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Google Ads Channel Prioritization: What It Means for You

Google's new channel prioritization and budget allocation controls let you cap Display and Search-partner spend by percentage instead of switching channels off entirely. Here's what changed, who it affects, and what to set this week.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min
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ChatGPT UTM Tag Bug: What Your October Analytics Missed

A week-long OpenAI bug stripped UTM tags from ChatGPT's answer links, so real traffic got filed as Direct in GA4. Here's what to check before you report the drop as lost traffic.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min
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Shopify Opens Its Catalog to AI Agents: What Changes

Shopify's Agentic Storefronts now let shoppers connect AI agents like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot to buy straight from its billion-listing catalog via Shop Pay.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min
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Meta's Business Terms Just Changed: What to Do Now

Meta's updated business terms take effect October 30 with no opt-out, letting it crawl and train AI on content tied to any Facebook, Instagram, Messenger or WhatsApp business account.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min
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Meta Ads Super Burst: What It Means for Your Campaigns

Meta's Ads Super Burst and three other new ad formats launched October 15, all built for brand awareness, not lead generation. Here's what actually changes for performance-focused Meta advertisers.

Prakhar Vohra·5 min
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Google's AI Mode Links Update: What It Means for You

Google's AI Mode links update adds inline links, an official-site box, and creator profiles. Here's what it actually changes for your site this week, and what we're doing about it.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min
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Meta's Muse Wonder: What AI Agent Memory Means for You

Meta's Muse Wonder models give its Muse agent months-long memory inside WhatsApp. Here's what that shift means if you run a WhatsApp chatbot of your own.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min
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Anthropic's Q3 Revenue Hits $16.8B Ahead of Its IPO

Anthropic's Q3 revenue hit $16.8 billion, up 45% in a single quarter, as the company heads toward a possible November IPO above a $2 trillion valuation. Here's what that does and doesn't change if your business runs on Claude.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min
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Character.AI Bankruptcy: What It Means for Your Chatbot

Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 on October 12, 2026, with Disney bidding $20 million for a license to its IP. Here's what the collapse of a hosted AI chatbot vendor means if your business doesn't own the number or the data behind its own bot.

Prakhar Vohra·4 min