OpenAI puts ChatGPT search at a fifth of Google’s volume
OpenAI’s consumer product lead also gave 1.2 billion weekly users, while outside traffic data shows ChatGPT sending websites far fewer visits than Google.
AI news, 4 November 2026
The 10 AI stories of the day, each told in about 200 words with its sources linked.
Published 05:30 UTC, 10 stories
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Canva · restructureCanva restructure hits 1,271 roles as its growth slows
The design software company is merging its product teams and asking some staff to relocate, after cutting its own valuation and revenue forecast this year.
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Supermetrics · ClaudeSupermetrics lets Claude draft campaigns on six ad platforms
From a chat window, marketers can now create and edit campaigns on LinkedIn, Google, Snapchat, Meta, TikTok and Microsoft, with new ones held for human approval, Supermetrics says.
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Shopify · AI shoppingShopify says orders from AI search rose 3.3 times in a year
The third-quarter results put AI traffic up 2.6 times, from a base Shopify did not size, while its shares dropped after revenue landed just under estimates.
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Gemini · EU Court of JusticeEU court adviser says Gemini can breach press publishers’ rights
Advocate General Szpunar’s non-binding opinion draws the line at dodged paywalls and recognisable wording, and treats AI training as generally allowed under EU law.
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Google Ads · ad strengthGoogle ad strength buys more reach than sales, Adalysis finds
Adalysis reads over 5,900 accounts as Google’s AI-led serving relying more on the rating since 2022, while lower-rated ads, which pin more, convert better in most pairs.
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AI shopping · returnsNearly half of AI-led US shoppers sent a buy back, survey says
Blue Yonder finds wrong descriptions, more than wrong sizes, drive returns of AI-recommended items, which its chief executive blames on product data written for a search bar.
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Smartly · Intelligence ProSmartly’s new tier sets modelled ad lift beside platform figures
Estimates from INCRMNTAL, benchmarks and budget forecasts join Smartly’s software, and the company says they can feed its AI-run campaign work.
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YouTube · Replace songYouTube takes AI tracks for copyright claims beyond the US
Four generated instrumentals now sit inside YouTube Studio as a fix for a claimed song, for creators in most countries outside the European Economic Area.
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Anthropic · FlashProveAnthropic’s FlashProve aims to prove which AI model answered you
The open-source prototype adds a mathematical proof to a response, built to expose a router or provider that quietly serves a cheaper model.
