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AI Industry Report

Agentic Marketing Academy

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Frequency: 1 episode/3d. Total Eps: 61

Everything that changed in AI while you slept, translated for business owners and marketers in four minutes. AI search, AI recommendations, agentic commerce: what's verified, what's just viral, and one thing you can do about it today. Sources on every claim, rumors labeled as rumors, zero hype. Researched, written, and voiced by AI, built by Lucretia Williams, founder of the Agentic Marketing Academy, because the best way to teach what AI can do is to show you.

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Meta Launches Muse for Small Business, an AI Agent for QuickBooks, Shopify, and Stripe That Meta Says Asks Before It Publishes, Sends, or Spends. Plus Amazon's Sponsored Alexa Answers and OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol

Episode 59

Thursday, October 1, 2026 • Duration 04:55

Three stories and two rumors, and Meta just pointed its AI agent at small business, with connections to QuickBooks, Shopify, and Stripe.

In this episode:

• Update: Meta Launched Muse for Small Business, an AI Agent That Connects to QuickBooks, Shopify, and Stripe and, Meta Says, Waits for Your Approval Before It Publishes, Sends, or Spends

• Amazon Says Brands Will Be Able to Shape Alexa's Shopping Answers With Sponsored Branded Conversations Starting in January, and Launched an AI Ads Agent

• Update: OpenAI Launched GPT-6.1 Sol in ChatGPT Work and Says It Makes Fewer Factual Errors, and ChatGPT Work Added Pages and Spaces

Full transcript and every source: aiindustryreport.com

Free AI-visibility checklist: thelevelingwindow.com

Researched, written, and voiced by AI, built by Lucretia Williams, founder of the Agentic Marketing Academy

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OpenAI Launches Dots, an Always-On ChatGPT Agent. Plus Shopify's Agent Checkout, Google's AI Mode Monitoring, and Manus 2.0

Episode 58

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 • Duration 04:55

Four stories and one rumor, and OpenAI just launched an always-on agent that it says keeps working for you after you close ChatGPT.

In this episode:

• OpenAI Launched Dots, an Always-On ChatGPT Agent for Pro and Business Premium Subscribers That OpenAI Says Keeps Working Between Conversations

• Update: Shopify Extended WebMCP Into Checkout, So Browser Agents Can Place Orders Once the Shopper Confirms, With No Merchant Setup Required

• Google Is Rolling Out AI Mode Information Monitoring to All Users Globally, and Google Has Not Said Whether the Updates Link Out to Local Businesses

• Manus 2.0 Adds Event-Triggered Automations, a Paid Cloud Computer, and Cue, an Early-Access Agent With Its Own Email, Phone Number, and Wallet

Full transcript and every source: aiindustryreport.com

Free AI-visibility checklist: thelevelingwindow.com

Researched, written, and voiced by AI, built by Lucretia Williams, founder of the Agentic Marketing Academy

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Anthropic Says Its New Sonnet 5.5 Is Faster and Cheaper and On the Free Plan. Plus a Muse Security Follow-Up, ElevenLabs' New Phone-Ready Voice, and Gemini Gems Retiring

Episode 57

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 • Duration 04:28

Four stories and one rumor, and Anthropic just shipped a faster, cheaper Claude that its own announcement says is on the free plan.

In this episode:

• Anthropic Released Claude Sonnet 5.5, Which It Says Runs More Than 30 Percent Faster and Costs Up to 30 Percent Less per Task, and Which Its Announcement Says Is Included on the Free Plan

• Update: Two Security Flaws in Meta's Muse Agent Have Been Reported and Patched, and Meta Added a Clearer In-App Safety Warning

• ElevenLabs Launched Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo, Voice Models Built for AI Phone Agents That Speak 90-Plus Languages, Available on the Free Tier

• Google Is Retiring Gemini Gems on November 17 and Migrating Them Automatically to Skills

Full transcript and every source: aiindustryreport.com

Free AI-visibility checklist: thelevelingwindow.com

Researched, written, and voiced by AI, built by Lucretia Williams, founder of the Agentic Marketing Academy

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Ask Your AI to Get You In: Muse's New Early Access Trick, Plus Microsoft's Always-On Autopilot Agent

Episode 56

Monday, September 28, 2026 • Duration 04:44

Three stories and one rumor, and Meta just told Muse users the fastest way to get its newest features is to ask the agent itself.

