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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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Yesterday

TikTok Shop adds shoppable carousels and new live selling tools for U.K. merchants

Key points
  • Shoppable carousels let merchants turn two or more product images into swipeable, shoppable posts without recording video.
  • Live shopping adds group deals, price cuts tied to group sales goals, and a second chance option to re-engage auction bidders.
  • Merchants can sell auction and fixed-price items in one stream, reserve stock for livestreams, and set up recurring purchase subscriptions for eligible products.

Why it matters for marketers: Content teams can produce shoppable feed posts from existing product photos and test livestream promotions for U.K. sales without new video production.

via Social Media TodayTools & products

WhatsApp adds guest links so non-users can join calls

Key points
  • Hosts can send a single guest link to outsiders, including people without a WhatsApp account.
  • Guests need host approval, wait in a waiting room, and can be removed at any time.
  • Guests cannot see other participants' phone numbers, send messages, or add others to the call.
  • Guests join from a computer browser for 1:1 and group calls of up to 32 people.

Why it matters for marketers: Content and events teams can share one link to run group calls with outside participants, though guests get limited features.

via Social Media TodayTools & products

Google's 2026 Frightgeist report ranks Halloween costume and movie search trends

Key points
  • Google's annual Frightgeist overview lists the most-searched Halloween costumes by U.S. region, plus kid, pet and couple costume lists.
  • Top movie-inspired costumes include Buddy the Unicorn from "Buddy," Nikki from "Obsession" and Agamemnon from Nolan's "The Odyssey."
  • A Trending Map shows the top costume trends for each U.S. state, and a most-searched horror movies list is included.

Why it matters for marketers: Content teams can align Halloween promotions and displays with regional costume search interest and the movie tie-ins driving it.

via Social Media TodayTools & products

This week

YouTube opens Ask YouTube AI search to all US users

Key points
  • Ask YouTube, a conversational AI search tool, is now available to all U.S. users on desktop, mobile and Connected TV.
  • The tool began testing in 2023 and lets users ask complex queries and refine them with follow-up questions.
  • Results appear in an interactive format, according to YouTube, including for voice commands on TV.
  • Pew Research reportedly found around half of U.S. adults now use AI chatbots, up from one-third in 2024.

Why it matters for marketers: Marketers should expect conversational, follow-up-driven discovery on YouTube, so video titles and descriptions may need to answer natural questions clearly.

via Social Media TodayTools & products