Cate Blanchett and a coalition of A-list actors launched RSL Media yesterday, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit built to give creators a machine-readable way to declare permissions for AI training. Continue Reading →
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Anthropic launched Claude Platform on AWS on Sunday, two weeks after OpenAI put GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.4 on Amazon Bedrock. AWS now hosts both frontier model families on a single bill with IAM authentication, CloudTrail logging, and consumption-based pricing. Continue Reading →
Google just announced updates to AI Mode and AI Overviews that promise to surface more original content and drive traffic back to publishers. The company is adding direct links within AI responses, article suggestions, and website previews to help users "explore the web" rather than getting answers entirely from AI summaries. Continue Reading →
OpenAI launched a self-serve Ads Manager for ChatGPT on Monday, open to U.S. advertisers in beta. The system uses cost-per-click bidding, conversion pixels, and a Conversions API. Four major agency holding companies (Omnicom, Publicis, WPP, and Dentsu) signed on as partners alongside Adobe, Criteo, Kargo, Pacvue, and StackAdapt. Sam Altman once called advertising a "last resort." I guess he's come around. Continue Reading →
As you know, deploying agents at enterprise scale is one of the key areas of my consulting work. Microsoft and Google are making it a lot easier. Continue Reading →
California is cracking down on self-driving cars — and it could change the future of autonomous transportation across America. Continue Reading →
Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon collectively committed approximately $700 billion to AI infrastructure spending this year, a 77% increase over 2025. All four reported earnings this week. Every single one beat expectations. The stock market yawned. Continue Reading →
GM is rolling out Google Gemini to roughly 4 million U.S. vehicles already on the road, replacing Google Assistant in model year 2022 and newer Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC models with Google built-in. The update arrives over the air over several months, U.S. English only at launch, with other markets and languages to follow. GM calls it one of the largest Gemini deployments in the auto industry. Continue Reading →
Shelly Palmer joins CNN International to break down Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, the battle between Grok and ChatGPT, and the massive financial pressure facing the AI industry. Palmer explains why Musk’s claims raise serious questions about OpenAI’s shift from nonprofit ideals to for-profit ambitions, while also examining how Grok and ChatGPT reflect very different approaches to AI bias, safety, and training data. Continue Reading →
This has already been a crazy week in the world of AI. The Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI missed its monthly revenue targets multiple times this year. The company also missed its internal goal of one billion weekly active ChatGPT users by year-end 2025, and OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar reportedly told colleagues she’s worried Continue Reading →