🤓Google Search Loss = AI Gain

PLUS: Google Vids AI Goes Public

August 28, 2025

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🗞️In this edition

  • Sponsored: i10X– All your AI needs in one place

  • Search loss may power Google’s AI

  • Workflow Wednesday #34 ‘Streamlining Operations’

  • Google’s Vids AI editor now open to all

  • In other AI news –

    • Microsoft Copilot comes to Samsung TVs and monitors

    • 911 centers turn to AI to ease staffing shortages

    • Google and Grok gain ground on ChatGPT

    • Nvidia warns of slowing AI growth

  • 4 must-try AI tools

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♨️News – A landmark antitrust ruling could soon unravel Google’s $26 billion default search deals, including the $20 billion it pays Apple every year. While the contracts have long cemented Google’s dominance in search, analysts say losing them could free up billions for the company to channel into AI. 

👨‍💻Fast facts –

  • Judge Amit Mehta has already ruled Google holds a monopoly in search and ads.

  • Apple’s pre-tax profits could fall by as much as 7% if exclusivity ends.

  • Analysts argue Google might benefit by redirecting billions toward AI and cloud.

  • Europe shows Google can thrive without default deals, keeping nearly 90% share.

  • The Justice Department also wants limits on AI distribution contracts.

🤓OpenTools POV –   If Google is forced to loosen its grip on search, it could accelerate its pivot to AI. What looks like a setback on paper might become the fuel for its next phase of growth.

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This Week in Workflow Wednesday #34: Streamlining Operations

 Workflow 1: Create Internal SOPs in Seconds (Using Guidde)
Every week, someone asks the same question: “How do I update this in Beehiv?” “Where do I click in Asana?” Instead of repeating yourself, capture the process once and scale your answer with Guidde.

Step 1: Install Guidde
Add the free Guidde Chrome Extension.

Step 2: Start Recording a Process
Open the tool you want to document, hit Record in Guidde, and walk through your workflow once…We break it all down in this week’s issue, along with 2 other AI workflows.

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☕News – Google is opening up its AI video editor Vids to all users. Until now, it was limited to Workspace and AI plan subscribers. The free version includes templates, stock media, and a subset of AI capabilities, while advanced features like AI-generated avatars remain for paid users.

👨‍💻Fast facts –

  • Vids helps users quickly create video presentations with suggested storyboards, stock images, and background music.

  • Free users can choose from 12 pre-made avatars and add scripts, but cannot create AI avatars of themselves.

  • New features include 8-second video generation with a specific image and automatic removal of filler words in recordings.

  • Google positions Vids as a tool to save time and reduce costs for product demos, training videos, and support content.

🤓OpenTools POV –   Making Vids widely available highlights the push to bring AI video creation into everyday workflows. It shows how AI is scaling production while reducing time and cost pressures for businesses.

  • Microsoft’s Copilot AI is now inside Samsung TVs and monitors // An animated version of the AI assistant can provide movie recommendations or summarize the latest episode of your favorite show

  • 911 centers are so understaffed, they’re turning to AI to answer calls // The company’s AI voice agent is designed to triage non-urgent issues like noise complaints, parking violations, and even stolen wallet reports  situations that don’t need an officer’s immediate response or can be handled without dispatching personnel to the scene

  • Google and Grok are catching up to ChatGPT, says a16z’s latest AI report // ChatGPT rivals like Google’s Gemini, xAI’s Grok, and, to a lesser extent, Meta AI, are closing the gap to ChatGPT, OpenAI’s popular AI chatbot, according to a new report focused on the consumer AI landscape

  • Nvidia Forecasts Decelerating Growth After Two-Year AI Boom // Nvidia Corp., the world’s most valuable company, gave a tepid revenue forecast for the current period, signaling that growth is decelerating after a staggering two-year boom in artificial intelligence spending

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