7/11/25: New Browsers from OpenAI and Perplexity
- HK Digital
- Jul 11, 2025
- 2 min read
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Welcome to the weekend.
We are back! We were a little heavier on BBQ and family time over newsletters last week, but we are ready to scratch that paid media news itch that's likely been bothering you this whole time.
New Browsers from OpenAI and Perplexity
New Browsers from OpenAI and Perplexity Chrome has been instrumental in maintaining Google's total dominance in search. Are people yearning for a new browser for a new era?
Initial Prime Day numbers are looking soft... maybe even worse than soft. Recent chatter is based on an unofficial report, but Amazon would likely refute this with hard numbers if there was a better story to tell.
Holding Company Shares Plummet Holding company stock prices continue to take a beating as the market sours on ad agencies.
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X CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down after two years. She failed to achieve Musk's goals of an "everything app", but these were unrealistic to begin with. She had a thankless job that nobody in their right mind would want, but she will have a tougher time finding a soft landing in the world of advertising she made a business of belittling and suing during her tenure
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That's All Folks!
That’s it for this edition of First Impression, hopefully you found some valuable nuggets in here. Feel free to send any feedback and suggestions for future topics our way.
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