- Google has rolled out AI Max globally, giving advertisers one-click campaign experiments and brand-safe text guidelines across Google Ads platforms.
- Ranking in Google doesn’t guarantee visibility in ChatGPT: Study: Research finds a 62% overlap between Google rankings and ChatGPT answers, showing SEO success doesn’t ensure visibility in AI results.
- Google to retailers: Use AI to win the longer holiday season: Holiday shopping now spans from October to January. Google urges retailers to tap AI tools for discovery and loyalty as impulse buys decline.
- Brands back new licensing standard to charge AI for training data: A new licensing standard – Really Simple Licensing (RSL) – aims to let web publishers set terms on how AI systems use their content.
- AI Overviews are taking over Google—are your rankings at risk? Semrush analyzed 10M+ keywords to reveal how Google’s AI summaries are reshaping SEO—and where your content might be losing clicks.
- Nearly all ChatGPT users still rely on Google: AI search is growing, but Google still dominates, as 95% of ChatGPT users visit Google, but just 14% of Google users go to ChatGPT.
- Google adds YouTube breakdowns for Demand Gen campaigns: Google Ads now lets Demand Gen advertisers see separate performance metrics for YouTube In-Stream, In-Feed, and Shorts.
- The Google Ads mistakes costing SMBs time and money: From weak strategy to poor user experience, these are the Google Ads mistakes draining SMB budgets. Learn how to fix them and grow smarter.
- Oracle, OpenAI Sign Massive $300 Billion Cloud Computing Deal: OpenAI will purchase $300 billion in computing power from Oracle over roughly five years. The deal, which far outstrips OpenAI’s current revenue, is one of the largest cloud contracts ever signed. It will require 4.5 gigawatts of power capacity, the amount consumed by roughly four million homes. Oracle’s share price recently surged, increasing its Chairman Larry Ellison’s wealth by more than $100 billion. OpenAI and Oracle’s contract will start in 2027.
- Elon Musk Mulls Making Starlink a ‘Global Carrier’ After EchoStar Deal: Elon Musk said during a podcast on Tuesday night that Starlink could become a mobile carrier. SpaceX recently reached a $17 billion deal to buy radio spectrum from EchoStar, BoostMobile’s parent company. The deal will give SpaceX access to several 1.9GHz and 2GHz bands in the US. Some hardware changes may be required as these frequencies are not supported in current phones.
- Musk Says SpaceX to Fly Bigger, Fully Reusable Starship in 2026: SpaceX is readying a bigger version of Starship capable of carrying more than 100 tons of payload to orbit. Its current iteration of the vehicle has a capacity of about 35 tons. SpaceX is aiming to demonstrate full reusability for Starship next year.
- Construction Robot Printing Floor Plan: The Future of Building Design: Construction robots are revolutionizing the industry by printing floor plans directly onto concrete slabs, offering unparalleled precision and efficiency. Traditional methods of laying out floor plans are labor-intensive and error-prone. New robots use Building Information Modeling data to autonomously print accurate floor plans, eliminating the need for manual measurements and chalk lines. A video showing one of the robots in action is available in the article.
- The unreasonable effectiveness of modern sort algorithms: It’s possible to beat the best sort implementations with domain-specific knowledge, careful benchmarking, and an understanding of CPU micro-architectures. However, assumptions will become invalid and mistakes may creep in silently. Good sort implementations can be surprisingly fast even without prior domain knowledge. Developers should think twice about replacing high-quality sort implementations with something home-grown.
- Just Enough Automation: Automation is a tool, not a goal. We should never automate something for the sake of it. Automation is great for self-documenting, and it can help fight human error, but it should be wielded with purpose. It shouldn’t be the default regardless of its effectiveness at being fit for any particular purpose.
- TikTok says its search engine usage rivals Google among Gen Z: TikTok is primed to disrupt Google. New research shows that there is a closing gap between Google and TikTok’s search engines, especially among Gen Z. Many people are turning to TikTok while searching for specific categories like fashion and beauty advice, cooking, entertainment, and DIY. If Google continues down its current path, we could be headed into a fragmented search world where ChatGPT handles complex queries, TikTok serves users who want audio-visual results, and Google plays the middle while hanging on to its market share.
- Oracle Is the New Nvidia, for Better or Worse: Oracle recently revealed in its fiscal first-quarter report that remaining performance obligations more than tripled from three months ago to $455 billion. The company has even more multibillion-dollar deals in the pipeline that could take that number past half a trillion. The sharp rise in revenue was fueled by demand for artificial-intelligence computing. Oracle now expects its cloud infrastructure revenue to hit $114 billion in the 2029 fiscal year.
