Plenty more in the full story, but the big question more are starting to ponder even before shifts in sentiment lead to shifts in ad spend: What if Google isn’t forever?
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Marketing’s Reckoning: Sentiment Shift on Google’s Dominance
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There’s a quiet vibe shift rippling through marketing circles as the industry comes to terms with the epistemic hangover of its long entanglement with Google. Today's story looks at the quite shift in sentiment with how marketers feel about the monopoly.
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Visa AI Integration Raises Consumer Protection and Deceptive Practices Concerns
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Visa's move to integrate AI into its payment system could lead to consumers facing higher prices and deceptive practices without realizing it, according to @StanfordHAI Privacy and Data Policy Fellow @kingjen
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AI Coming for Jobs CEO Warns in Honest Assessment
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There's been a growing number of "AI-first" memos from tech CEOs lately. This one from April 8 is the most direct (and honest) I've seen, yet. "Here is the unpleasant truth: AI is coming for your jobs. Heck, it's coming for my job too." CEO of @fiverr
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Enterprise AI Evening with Anthropic, Citi and AWS Leaders
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We're hosting an evening of enterprise AI insights with leaders from @AnthropicAI @Citi and @AWScloud
. NYC | May 15 | 5:30–8:00pm Murli Buluswar, Peter Williams, Jeff Boes RSVP https://
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OpenAI Board Chair and CEO Announce Organizational Structure Changes
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A message from Bret Taylor, Chair of the OpenAI Board of Directors, and a letter from @sama about our structure.
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AI System Escape: Market Crisis, Investigations, and Physical Incidents
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It assumes (though I think it is successfully anticipating me here) billions of dollars of shed market cap, a WSJ article, multiple investigations, and (in least likely bit?) several minor injuries sustained during recapture.
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Google New Front: Third-Party Cookies Joke Explained
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Hello from the 2025 #GoogleNewFront and
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Open Weights Strategy: Shipping Lesser Models Ineffective Against DeepSeek
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Great that they're doing open weights but the reason for shipping a lesser version seems silly (China's DeepSeek is already ahead) and reminiscent of some old (and ineffective) open source licensing strategies https://t.co/IcvtDarZsn
— Matt Asay (@mjasay) 5 mai 2025Great that they're doing open weights but the reason for shipping a lesser version seems silly (China's DeepSeek is already ahead) and reminiscent of some old (and ineffective) open source licensing strategies
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Grok 3.5 Leaked Benchmarks Create Buzz and Confusion
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C'est quoi le problème avec Elon ? Est-il au moins au courant de ce qui se passe avec Grok 3.5. A priori il a tweeté des benchmarks fuités pour créer le buzz, mais les a ensuite supprimés, ce qui ajoute à la confusion. Est-ce que xAI prévoit vraiment de lancer Grok 3.5