ChatGPT stories
Only a third of firms have trained teams in GEO, yet most marketers plan to spend more next year, risking wasted budget without consistent brand signals.
Workers using AI agents at work now have a vendor-neutral course to help them spot risks, manage oversight and distinguish them from chatbots.
Mid-sized Shopify brands can now beat bigger rivals in AI shopping results if their product data is clearer, not louder.
Security teams now get visibility into employee and AI agent activity in ChatGPT and Copilot, helping spot misuse across enterprise systems.
Investor appetite for AI remains intense as OpenAI's new cash haul lifts its valuation to USD $852 billion and deepens its compute push.
Sensitive chats and uploaded files could have been quietly leaked from ChatGPT via DNS tunnelling before OpenAI fixed the flaw.
Younger travellers are already using AI for planning, but direct bookings still depend on live inventory and real-time data.
Retailers risk losing basket share as AI shoppers favour loyalty platforms that can verify offers and rewards in milliseconds.
External AI tools can now control live tabs, forms and searches inside Opera Neon, reducing copy-paste friction for users and developers.
Most boards are using AI for routine tasks, but only 3% have woven it into risk oversight, leaving organisations exposed to fresh hazards.
The move could let travellers book hotels inside chatbots without restarting searches, as AI assistants gain live inventory access and checkout links.
Researchers can now report AI misuse and harmful agent behaviour under a separate programme that could expose risks in ChatGPT Agent and Browser.
Customers can now use AI tools to update live project records in Smartsheet, with early adoption topping 4,000 users and 1.74 million actions.
Widespread AI use in accountancy is stoking fears over client data, GDPR breaches and disciplinary action as firms chase convenience over controls.
Most Australian firms lack clear control of how they appear in AI answers, as silos are already causing misinformation and slower responses.
Australian small businesses can now compare Public Liability and Professional Indemnity cover in ChatGPT, a first that shifts insurance discovery into AI.
AI-generated answers are reducing clicks to websites, forcing businesses to optimise for being cited in results as well as ranked.
Weaker loyalty and lower confidence are pushing most shoppers to compare prices across stores, with 67% splitting purchases to find value.
UK retailers selling into Europe may need to label AI-edited images, or face fines of up to GBP £13 million under new EU rules.
Finance teams will need cleaner data and tighter processes as AI moves from side tools into core ERP workflows.
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