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Field notes from the front line of AI Search and consumer behaviour.

Analysis of how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI, Google AI Overviews, and AI Mode are rewriting discovery, and what to do about it.

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  • GSC Now Tracks Your Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube Posts in Search
    Google Search ConsolePlatform Properties

    GSC Now Tracks Your Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube Posts in Search

    Google has launched Platform Properties in Search Console, letting site owners see exactly which search terms drive traffic to Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube content on Google Search and Discover. For growth teams, this closes a long-standing measurement blind spot.

    8 July 2026
  • Anthropic's Claude Science Is a Research OS, Not a Chatbot
    AnthropicClaude Science

    Anthropic's Claude Science Is a Research OS, Not a Chatbot

    Anthropic launched Claude Science on 30 June 2026: a purpose-built AI workbench for scientists with auditable outputs, 60+ integrated scientific tools, and flexible compute access. Here's what 'auditable artifacts' actually means for enterprise teams where outputs need to be verified, cited, or acted on.

    2 July 2026
  • OpenAI's Own Data Proves Agentic AI Is Already Running the Business
    Agentic AIOpenAI Codex

    OpenAI's Own Data Proves Agentic AI Is Already Running the Business

    OpenAI has published internal research showing Codex agents now generate 99.8% of weekly output tokens inside the company, with Legal, Finance, and Recruiting all using agents as their primary AI tool. For growth leaders, this is the clearest live evidence yet that agent-first workflows are operational reality, not roadmap aspiration.

    26 June 2026

Primary research · August 2026

How ChatGPT Shortlists Software Brands

An audit across 10 categories and 60 buying questions. I recorded what ChatGPT reads, throws away and links to when a buyer asks it which software to buy, and what that decides.

60
Questions asked
10
Software markets
2,680
Results read
367
Links shown
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