In this episode:

• Meta Opens Early Access to New Muse Features, Including a Video-Calling Avatar and a Mac App That Can Complete Tasks on Your Own Computer, and the Fastest Way In Is to Ask Muse Itself

• Microsoft Rebuilt Copilot Around Home, Code, and Autopilot, a Persistent Agent That Keeps Working After You Close Your Laptop, Rolling Out First to Early Access

• Google Deployed a Four-Agent AI System Called SAFE to Hunt Coordinated AI-Spam Networks, and Says an AI Content Watermark Is Not a Ranking Signal

Full transcript and every source: aiindustryreport.com

Free AI-visibility checklist: thelevelingwindow.com

Researched, written, and voiced by AI, built by Lucretia Williams, founder of the Agentic Marketing Academy

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Sol or Luna? Which New ChatGPT Model to Use for What. Plus: Setting Up Meta's Muse the Safe Way

Episode 55

Friday, September 25, 2026 • Duration 04:52

Three stories and one rumor, and if you've been wondering which of ChatGPT's new models you're supposed to use for what, today you get the plain answer.

In this episode:

• Update: OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol Handles Complex Multi-Step Jobs and GPT-6 Luna Handles Everyday Office Work; OpenAI Says They Cost About Half as Much to Run, and Both Live in ChatGPT's Work Tab, Not Regular Chat

• Update: How to Set Up Meta's Muse in Minutes, Connect Gmail and Google Calendar, and Keep Sends and Purchases on Approval, as Meta Pitches It Directly to Small Business Owners

• Google Appears to Be Testing an AI Box in Google Business Profile That Turns a Plain-Language Description of Your Hours Into Your Listing's Structured Hours; Google Has Not Commented

Full transcript and every source: aiindustryreport.com

Free AI-visibility checklist: thelevelingwindow.com

Researched, written, and voiced by AI, built by Lucretia Williams, founder of the Agentic Marketing Academy

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Meta Says Its AI Agent Wants Small Businesses Next, With a Fee Attached. Plus YouTube's AI Shopping Guide and Hands-Free ChatGPT

Episode 54

Thursday, September 24, 2026 • Duration 05:08

Three stories and one rumor, and Meta says its Muse agent will shop at Walmart, Best Buy, and Sephora, wants to reach small businesses next, and expects to take a small fee on the sales it completes.

In this episode:

• Update: At Meta Connect, Meta Named Walmart, Best Buy, Sephora, Gap, and Wayfair as Muse Shopping Partners, Said It Wants Muse to Connect With Small Businesses After 1,500-Plus Connector Applications in Under a Week, and Said It Expects to Profit From a Small Fee on Transactions Muse Completes; No Rate or Payer Published

• Update: YouTube Is Turning Ask YouTube Into a Shopping Guide That Can Sort Product Review Videos Into a Comparison Table, and Added Chat-Based AI Editing and Three-Way Video A/B Testing for Creators

• ChatGPT Voice Now Works With Connected Apps Like Email, Calendar, and Slack, and Inside ChatGPT Work, So You Can Ask Out Loud for Documents, Presentations, and Spreadsheets

Full transcript and every source: aiindustryreport.com

Free AI-visibility checklist: thelevelingwindow.com

Researched, written, and voiced by AI, built by Lucretia Williams, founder of the Agentic Marketing Academy

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On Shopify? Google May Already Let Shoppers Buy Your Products Inside Its AI (If You're Eligible)

Episode 53

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 • Duration 04:42

Three stories and one rumor, and if you sell on Shopify, Google may have already switched on a Buy button for your products inside AI Mode and Gemini.

In this episode:

• Update: Google Is Telling Eligible Shopify Sellers That Native Checkout in AI Mode and Gemini Is On by Default, With Products Included Automatically; Shopify Confirms the Default, the Opt-Out Under Sales Channels > Agentic, and That Analytics, Pixels, Bundles, Subscriptions, and Local Pickup Don't Carry Over.

• YouTube Was the Most-Cited Platform Across Eight AI Assistants in August, per Meltwater Data Compiled by Digiday, With Long-Form Video Taking 94 Percent of YouTube Citations; Comscore Says AI Overviews Appeared on 39 Percent of U.S. Desktop Searches in June.

• Anthropic Released Claude Opus 5.5 and Raised Usage Limits on Pro, Max, and Team Plans; OpenAI Released GPT-6 Sol and Luna for ChatGPT Work and Codex, With Luna for Free Users in the Desktop App.

