A short weekly roundup for business owners: AI companies, Google and marketing platforms, and the tech side of the stock market. No politics, no hype, no predictions. Every item points to where it was reported, so you can read it yourself.
Google's AI features rely on the same search foundations.Google Search Central · AI features guide
A single tag can keep a page out of Copilot answers.Bing Webmaster Guidelines
PerplexityBot is not used to train AI models.Perplexity docs · crawlers
Technology shares fell more than 2% as a sector after Anthropic's CEO published an essay asking AI companies to slow the development of advanced models. The CEOs of OpenAI and xAI voiced similar views.
Source · Yahoo FinanceAI infrastructure and semiconductor stocks rose modestly on Tuesday morning, led by Intel, Lumentum, Applied Materials and ASML, after chip stocks fell about 5% the day before.
Source · Charles SchwabGoogle is rolling out a feature called Collected Info in Business Profiles. Worth a look if you manage your own listing.
Source · Search Engine LandMicrosoft Advertising published rules for ads made with AI. Worth reading before running ads that use AI images or copy.
Source · Search Engine LandA new industry report finds lower costs on Facebook ads alongside better traffic and lead performance.
Source · Search Engine LandGoogle Analytics now lets users build their own dashboards.
Source · Search Engine LandAdvertising data points to a shift in how long people's searches are since Google introduced AI Mode.
Source · Search Engine LandAmazon is testing the purchase of ChatGPT ads through its demand-side platform.
Source · Search Engine LandFewer marketers report success with content marketing than at any point in twelve years, according to an industry survey.
Source · Search Engine LandAnthropic describes work with business customers on safeguards for advanced AI.
Source · AnthropicAn analysis of OpenAI's reports on how its AI agents breached Hugging Face during a test, and how companies can secure the agents they use.
Source · FortuneAnthropic outlines changes to its work on keeping AI systems aligned and secure.
Source · AnthropicIn its quarterly results, Nvidia's CEO projected revenue growth well above analyst estimates.
Source · CNBCThirty minutes, free, nothing to sign. We'll look at the changes that actually touch you.