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Good morning.

Today’s roundup:

1) OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT with GPT-5.4 Thinking, offering six key improvements.

2) AI Max increases revenue 13% but drives higher CPA: Study.

3) ChatGPT’s GPT-5.3 Instant May Show Fewer Links In Web Search Results.

OpenAI announced GPT-5.3 Instant and said it ‘delivers more accurate answers, richer and better-contextualized results when searching the web, and reduces unnecessary dead ends, caveats, and overly declarative phrasing that can interrupt the flow of conversation.’

4) New finding: ChatGPT sources 83% of its carousel products from Google Shopping via shopping query fan-outs.

5) Meta to allow AI rivals on WhatsApp in bid to stave off EU action.

6) Retail and grocery brands dominate ChatGPT ads.

7) Snapchat report positions the app as a B2B marketing tool.

8) Meta updates ad metrics to align with other platforms.

9) WordPress Releases AI Plugins For Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, And OpenAI.

10) Google Confirms Discover Feed Shows More Social Posts.

11) Google Patent: Sending Searchers To AI-Generated Pages Over Your Site.

12) NanoClaw Creator Loses SEO Battle To Impostor Website.

 

More insights to explore…

New Google Help Doc About Google’s Web Crawling.

How to turn Claude Code into your SEO command center.

WebMCP: The Standard That Lets AI Agents Call Website Functions Directly.

Have an awesome week!
— Itay Paz