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Last updated October 26, 2026
Sam Altman suggests parents have ChatGPT generate a morning podcast about their kids’ day and draws widespread mockery
Amazon tops a $3T market cap for the first time as the rally off its second-quarter cloud numbers pushes the stock up 4%
Amazon lets some shoppers read only eight customer reviews per product after its anti-scraping systems flag them as bots
Revolut bundles ChatGPT Go into its subscription tiers, with Ultra and Metal customers getting 12 free months of access
OpenAI and Anthropic face little criminal exposure over their models’ autonomous hacks but a real risk of negligence suits
Google redesigns Android voice search so spoken queries can route into AI Mode or Search Live rather than a standard search
eBay applies Extended Bidding to every auction in Australia on August 17 and ends the fixed close that enabled sniping
OpenAI faces greenwashing accusations after hosting content creators at a $2,000-a-night resort for beekeeping lessons
Alexa and Sparky can spot false made-in-USA labels, but don’t care
Claude convos made their way into Google search results, again
OpenAI is running a mature advertising operation just 6 months after launch
Amazon overhauls its AI strategy, sunsetting most of its flagship models
eBay finally settles the EcommerceBytes cyberstalking case for $55.7M
Amazon collected $600M in tariff refunds, but you likely won’t see shit
DoorDash launches an in-house drone delivery program
BigCommerce teams up with WP Engine for a WordPress merchant grab
OpenAI tests a ChatGPT ad format where the click opens a conversation with the advertiser’s agent instead of its website
Google faces a class action alleging its ad technology sent Americans’ sensitive data to Temu, Baidu, and other Chinese firms
Amazon says its grocery and everyday essentials sales are outgrowing the rest of its retail business, but won’t say by how much
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