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Meta’s web crawlers are making life hell for owners of small business websites
Meta Platforms has faced intense scrutiny after announcing upcoming changes to its terms that, essentially, allow AI crawlers to run wild across business accounts. Yet, the owner of Facebook and Instagram has been doing a version of that on websites for years, website managers say, with small…
Is ChatGPT or Claude better at helping you cheat? Social media found an answer in the most hilarious way
Like it or not, artificial intelligence is already a mainstay in schools. More than half of teenagers in the United States (54%) have used AI for schoolwork , and teachers are right there with them, with 53% of English language arts, math, and science teachers reporting using AI at school . But…
A New Study Asked 2 Major Chatbots Who to Vote For. They Gave Very Different Answers
A new study analyzing nearly 500 political races reveals that ChatGPT and Grok lean in opposite partisan directions. Here is what it means for founders building with AI.
AI maturity in marketing: What the research reveals
AI maturity explains why 98% of marketing teams now use AI in some way, yet only 10% report transformational results, according to our 2026 State of AI in Marketing research . AI maturity measures how consistently a customer-facing team turns AI into measurable business outcomes, and it…
Scrunch vs. Semrush: Which tracks AI visibility better?
Over the past few months, the HubSpot Blog team has been testing and comparing various AEO tools, including Scrunch vs. Semrush, and here’s the high-level takeaway if you’re trying to choose: Scrunch is a dedicated answer engine optimization (AEO) tool built to monitor how your brand shows up in AI…
Starbucks is spending $1 billion to undo its biggest mistake
Starbucks spent years solving a very specific problem: making it easier for customers to buy coffee. As a result, it spent a lot of money on things like mobile ordering and r edesigning its stores to accommodate customers picking up drinks. The idea was to get people in and out as quickly as…
In the age of AI, paper ballots are more important than ever
It’s no surprise that AI is fueling concerns about widespread election interference, which have plagued the U.S. since at least 2016, when now-President Donald Trump first began to complain about rigged results. Models produced by artificial intelligence providers have already been caught accessing…
From a young age, it was clear that Leo Aschenbrenner was a genius. Born in Berlin to a pair of doctors, he graduated from Columbia as valedictorian at the age of 19. After brief stints at FTX and OpenAI , he published a viral essay, Situational Awareness , that took Silicon Valley by storm and…
Trial begins in New York for 2 former Cleveland Guardians pitchers facing fraud charges
Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz go to trial Monday on charges that they accepted bribes as they colluded with gamblers who made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting correctly on individual pitches. Their careers and possibly their freedom are at stake in the…
Fake nuclear threat alerts sent to mobile phones in Ukraine as hackers access emergency alert systems
Authorities in Ukraine and Russia said their emergency alert mobile apps had been targeted by cyberattacks , with users in Ukraine receiving false warnings of an imminent nuclear threat . It was not clear if the attacks late Sunday were related. Ukraine said its service, which residents rely on to…
USPS is putting a permanent gas surcharge on mail and packages in 2027: What it means for your shipping costs
More fallout from the war in Iran: The United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to permanently add a fuel surcharge next year . The move follows in the footsteps of both FedEx and UPS, which also increased their prices due to the skyrocketing cost of gas and diesel, according to Supply Chain Dive.…
How Fanatics and the NHL used cryptic marketing to hype 32 new special-edition jerseys
Fanatics ’ newest collaboration with the NHL is a collection of 32 custom jerseys that use font, color, and symbolism to pay homage to the history of each team’s home city. The collection, called Hometown Remix , is a leaguewide special edition uniform, apparel, and headwear program designed…