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Amazon sells ChatGPT ads as OpenAI bans rival advertisers
Delta Vacations is testing the US pilot through Amazon, while Australian businesses buy campaigns directly through a self-serve platform available across 52 countries.
Technology
Nvidia posts $96.2b quarter as AI spending accelerates
Nvidia posted a $96.2 billion quarter, up 106 per cent year on year and about $4 billion ahead of consensus, and its guidance on hyperscaler spending came in hotter still.
Marketing
Eli Lilly puts Candace Parker in WNBA Prime ad campaign
Eli Lilly has placed Candace Parker at the centre of a new 30-second advertisement that debuted during Amazon's WNBA on Prime doubleheader coverage.
Finance
OpenAI spends $7 billion buying back employee shares
The most revealing detail in OpenAI's latest share buyback is not the dollar figure. It is who signed the cheque. When a private company of this scale buys out employees, the standard move is to bring in an outside vehicle, a Thrive Capital or a SoftBank, to underwrite the liquidity.
Marketing
Amazon blinds order emails and locks out AI shopping bots
Amazon's order confirmation email used to read like a tidy receipt: item names, product images, prices. Now it reads closer to a customs form filled in by someone who prefers not to commit.
Marketing
Amazon now makes every seller tag AI-generated people
One metadata tag, added before upload, is now the price of selling a listing image that shows a machine-made person. A New York law with penalties of 1,000 US dollars a breach has set the standard for Amazon sellers worldwide.
Technology
Nvidia launches AI security group without OpenAI
Nvidia has built a security alliance around open, inspectable tooling for AI agents. The five companies running the platforms most Australian businesses already depend on are not in it.
Technology
Amazon's custom chip business tops $20bn in annual revenue
Amazon's custom silicon business cleared a $20 billion annual revenue run rate in the first quarter of 2026, chief executive Andy Jassy confirmed in the company's quarterly earnings release.
Technology
Anthropic revenue hits $47bn a year as it hires Monzo's founder
Anthropic's annualised revenue crossed $47 billion earlier this month, a figure the company disclosed alongside a $65 billion Series H raise at a post-money valuation of $965 billion.