The whole @risj_oxford report is definitely worth reading. Another chart that stood out to me: How publishers are feeling about new browsers and agentic apps. I'd love to know what publishers see as the difference between "very large" and "large" impact.
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Apple Google Gemini Deal Raises Antitrust Concerns
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Reading about Apple and Google's plans to base Apple's next-gen AI models on Google's Gemini models, I can't help thinking about the search antitrust trial and what an OpenAI exec testified about its Apple deal: Not entirely related, but seems worth noting.
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Google Adds AI Video Transparency Tools to Gemini App
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Google's expanding its content transparency tools to let people analyze AI-generated videos in the Gemini app to check for the SynthID watermark.
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Mozilla Appoints Apple Marketing Executive as New CMO
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Mozilla's hired John Solomon — top marketer from @therabody, @Apple and @beatsbydre — as @mozilla
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Brendan Carr FCC Chair Project 2025 Regulatory Implications
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Great (and important) catch by @sarafischer
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IBM’s Enterprise AI Stack Strategy Across Multiple Brands
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Also seems to fit nicely as part of IBM's broader enterprise AI stack play via other IBM brands like Storage, Z, Power and Watsonx.
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IBM Acquires Confluent for $11B to Strengthen Real-Time Data Platform
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Big news from @IBM today with its $11 billion acqusition of @confluentinc
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Pope Challenges AI Inevitability Narrative and Generated Content Issues
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Interesting to see the pope point out the problems with AI-generated content while also noting the future of AI shouldn't be seen as a fait accompli. "It is a confidence that today is increasingly eroded by the paralyzing idea that its development follows an inevitable path."
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Pope Questions AI’s Role in Common Good Distribution
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Key points/questions in @Pontifex
's address today about AI's role in the world: "How can we ensure that the development of artificial intelligence truly serves the common good, and is not just used to accumulate wealth and power in the hands of a few?"
