyer's guide, powered by a custom version of GPT-5 mini
it found all of the best Black Friday deals in minutes John-Anthony Disotto / TechRadar : ChatGPT's new shopping tool is the AI personal shopper I've always wanted - but for now, humans are still bett...
Google expands AI Mode to 180 countries and territories in English, following the US, the UK, and India, and plans to add more languages and regions “soon”
and it's rolling out worldwide Laurent Giret / Thurrott : Google Expands AI Mode in Search to Over 180 New Countries Tushar Mehta / Android Authority : Google Search can now present real-time table bo...
Google rolls out AI Mode to all Google Search users in the US, and announces Deep Search, agentic capabilities, chart generation, and more coming to Labs users
and confusing Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land : Google launches AI Mode to all U.S. searchers with new features Chance Townsend / Mashable : Google AI Mode is launching in the U.S., kicking off a ...
Google rolls out new Search, Maps, and Gemini features to help plan vacations, including hotel price drop alerts and turning screenshots into holiday plans
Gemini Turns Them into Maps Lists! Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable : Google AI Overviews Itinerary, Lens Tour Guide, Maps Screenshot & Track Prices Tom Pritchard / Tom's Guide : Google Maps ...
YouTube now requires creators to label their realistic-looking videos made using AI, via an upload checklist; clearly unrealistic videos will not need a label
here's how Luke Jones / WinBuzzer : Google Rolls Out AI Labeling for YouTube Content Creators Jak Connor / TweakTown : YouTube rolls out safeguards to battle the rise of AI generated video Vish Gain /...
Google plans to remove 17 “underutilized” Assistant features in February, including controlling audiobooks, media alarms, recipes, messages, events, and more
what you need to know Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable : Did Search Win With The Google Assistant Feature Loss Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : Google is removing 17 ‘underutilized’ Assistant featu...
Google completes its switch to mobile-first indexing of Search, a process the company began in November 2016, and plans to reduce its legacy desktop crawler use
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Google rolls out new Google Maps features, including updating search to more easily find things nearby and expanding Immersive View for Routes to 15 new cities
thanks to AI Jason Bouwmeester / Techaeris : Google Maps AI-powered features like Immersive View rolling out Andrew Tarantola / Engadget : Google updates Maps with a flurry of AI features including ‘I...
Google updates its Search Generative Experience with the ability to generate images using prompts and to write drafts that can be customized for tone and length
here's how Benson Mawira / Cryptopolitan : Google Introduces New Generative AI Features in Search Livemint : Google introduces image-generating enhancements to Search Generative Experience: All detail...
Microsoft is exploring new ad experiences in Bing Chat, like citations, and sharing ad revenue with “partners whose content contributed to the chat response”
and it's likely a good thing. Here's why Nehal Malik / iPhone in Canada Blog : Microsoft is ‘Exploring’ Ads within Bing Chat Mashable : Oh great, Microsoft's Bing AI chatbot is getting more ads Barry ...