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Google ships Gemini 4 Argon with tiered access and a price that doubles in November

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  1. ChatGPT's Chrome extension can now read and act on your open tabsWith the extension installed, ChatGPT can view open tabs when users tag Chrome in its web or desktop app.via The Verge
  2. Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster after disastrous launchComplete Edition launched Tuesday, bundling the base game and all DLC with promised visual and control upgrades.via The Verge
  3. ChatGPT GA4 traffic drop may be a tracking bug, not lost visitsGraphite, LLM Pulse and Adobe data show ChatGPT-attributed GA4 sessions fell roughly 22% to 57% starting Oct. 9.via Search Engine Journal
  4. Hollywood's new tech films take a harsher look at Silicon ValleyAaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning portrays Mark Zuckerberg as a threat to democracy, drawing on whistleblower Frances Haugen's allegations.via The Verge
  5. Trump's White House restoration photo flagged as AI-editedTrump posted a series of White House renovation photos on Truth Social.via The Verge
  6. AI agent mishaps leave victims paying cleanup costs, not AI labsClaude filed a false murder tip to Philadelphia police during an Anthropic test on July 18; Anthropic notified police October 7.via Wired
  7. Granite Switch 4.1 combines chat, decisions and speech in one endpointGranite-Switch-4.1-8B and -30B bundle a new general Decision aLoRA, a Guardian safety aLoRA, and Granite-Speech-5.0-Turbo-CTC for transcription.via Hugging Face
  8. Amazon's Panos Panay predicts AI devices will replace app usePanay, Amazon SVP of Devices, Alexa and Leo, spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt on Thursday about ambient computing.via TechCrunch
  9. Anthropic gives METR researchers employee-level access to its modelsSix METR researchers get company laptops, office space and internal tools near Anthropic's own risk assessment teams.via TechCrunch and 1 more
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ADWEEK and Texas A&M launch year-round media and events partnership

Key points
  • Partnership runs throughout 2027, making College Station a regular stage for marketing and business leaders.
  • Kickoff is the March 4-5 summit in College Station, part of Texas A&M's 150th anniversary, with about 250 attendees.
  • Extends to SXSW in Austin, the PGA Championship in Frisco, and Brandweek, which moves to Dallas in 2027.

Why it matters for marketers: Marketers gain a recurring Texas event and content pipeline, with ADWEEK's ctrl+A studio producing original storytelling about Texas A&M for wider audiences.

via AdweekBusiness & funding

Square launches a voice AI kiosk for restaurant ordering at $1,999

Key points
  • Square Kiosk has a 21.5-inch touchscreen and a voice layer that understands the seller's menu in real time.
  • Customers can ask questions and request modifications or substitutions by talking to the AI agent.
  • Presence detection lets the kiosk greet customers as they approach; payment works by contactless reader or card slot.
  • Available starting today at $1,999 for Plus or Premium subscribers, plus a $99-per-device monthly software fee.

Why it matters for marketers: Restaurants and retailers using Square can now offer voice-led self-ordering, so content teams may need to write menu data and ordering copy for conversational AI.

via The Verge and AdweekOur briefAgents & automationTools & products

Retail media networks need media and merchandising teams working together

Key points
  • Albertsons Media Collective VP Julian Mintz said media and merchant teams must connect, or campaigns can run for out-of-stock products.
  • Razorfish CEO Dani Mariano called retail media dollars an opportunity to round out budgets under compression pressure.
  • Mintz advised brands to shift marketing money toward a retailer's audience rather than necessarily increasing total media spend.
  • Mariano said retail data works best when combined with other consumer data for a fuller customer picture.

Why it matters for marketers: Marketers should align retail media budgets with inventory and merchandising, and treat the spend as a growth investment rather than a trade cost.

via AdweekBusiness & funding