- How to Grow on X: X’s recommendation code is now public, providing a peek into why some posts go viral while others get buried.
- Amazon Looks Like It’s Making Its Own Display-Enabled Smart Glasses: Amazon is reportedly working on two models: one for its own drivers to assist with deliveries, and a sleeker version with a color display for customers.
- Amazon’s Zoox jumps into U.S. robotaxi race with Las Vegas launch: Zoox is offering free rides from a few select locations in Las Vegas and plans to expand more broadly across the city in the coming months.
- Reddit replaces member count with “visitors” and “contributions.”
- OpenAI announces AI-powered hiring platform to take on LinkedIn.
- Netflix turns to Amazon to make its ads easier to buy.
- Ford gets a new tagline: Ready Set Ford.
- Rabbit R1 wants a second chance with the new RabbitOS 2 update.
- No more all-you-can-eat at Red Lobster. This year, it’s SpendLESS Shrimp.
- Atlassian lays off another 200 customer service, support staff: The company came to the decision after its customer experience improvements to platform and tools reduced support needs, a spokesperson told CX Dive.
- Ralph Lauren rolls out AI-powered assistant to dole out fashion advice: Ask Ralph can suggest products and offer advice based on prompts like “What should I wear to a concert?” and “How can I style my navy-blue men’s blazer?”
- Cracker Barrel halts remodels after logo backlash, lackluster test: The chain only remodeled four stores before deciding to discontinue its reimage efforts, which drew the ire of loyal customers.
- Younger audiences are clear: They expect immersive, tech-enabled shopping.
- Local search ads are about more than just visibility — it’s about being the first choice when high-intent customers are ready to call.
- LinkedIn Adds Post Send and Save Insights: Additional insights for your LinkedIn content planning.
- Facebook Is Getting Rid of Community Chats: It seems that Facebook group members prefer to keep their chats in the app.
- Google Launches New Ad Tools for Retailers: Including new ads in AI overviews.
- Pinterest Gives Shoppers More Purchase Options From Pins: Now you can provide multiple options to help drive purchase activity.
- Reddit Adds Tools To Help Publishers Share Their Content in the App: Reddit is looking to get more publishers engaged in relevant communities.
- Meta and TikTok Win Legal Challenge Over EU Supervisory Fees: A small win against Europe’s ever-complex digital services regulations.
- Snapchat Launches Online Safety Education Program: A new program to help youngsters better understand online risks.
- YouTube Enables More Creators To Upload Alternative Language Audio: A simple way to reach a wider audience with your content.
- Meta Updates Community Notes, Shares Stats on Usage: Meta says that it now has over 70k Community Notes contributors.
- Google grows stake in retail media advertising with Criteo partnership: The first phase of the collaboration will integrate Criteo with Google Search Ads 360, opening more demand for retail media networks.
- Mary Kay combats brand myths with social media series targeting Gen Z: “Miss Conceptions” includes content meant to debunk misunderstandings about the cosmetics brand, like “Isn’t Mary Kay just for grandmas?”
TLDR: Social Media Headlines – 11 September 2025
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Interview with a pirate:
There was a pirate who had agreed to do an interview with a local tv station. The reporter was very courteous and professional, giving a bit of background as to the pirate\’s business. She then began interviewing him.
\”So Mr. Longbeard, are there any risks to your business? I see you have a peg leg- how did that come about?\”
\”Well, y\’see I were sailing along the coast of South Africa, looking to plunder some locals when as I boarded the small boat from the ship, a great white shark came up and got my leg clean off. \’twas scary yes, but thus is the life of a pirate.\”
\”Wow, that is pretty scary- well, how about your hook? What happened to your hand with that?\”
\”Oh now that\’s quite the tale, y\’see I were fighting a rival pirate, and we had locked swords. We had been fighting for a few hours, and were both terribly fatigued. I had a bit of exhaustion and confusion, and when I went to block one of his sword blows, I met him with me hand instead of me sword. Took it right off, but it shocked him so much I managed to get him back pretty good and have him submit. So the hook hand was given as a replacement.\”
\”Wow. Simply fascinating. Now, what about your eye patch? How did that happen?\”
\”Well, one day, a seagull was flying overhead, and I looked up. It pooped right in me eye.\”
\”… Well wow. I must admit, I wouldn\’t think just seagull poop could damage the eye that badly.\”
\”Oh, I forgot to mention… it were me first day with the hook.\”