{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a50ecc7e8973e4a61743879/6a7b5c63d6c287f9ee88aa8d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Google Maps Becomes an Assistant, Comet Wins Access to Amazon, Everyone Monetises Reddit Except Reddit, GEMA Turns Music Rights Into a Product and MODRA Delivers the High Street","description":"<p>In this episode of So This Happened, Jess and Nathalie cover Google Maps gaining agentic food ordering through Ask Maps, Amazon losing its court ban on Perplexity's Comet agent, Reddit testing watchable versions of their posts, GEMA's copyright win against Suno alongside PLAI, its licensed dataset of 178,000 recordings, and MODRA, the Seattle startup betting an AI assistant can make local boutiques feel like one on-demand marketplace.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Nathalie</strong>: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalielethbridge/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalielethbridge/</a></p><p><strong>Jess</strong>: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicacarlin/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicacarlin/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Nathalie's guest appearance on Early Adoptr</strong>: <a href=\"https://www.earlyadoptr.ai/episodes/how-conversational-commerce-will-change-how-we-shop\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How Conversational Commerce Will Change How We Shop</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find So This Happened...</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe to the newsletter</strong>: <a href=\"https://lnkd.in/gURXag5C\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://lnkd.in/gURXag5C</a></p><p><strong>LinkedIn</strong>: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/atonik/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/company/atonik/</a></p><p><strong>Contact</strong>: hello@atoniknexus.com</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources</strong>:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.engadget.com/2231441/google-maps-ask-maps-expansion/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Now you can chat with Google Maps to order food, reserve hotels and more</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/technology/amazon-loses-us-court-ban-on-perplexitys-ai-shopping-tools/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Loses US Court Ban On Perplexity's AI Shopping Tools</a></li><li><a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/reddit-is-testing-a-new-way-to-watch-and-listen-to-its-viral-posts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit Is Testing A New Way To Watch And Listen To Its Viral Posts</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/as-gema-awaits-its-suno-copyright-verdict-the-german-collecting-society-launches-plai-a-fully-licensed-dataset-for-training-ai-music-tools/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">As GEMA Awaits Its Suno Copyright Verdict, The German Collecting Society Launches PLAI, A Fully Licensed Dataset For Training AI Music Tools</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/german-court-rules-ai-music-firm-suno-broke-copyright-rules-2026-07-31/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">German Court Rules AI Music Firm Suno Broke Copyright Rules</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.geekwire.com/2026/startup-spotlight-this-seattle-area-plumber-wants-to-unclog-retail-with-ai-powered-delivery/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Startup Spotlight: This Seattle Area Plumber Wants To Unclog Retail With AI Powered Delivery</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Atonik"}