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AI News 📰

• Google’s AI Overviews are now estimated to “swallow” 58% of clicks that previously went to websites, per new analysis from Ahrefs. – source

  • That’s a major increase from Ahrefs findings we covered just 6 months ago, which then put the number closer to 34%.

• A new report from Datos and SparkToro suggests that Google searches per users are down in the US by 20%. - source

  • The potential implication there? Users may be benefiting from / learning to use Google’s AI overviews to get more of the answer they’re looking for on initial search.

    • We’ve written time and time again about how AI interfaces are increasingly the new default for online interaction. Get started with your own today.

• Amazon plans to use AI to speed up TV and film production, launching a closed beta program at Amazon MGM Studios aimed at reducing costs and streamlining workflows. – source

• Sam Altman took to X to criticize Anthropic’s Super Bowl ad debut, explicitly positioning Claude as “ad-free” in contrast to OpenAI’s push toward ads in ChatGPT. – source
  

• Alibaba said it will spend 3 billion yuan (~$431M) to push adoption of its Qwen AI app during Lunar New Year, escalating China’s chatbot user-acquisition race. – source

Dappier Updates 🛠️

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• You should have gotten our monthly update for Jan. 2026 in your inbox! If not, read more about the latest here.

  • Major updates include visual upgrades to drive engagement, speed and response time improvements, and consistency when answering similar questions.

    

    New UI Updates on Ask Mom.com (rail-side embed) & Channel3000 (in-article embed)

• Dappier team was featured by TVNewsCheck in an article on ads coming to ChatGPT. Read more:

  ChatGPT Ads Are Coming: What Does This Mean For Media Companies?

  OpenAI has officially announced ads for ChatGPT, signaling the end of the subsidized AI era. Here are the critical takeaways and impact from this announcement for the media industry.

  tvnewscheck.com/ai/article/chatgpt-ads-are-coming-what-does-this-mean-for-media-companies

  
  

  Dappier Feature in TVNewsCheck

• Did you catch our latest blog posts? Read it and follow on Medium to make sure you’re keeping up with the latest in AI & LLM tech. Our most recent post was on the reasoning behind some of our latest UI updates, designed to increase engagement on AI conversations.

• Check our integration page for the latest. If you’re building with Dappier, join our discord or check out mcp.dappier.com to dive right into Dappier’s MCP Server!

  • Check out our guide on launching your own AI mode as a subdomain with no code or site-side set-up.

Want to understand how Dappier can help your brand monetize and prepare for an AI-search driven Internet? Get in touch today.

Robots in the Wild 🤖

• Firefox is adding an “AI control” switch so users can turn browser AI features on or off. – source
  

• Google’s “Genie 3” model can turn prompts into playable worlds, a genuinely mind-blowing sign of the potential of generative simulation. – source

News That Even AI Couldn’t Hallucinate 🌎

Not everything in the news can be about AI. Here’s some stuff you should know about:

• Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. – source

Advancing AI Awards 🏆

This is where we’ll highlight AI in the real world today!

Last week we highlighted the launch of nano-banana. This week we’re highlighting some potential game-changing rumors around Apple’s AI efforts:

• The Financial Times reported Google is set to double AI spending to $185B after strong earnings. – source

Community Comments 🌎

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This is where we’ll spotlight comments & questions from the Dappier community. Respond to this email with your thoughts or questions about AI & Dappier - we’d love to hear from you.

Last week we spotlighted one of our Predictions for 2026. This week we’re highlighting a Dappier feature in TVNewsCheck, on the launch of ads in ChatGPT: