AI startup Aaru raises Series A funding at a complex $1 billion valuation structure, using AI agents to simulate human behavior and replace traditional market research methods for major clients like Accenture and EY.
Meta acquires AI pendant maker Limitless for its $99 conversation-recording device technology as the social media giant accelerates into wearable AI hardware to compete with OpenAI, while Limitless shuts down operations and offers customers free service before closure.
Google unveils Gemini 3 Deep Think mode exclusively for Ultra subscribers, delivering groundbreaking AI performance with 41.0% on Humanity's Last Exam and 45.1% on ARC-AGI-2 benchmarks while offering enhanced reasoning for complex mathematical, scientific, and logical problems.
ChatGPT drives 28% more Black Friday shopping referrals as AI traffic to retail sites explodes 805%, with Amazon dominating at 54% of referrals while Walmart surges from 2.7% to 14.9% share, and AI-driven shoppers show 38% higher purchase rates than traditional visitors.
Frigade launches revolutionary AI platform that automatically learns software products by using them directly, then creates personalized user onboarding flows and feature tours through simple text prompts, helping companies reduce support tickets and boost feature adoption without external documentation.
OpenAI prepares to introduce advertising to ChatGPT despite CEO Sam Altman previously calling AI ads 'uniquely unsettling,' with code discovered in the Android beta version revealing features for targeted ads potentially based on user chat history and memory.
Apple AI chief John Giannandrea retires in spring 2026 following major Siri delays that force the company to postpone Apple Intelligence features until 2026, with former Microsoft researcher Amar Subramanya taking over as Apple partners with Google for advanced capabilities amid an AI team exodus.
Startups harness AI to revolutionize marketing through personalized lead generation and sophisticated customer targeting, while shifting hiring strategies from seeking specialists to prioritizing curious, adaptable candidates who can leverage AI tools for rapid testing and execution.
OpenAI begins testing advertisements within ChatGPT's Android app beta, targeting Google's lucrative search ad market with features like 'search ads carousel' that could leverage the platform's 800 million weekly users and 2.5 billion daily prompts for highly personalized advertising experiences.
Google introduces sponsored advertisements to its AI Mode answer engine after providing one year of ad-free experience, placing labeled ads at the bottom of AI responses while maintaining citations in the sidebar as users grow comfortable with the interface.