NEWS/6 OCT

AI news for small business, Tuesday, 6 October 2026

6 stories worth five minutes. What happened, and what to do about it.

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ChatGPT will show picture ads while people make images, and adds tools to measure them

A new visual ad format starts testing in the US this month, with proof from early advertisers.

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ChatGPT Ads

OpenAI's advertising in ChatGPT, now with a picture ad format that appears while people generate images and with conversion tracking through partners.

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    Staff and owners unsure whether a link in a text, email or chat from a bank, courier or supplier is a scam, before anyone clicks it.
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    Automating work across your business apps while controlling who and what an agent can reach, and what it costs.
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