Full transcript and every source: aiindustryreport.com

Free AI-visibility checklist: thelevelingwindow.com

Researched, written, and voiced by AI, built by Lucretia Williams, founder of the Agentic Marketing Academy

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Amazon Locked an AI Shopping Agent Out. Shopify Opened the Door. Which Side Is Your Store On?

Episode 52

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 • Duration 05:20

Four stories, and the fight over AI shopping agents just split in two: Amazon locked Meta's Muse agent out of its store on Sunday night, and by Monday Shopify said it will let that same agent check out on every Shopify store.

In this episode:

• Amazon Blocked Meta's Muse Agent From Shopping on Amazon.com on the Night of September 20, Citing Its Conditions of Use; Amazon Says Meta Never Told It Muse Would Access the Store and That the Agent Does Not Identify Itself, Meta's Launch Materials Say Muse Cannot See Passwords or Payment Details, and Meta Has Not Publicly Responded to the Block.

• Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke Said September 21 That Shopify Is Partnering With Muse to Enable Agentic Checkout With Shop Pay on All Shopify Stores, Confirmed by Meta to The Wall Street Journal; No Launch Date, Fee, Attribution Rule, or Muse-Specific Opt-Out Has Been Published.

• A Randomized Field Experiment by University of Pennsylvania and Northeastern Researchers Found Google's AI Mode Cut Clicks to Websites, Reduced Search Sessions, Lowered Trust in Search, and Pushed More Users to Try Bing, DuckDuckGo, or Yahoo; Google Has Not Commented on the Paper.

• Google Analytics Added Include Filters for Hostnames on September 21, an Allowlist That Keeps Only Your Own Domains' Traffic Instead of Excluding Spam Sources One at a Time; Rollout Details Are Not Published and the Setup Pages Still Describe the Exclude-Only Version.

Full transcript and every source: aiindustryreport.com

Free AI-visibility checklist: thelevelingwindow.com

Researched, written, and voiced by AI, built by Lucretia Williams, founder of the Agentic Marketing Academy

Meta Just Opened Its AI Agent to Businesses: What a Muse Connector Could Mean for You

Episode 51

Monday, September 21, 2026 • Duration 05:04

Three stories and one rumor, and Meta just opened the door for your business to plug into its Muse agent, so a customer could reach you by asking their AI instead of searching for you.

In this episode:

• Meta Opened the Muse Connector Platform on September 18, Inviting Businesses and Developers to Submit Connectors So a Customer's Muse Agent Can Reach Their Service, With Meta Review, a Directory Listing, and Stripe Link Payments; No Fee, Terms, or Launch List Published.

• Update on Meta One: Social Media Today Reports Meta Has Widened Its Test Capping Some Non-Paying Facebook Pages at Two Link Posts a Month Unless They Subscribe; Publisher Pages Exempt, and Meta Has Not Publicly Commented on the Expansion.

• Google May Be Blocking Rank-Tracking and AI Scrapers More Successfully Since About September 13, Per Search Engine Roundtable, With Nozzle, Sistrix, and Glenn Gabe Reporting Gaps; Google Has Not Commented, So Third-Party Ranking Data May Be Wrong Right Now.

Full transcript and every source: aiindustryreport.com

Free AI-visibility checklist: thelevelingwindow.com

Researched, written, and voiced by AI, built by Lucretia Williams, founder of the Agentic Marketing Academy

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Google Appears to Be Turning Your Business Profile Into an AI Overview,

Episode 50

Friday, September 18, 2026 • Duration 04:23

Three stories and one rumor, and Google appears to be turning your Business Profile into an AI Overview, so the summary a customer sees when they search your name may now be written by Google's AI.

In this episode:

• Google Appears to Be Turning the Local Knowledge Panel, Your Business Profile, Into an AI Overview With a Show More Button That Opens an AI Mode Style Chat, Spotted by Ben Fisher and Replicated by Search Engine Roundtable; Google Has Not Publicly Commented.

• ChatGPT Is Now Inside Microsoft Word on Every ChatGPT Plan Including Free, Joining Excel and PowerPoint on the Same Add-In, and Plugins Can Now Connect Multiple Accounts.

• Pinterest Announced Visual Search Ads, a Bid-for-Top-Response Placement in Search Results and Pin Closeups Entering Beta in All Ad Markets in the Coming Weeks, Plus Priority Products and Self-Serve A/B Testing for Performance+.

Full transcript and every source: aiindustryreport.com

Free AI-visibility checklist: thelevelingwindow.com

Researched, written, and voiced by AI, built by Lucretia Williams, founder of the Agentic Marketing Academy

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