BIG LAB UPDATES · 29 OCTOBER 2026

Quick lab notes

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• OpenAI's always-on agent Dots is now available in the EU on Business and Enterprise plans (@kimmonismus); we couldn't confirm UK availability, so check your own account: x.com

• OpenAI's @thsottiaux says merging ChatGPT's Chat and Work modes is planned but not rolling out yet: x.com

• From Alphabet's earnings call, as summarised by SEO consultant Lily Ray (@lilyraynyc): apps built with MCP will be usable inside Google Search and Gemini, and ads in AI Mode are expanding internationally. That's her summary, not separately verified: x.com

• The Gemini app added 'immersive explorations': layered, interactive visual explainers for learning a topic (not verified beyond the post): x.com

Why it mattersIf you sell to customers who search with Google, the MCP-in-Search point is the one to watch: it suggests your own tools could one day be used straight from Google's AI answers.

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How we knowCompany figures are labelled as their own claims; anything we couldn't verify is labelled as a report or a claim.