Startup funding in 2026 looks more lopsided than ever. A fresh counting down the biggest venture capital rounds makes the pattern obvious. Artificial intelligence, energy and deep technology are absorbing the biggest controls. Everyone else is fighting for what’s left.…
Add WebMCP to your website and you’re back visit of AI agents a set of named tools to call. These same tools can be used to turn agents against those who sent them. The Chrome developers site now has security…
I had a conversation with an old friend from my WebmasterWorld forum about PR marketing for AI search. The friend had contacted me to find out my opinion on this subject. The discussion seemed useful to me, so I rewrote…
Some businesspeople believe that manual outbound operations can avoid many business costs. This is partly true because the salespeople who do it don’t contribute much to the company’s software costs. But the truth is that in the long run, manual…
OpenAI has started deployment GPT-Live, a new generation of voice models that power ChatGPT Voice. During a conversation, GPT-Live can forward a question to its latest frontier model, such as GPT-5.5, for further reasoning or web searching. What was launched…
Consumer fintech received some good news this week as savings app Super.com raised a $65 million, Series D led by TPG at a valuation of $1.2 billion. The San Francisco company, which bills itself as a sort of Amazon Prime…
Google clarifies its Smart Bidding update after advertisers questioned the behavior of budget-constrained campaigns starting August 17. The initial announcement regarding Smart Bidding changes was made on June 22. The update essentially changes the behavior of Target CPA and Target…
photo credit: Polina Zimmerman / Pexels Key takeaways Strict product liability allows injured consumers to seek compensation without proving that a manufacturer acted negligently. Product liability claims typically arise from design defects, manufacturing defects, or a company’s failure to provide…
Expansion is a primary goal for many industrial companies. Whether it’s oil and gas, power generation, water treatment, manufacturing or chemical processing, scaling involves much more than just increasing production capacity. Investments in scaling must ensure efficiency, minimize risks and…
Tom Critchlow, a longtime search marketer with extensive experience, recently shared his thoughts on the current state of the SEO industry, saying that AI search is changing business priorities in ways that expose inherent weaknesses in SEO today. This transformation…
