OpenAI Wants Chrome’s Throne

PLUS: OpenAI Brings WaPo to ChatGPT, Elf Labs launches IP mobile

Leader, welcome back. Today’s updates:

  • Unlock healthcare deals: Get HIPAA free with SOC 2 this April.*

  • OpenAI wants Chrome to turn the browser into AI’s new home base

  • OpenAI teams up with The Washington Post to bring verified news to ChatGPT

  • Elf Labs partners with CompaxDigital to launch IP-powered Elf Mobile

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NEWS UPDATES

OpenAI Open to Buying Chrome if Google Sells

OpenAI says it would buy Google Chrome if it were up for sale. This came out during Google's antitrust trial, where the U.S. may push Google to sell Chrome. OpenAI sees Chrome as a fast track to making the first AI-first browser. It’s already hired key ex-Chrome engineers to build its own version.

Why it matters:

Chrome controls browser access for billions. If OpenAI owns it, AI integration moves from tool to gateway. It will change how users search, shop, and work.

Insight:

Microsoft and Apple won’t let OpenAI own that front door without a fight. Leaders should prep for browser-based AI battles.

OpenAI Adds Washington Post to ChatGPT

OpenAI now shows Washington Post stories inside ChatGPT. Users will see quotes, links, and summaries from the Post when they ask questions. This joins earlier deals with over 20 top publishers like News Corp and the Financial Times.

Why it matters:

This shifts news discovery from websites to AI chat. Publishers get traffic. ChatGPT becomes the first stop for business, tech, and policy info—changing how users search and read.

Insight:

Leaders should rethink content strategy. If your message isn’t AI-readable, it won’t reach tomorrow’s decision-makers. Optimize for AI-first discovery now.

CompaxDigital Backs Elf Mobile Launch

Elf Labs announced a $3.5M investment from CompaxDigital to launch Elf Mobile — a first-of-its-kind wireless service powered by T-Mobile’s 5G. The new network offers unlimited talk, text, and data alongside original stories, games, and immersive AR content starring characters like Cinderella and Snow White.

Why it matters

This move vertically integrates storytelling into telecom. By turning mobile plans into IP-driven experiences, Elf Labs is unlocking a new way to monetize character franchises, adding a lucrative SAAS model, and engaging families directly.

Insight

This isn’t just a mobile network. It’s a new playbook: own the content, own the channel, own the customer. Elf Labs is showing how IP can live beyond screens — directly in the hands (and phones) of fans.

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Useful Resources

  • Amazon is announcing the AWS well-architected generative AI lens (link)

  • What the AI transformation of consumer industries can teach others (link)

  • Prompt 5 Sigma: how to reduce errors when creating content with AI (link)

  • Effortless AI video creation: Gemini 2.5 Pro workflow demonstrated (link)

  • How to use ChatGPT on WhatsApp: Best bots, setup tips, and safety advice (link)

  • Global lighthouse voices: A talk with bosch mobility china COO Norman Roth (link)

  • How to run OpenAI agents SDK locally with 100+ LLMs and custom tracing (link)

  • Your next customer won’t Google you - here’s where they’ll find you instead (link)

  • Google Firebase Studio: The AI tool that makes app development easier than ever (link)

  • OpenAI releases a practical guide to building LLM agents for real-world applications (link)

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💰 Funding

  • Elf Labs raised $6.8M+ to bring fairy tales like Cinderella to life with AI, AR and VR—backed by a major development deal with a telecom giant.

  • Nyobolt raised $30M to advance decarbonization and reduce downtime.

💼 Who’s Hiring in AI

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