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Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. CHICAGO — The nature of how customers approach online search is rapidly changing.  The future of SEO is GEO, or generative engine optimization, Ranjeet Bhosale, vice president of digital product management at Target, told an audience at Shoptalk Fall 2025. While a majority of Target shoppers are using a traditional one or two keyword-based search for products online, some are beginning to use longer queries amid the adoption of generative AI.  For example, instead of simply searching for an item, a shopper…

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has released a new research paper, which suggests AI tools like Claude Opus and Google Gemini can engage in “scheming”, which means they can pretend to do what humans tell them while secretly pursuing their own agenda. In a blog post, OpenAI said the “findings show that scheming is not merely a theoretical concern – we are seeing signs that this issue is beginning to emerge across all frontier models today.” There is currently no evidence that the current generation AI models can suddenly “flip a switch” and right away engage in harmful scheming. They expect the…

The tide may finally be turning for Samsung’s foundry as it picks up new deals from major clients. It recently inked a $16.5 billion agreement with Tesla to manufacture the carmakers next-generation chip, with Elon Musk claiming that the deal could end up being even more substantial. IBM, a major tech player, has now reportedly inked a chipmaking deal with Samsung foundry, with the Korean giant making its next-generation data center chip. IBM deal will further boost the foundry’s balance sheet According to media reports, IBM has awarded a chip manufacturing contract to Samsung foundry for the Power11, its new…

It’s been a good year for human resources software startups. As of mid-September, HR software startups globally have raised a collective $1.9 billion, per Crunchbase data — just under the $2 billion raised by such startups in all of 2024. U.S.-based human resources software startups have raised a combined $1.2 billion, up from the $1.1 billion raised in all of 2024. It’s important to note that while funding may be on an uptick this year, investment is still among the lowest it’s been in several years. The $2 billion raised in 2024 was not only far less than the $10.5…

Nvidia has agreed to buy a $5 billion stake in Intel as part of a broader deal to together develop “multiple generations” of data center and PC products. Nvidia will acquire the Intel stock for $23.28 per share, a slight discount on the company’s previous trading price. According to Reuters, the deal would make Nvidia one of Intel’s largest shareholders, owning about 4% of the company. Intel shares were up as much as 30% in early trading on Thursday morning. The companies will integrate their two architectures using Nvidia’s NVLink interface, which enables data and control code transfers between CPUs…

Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A day after announcing a trio of partnerships that will operate Forever 21’s wholesale and online retail in the U.S., Authentic Brands Group said that it’s on the verge of opening physical locations here as well. The brand’s American operating company filed for Chapter 11 earlier this year and is winding down after failing to attract a buyer; that has meant closing all locations. The bankruptcy doesn’t involve operations abroad, and the brand still operates stores and runs pop-up activations in certain…

In the past, telecom brands engaged customers through brand and customer service portals. Now, generative AI and large language models (LLMs) are poised to serve as the first point of contact for a growing number of consumers, rewiring traditional marketing models. The old ways, based around branded sites, customer service lines, or retail locations, are falling short. What hasn’t changed is that the industry still depends on consumer trust. For marketing and customer communications to remain visible, relevant, and competitive, telecom brands need to embrace generative AI search as the future of brand-consumer connections. From keyword search…

Perplexity AI, on Thursday, announced that it has integrated the popular AI-powered photo editing tool Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model, also known as Nano Banana, into its WhatsApp bot. Aravind Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of Perplexity, shared the development on his LinkedIn account.  With this, now users can edit images through Perplexity’s AI through WhatsApp. This will allow users to make images with simple prompts in natural language. It needs to be noted that the quality of the output will depend largely on the details conveyed in the prompt.  In his LinkedIn post, Srinivas shared a short video demonstrating a…

Control AI: Aleph Alpha Introduces New Generation of Explainable AI Models (Diesen Artikel gibt es auch auf Deutsch.) The Heidelberg-based AI start-up Aleph Alpha has introduced a new generation of its AI models. The previous Luminous LLM family, which consists of three Foundation Models of different sizes, now includes a Control version. Technically, according to the provider, these are Instruct models that have been readjusted in a process similar to OpenAI and its InstructGPT for processing natural language and solving complex computational linguistic tasks, in the case of Aleph Alpha in an automated process without human feedback. According to the…

imaginima/iStock/Getty Images PlusFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysLeading companies increased AI agent adoption by 119% in the first half of 2025. Employee interactions with AI agents grew at an average monthly rate of 65%. Retail saw AI and agent actions grow at a monthly average rate of 128%.AI agent creation among first-mover companies surged 119% between January and June of 2025, with service organizations leading the adoption of agents, with the average number of customer service conversations led by an agent growing 22 times in the first half of 2025, according to Salesforce’s Agentic Enterprise Index. Salesforce…