Topic: platform control
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SEO Pulse: Gemini Trends, UCP Debate & Health AI Concerns
Google introduced the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard to enable AI assistants to complete purchases across platforms, sparking debate about personalized upselling and the future of agent-led shopping. Google Trends was updated with Gemini AI to provide more intuitive keyword d...
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Google's Latest: Console, Maps & AI Updates
Google introduced an AI-powered reporting tool in Search Console that allows marketers to generate reports using plain language, though it requires careful verification and does not provide new data on AI search features. Google Maps now permits users to post reviews under custom display names in...
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Amazon vs. Perplexity: The AI Browser War Begins
Amazon has demanded that Perplexity stop its AI browser, Comet, from making automated purchases on its marketplace, which Perplexity calls corporate "bullying." Perplexity argues that Amazon's stance contradicts its public support for third-party agents and that the tech giant prioritizes ads and...
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Kevin Rose: Why We Need Trusted Social Communities in the AI Era
The rise of AI bots is driving a movement toward verified social communities, where users can trust they are interacting with real people through concepts like "proof of heartbeat." To protect privacy, platforms like Digg are exploring zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) for anonymous verification, allo...
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