Google Drops FAQ Rich Results: What It Means for AEO in 2026
Summary Google stopped showing FAQ rich results in search on May 7, 2026, and is winding down all related Search Console reports and APIs by August. The FAQPage schema itself still works, and AI search engines including ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google’s own AI Overviews continue to parse it for citation extraction. Most sites should leave […]
ChatGPT Ads Manager Launches: What It Means for AEO Marketers
Summary OpenAI has officially launched a self-serve Ads Manager for ChatGPT, moving the platform out of its agency-only pilot and into a buying interface advertisers can access directly. The launch adds CPC bidding (alongside the existing CPM model), Conversions API support, and pixel-based tracking, giving marketers the same performance infrastructure they’re used to from Google […]
Microsoft Ends Revenue Share With OpenAI as Partnership Loosens Again
Summary Microsoft and OpenAI announced a renegotiated partnership on April 27, 2026 that ends Microsoft’s exclusive right to sell OpenAI’s models and stops Microsoft from paying revenue share on OpenAI products it resells through Azure. OpenAI will continue to pay revenue share to Microsoft through 2030, but that obligation is now subject to a total […]
GPT-5.5 Just Launched: OpenAI’s First Real Agent Model
OpenAI launched GPT-5.5 on April 23, 2026, just six weeks after GPT-5.4. The company is calling it “a new class of intelligence for real work” and positioning it as the first flagship model built around agentic computer use rather than chat quality. GPT-5.5 outperforms Claude Opus 4.7 and Gemini 3.1 Pro on Terminal-Bench 2.0, ships […]
ChatGPT Images 2.0 Just Launched: OpenAI’s First Image Model That Thinks Before It Draws
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Images 2.0 on April 21, 2026, and it’s the first image model with native reasoning. The new gpt-image-2 model generates up to eight consistent images per prompt at 2K resolution, handles small text and UI elements that broke prior models, and is available to all ChatGPT and Codex users with advanced Thinking […]
Adobe Just Declared Itself the Central Nervous System of AI-Powered Marketing
At Adobe Summit 2026, Adobe unveiled CX Enterprise, a new end-to-end agentic AI system built to orchestrate customer experiences across AWS, Anthropic, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and OpenAI. The platform includes a goal-driven AI Coworker, deep partnerships with major agencies including Omnicom, WPP, and Publicis, and an NVIDIA collaboration aimed at regulated industries. Adobe is positioning […]
Google in Talks With Marvell to Build a Second Line of Custom AI Chips
Google is in advanced talks with Marvell Technology to co-develop a new generation of custom silicon for AI inference, a move first reported by The Information that would break Broadcom’s long-running lock on Google’s TPU program. Two chips are on the table, including a dedicated LLM inference processor. Marvell stock has ripped more than 50% […]
Anthropic Is Preparing Claude Opus 4.7 and an AI Design Tool
Summary Anthropic is preparing to release Claude Opus 4.7, its next flagship model, alongside a new AI-powered design tool for building websites, landing pages, and presentations using natural language prompts. Both products could drop as soon as this week. Shares of Figma, Adobe, Wix, and GoDaddy fell on the news. Claude Opus 4.7 Anthropic is […]
Profound Zero Click 2026 Conference in San Francisco Recap: Prompt Insider’s Coverage on the Event & the Future of AI Search
We got to attend Zero Click SF and we have to be honest – we weren’t fully prepared for how good it was. Profound put together something special in San Francisco. Sharp speakers, a genuinely engaged room, and conversations that kept going long after the sessions ended. We were meeting people, trading notes, realizing how […]
ChatGPT Just Opened Ads to Everyone. Here’s What It Means for Your AEO Strategy Right Now.
Self-serve ChatGPT ads go live this month. Organic AEO citations and paid placements now share the same AI interface. The rules just changed. OpenAI launched ChatGPT advertising on February 9, 2026, and self-serve ad tools are rolling out this month (April 2026), removing the previous $200,000 minimum commitment and opening the platform to any advertiser. […]