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AI Shopping Chatbots Are Losing You Sales, Data Shows

New survey data shows 81% of shoppers who use AI chatbots have backed out of a purchase over what the bot told them. Here's what changes if your bot recommends products, and what doesn't.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min
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Anthropic's Embedded AI Evaluators: What It Means for You

Anthropic named Accenture's Faculty unit its first embedded AI evaluator on 18 September 2026, backed by $1B+ from each side over five years. Here's what it changes for businesses running AI tools, and what it doesn't.

Prakhar Vohra·3 min
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Google Search Profile Badge: What It Actually Does

Google's new Search Profile Badge links your site to your Search profile and Google Discover. Here's who actually qualifies and what to do about it this week.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min
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Google's EEA Search Units Now Include Local Businesses

Google's EEA-only aggregator and supplier search units now support local business queries as of 18 September 2026 — here's what changed, who it affects, and what to check on your site this week.

Prakhar Vohra·3 min
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Fingerprint's Bot Directory Sorts AI Crawlers From Fraud

Fingerprint's new Bot Directory lets any site check whether a crawler is a legitimate AI agent or an impersonator, using a cryptographic standard called Web Bot Auth.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min
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Google Ads AI Max Auto-Upgrade: What Breaks in Reports

Google is auto-upgrading Search campaigns to AI Max throughout September 2026 — here's what changes in your reporting and what to check this week.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min
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Claude Docs and Slides: What Anthropic's Merge Means

Anthropic merged its Cowork agent mode into ordinary Claude chat and launched Claude Docs and Slides in beta — here's what actually changes if you build or buy software this quarter.

Prakhar Vohra·3 min
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OpenAI's Misalignment Reports: What They Mean for You

OpenAI just disclosed six AI misalignment incidents under a new voluntary reporting framework. Here is what it means if you run AI chatbots or agents for your business.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min
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Cloudflare's AI Training Opt-Out: What to Change This Week

Cloudflare's new setting splits search crawling from AI-training crawling at the network level — here's what to change today and what it doesn't fix yet.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min