Daily Minute Master Series
December 29, 2025

by Corey Padveen

Marketing News and Updates

Waymo is working on a Google Gemini-powered in-car AI assistant

In addition to an update for its power outage problem, Waymo is also working on an AI Ride Assistant. That’s according to security researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who found details on the bot’s system prompt from Waymo’s mobile app code.

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Sam Altman is hiring someone to worry about the dangers of AI

The Head of Preparedness will be responsible for issues around mental health, cybersecurity, and runaway AI.

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The 7 Best Landing Page Builders For 2026

High-intent traffic deserves high-performing pages, and these landing page builders help marketers create them with precision.

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The New AI Marketplace: How ChatGPT’s Native Shopping Could Rewrite Digital Commerce

When OpenAI quietly added native shopping to ChatGPT – alongside a partnership with Walmart – it marked more than another AI feature rollout. It signaled a fundamental shift in how consumers discover, compare, and purchase products online.

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Review Of 2025: Highlights & Lowlights For SEO (& WordPress)

It was a landmark year in SEO, largely driven by the uncertainty introduced by AI Search. The year began with the digital marketing community questioning its relevance and ended with a strong affirmation of its central position as it gradually adjusted to new realities. WordPress entered the year with uncertainty about whether the core would see meaningful updates and closed out the year with version 6.9, an update that strongly positions it for AI-led innovations.

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Ahrefs Tested AI Misinformation, But Proved Something Else

Ahrefs tested how AI systems behave when they’re prompted with conflicting and fabricated information about a brand. The company created a website for a fictional business, seeded conflicting articles about it across the web, and then watched how different AI platforms responded to questions about the fictional brand. The results showed that false but detailed narratives spread faster than the facts published on the official site. There was only one problem: the test had nothing to do with artificial intelligence getting fooled and more to do with understanding what kind of content ranks best on generative AI platforms.

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