Today’s Headlines:

• OpenAI’s Operator AI Agent Automates Web Tasks with a Browser - Using its own browser, Operator can interact with websites by typing, clicking, and scrolling, turning the AI from a passive assistant into an active tool for completing complex, repetitive online tasks.
  
  

• Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Mode: Google’s New AI Innovation - Designed to generate and display its step-by-step thinking process, the experimental model offers stronger reasoning than its predecessor, Gemini 2.0 Flash.

  
  

• LinkedIn Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged AI Training Data Use - LinkedIn is facing a lawsuit in the United States over claims that it shared users’ private messages and data with third parties for AI training purposes without their consent. The lawsuit seeks $1,000 per user for damages, as well as additional, unspecified compensation under other claims.
  
  

• Databricks Raises $15.25B, Valued at $62B with Meta as Investor - The financing includes $10 billion in Series J equity and an additional $5.25 billion in debt financing from leading financial institutions such as JPMorgan Chase, Barclays, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley.
  
  

• Samsung Galaxy S25 Brings AI-Integrated OS & Multimodal Agents - These devices feature the most context-aware and personalized AI experiences to date, powered by One UI 7.2 and a new Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile Platform designed specifically for Galaxy.

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AI In Action: Quick Tutorials

In this section, you'll find short, practical tutorials that walk you through using the latest AI tools, helping you quickly unlock their full potential.

Today’s AI in Action: Improve your content strategy with real-time AI analysis

Gemini's Real-Time Streaming feature allows you to instantly analyze and improve your content by sharing your screen and getting immediate feedback and actionable suggestions.

Step-by-step:

• Visit Google’s AI Studio website and select the “Share screen” feature.

• Share your screen showing your content (YouTube channel or Instagram profile) and use prompts to analyze content strategy, design, and performance.

• Ask for advanced optimization suggestions for immediate implementation.

Pro tip: Run real-time analysis during content planning sessions to iterate quickly.

AI Tools:

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• ShoppingScraper: ShoppingScraper helps e-commerce teams extract accurate pricing data in real-time, making competitive analysis easy.
  

• Cora Intelligence: Cora AI provides the tools and cloud infrastructure to help you build, scale, and optimize your lead management with AI-enhanced data enrichment.
  

• NaviML: Policy Driven Safeguards for your LLM Apps. Verify your LLM input/outputs against business policies and facts.
  

• PitchGhost: Actionable social listening for marketing and sales. Find qualified leads, grow your audience, and keep tabs on the competition, scary fast.

  
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