OpenAI has a new AI agent called Deep Research to support, well, deep research. OpenAI says it can conduct multi-step research tasks, synthesizing hundreds of online sources to create a comprehensive report at the level of a research analyst. It will support research into complex purchases, possibly including martech software. There’s no truth to the rumor that it answers every question with, “It depends.”
Meta’s WhatsApp detected a hack targeting 90 users in two dozen countries. Meta said that Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions is responsible and has sent a cease-and-desist letter. The targets apparently included journalists and “members of civil society.”
Meltwater’s 640-page compendium of global digital information highlights a “low stakes social” trend: audiences are asking social media to provide some light relief from the emotional turmoil of real life. On average, users are on social more than two hours each day (out of more than six hours on the internet in general). Marketers’ biggest challenge in handling social media is team bandwidth.
Preliminary findings by the European Commission state that Apple and Google are in violation of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Among the findings, Google Search is accused of prioritizing Google’s own products and services in results; Apple is instructed to improve interoperability between iOS and third-party devices. The companies now have an opportunity to respond.