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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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Today

Anthropic and OpenAI revenue claims face scrutiny, MarTech reports

Key points
  • MarTech reports that Anthropic and OpenAI have published revenue figures whose support is questionable.
  • The article argues the reliability of these revenue reports matters to marketers, though the source text gives no specific figures.
  • The source is a roundup page, so the underlying evidence and any company responses are not included.

Why it matters for marketers: Marketers evaluating AI vendors may need to verify revenue claims before relying on them for partnership or spending decisions.

via MarTechBusiness & funding

Yesterday

AI is exposing gaps in marketing's authority, governance and accountability

Key points
  • Martech tools connected work across marketing teams, according to MarTech.
  • Authority, governance and accountability did not expand to match that cross-team connection.
  • AI is now exposing those gaps, per the MarTech piece.

Why it matters for marketers: Marketing leaders should map who owns decisions, governance and accountability for shared martech and AI workflows across teams.

via MarTechBusiness & funding

This week

Salesforce to acquire AI analytics startup Loops

Key points
  • Salesforce is buying Loops, an AI analytics startup, according to the source.
  • Loops is meant to explain why business metrics change.
  • The deal moves analytics toward continuous AI-driven interpretation of data.

Why it matters for marketers: Marketers relying on dashboards may see Salesforce tools offer automated explanations of metric shifts, though the source gives no timing or pricing details.

via MarTechBusiness & funding