Every Monday 3 digital news — we asked ChatGPT search.
FACT BY CHATGPT SEARCH, OPINION BY SLI
3 innovation and digital news in 1 minute. Every Monday. Episode 404.
ChatGPT integrates live web search
OpenAI ChatGPT has introduced live web search capabilities, enhancing its functionality as a search engine. This integration allows users to access up-to-date information directly through the AI platform, marking a significant advancement in AI-driven search technology. (The Verge) Opinion: Nice that ChatGPT Search named itself “News of the week”. And it is. The results and links are really good. We’ve been trying it again and again. A completely different use case than Google search. The results are in prosa and links on the right side of the chat.
How d’you rate the launch? Some say “game changing”!
Meta reports record revenue amid slower digital advertising growth
Meta Platforms announced a record revenue of $40.59 billion for the third quarter, marking a 19% increase. Despite this growth, the company experienced a deceleration in digital advertising, with advertising contributing 96% to total revenue. Investments in artificial intelligence and augmented reality continue, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to develop the most-used AI assistant globally. (WSJ) Opinion: Compared to Q3 2023 Meta added over 6 billion USD in revenue. The add-up is the annual revenue of larger media houses! Surely profiting from the elections in many countries, and above all ahead of the US elections. Still investing billions into the metaverse (Reality Labs with a 4.4bn ticket, including the AI developments). We’ve been observing every single quarter of Meta in the last 9 years. Just excellent.
Meta stronger than ever.
Washington Post faces subscriber decline following editorial decision
The Washington Post experienced a loss of approximately 250,000 subscribers after owner Jeff Bezos decided not to endorse any 2024 presidential candidate. This decision has raised concerns among staff about potential layoffs and the newspaper’s financial stability, highlighting the challenges media organisations face in maintaining subscriber bases amid editorial choices. (WSJ) Opinion: This is a very US specific piece of news, but we gathered that the “Washington Post” didn’t endorse as usual. A good reminder that Jeff Bezos owns the national newspaper and from a European perspective so weird he won’t endorse at all, and Kamala Harris.
What’s up with the American billionnaires like Musk and Bezos?
