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Shah: Consumers will use AI agents for autonomous purchases within six months
“You just, and no one's really doing this yet, but it's going to happen, I think, you know, in the next six months. Is just tell your agent, you know, tell Gemini, tell ChatGPT, go buy these things, it has your credit card, and now that world that they were des…”
Alap Shah Feb 23, 2026 ▶ 9:39 Why My Article Just Tanked the Market
Assertion Supported
Hays: ChatGPT daily active users fell 6% following Google Gemini launch
“In the two weeks since the Gemini launched, ChatGPT unique daily active users, a seven-day average, are down six percent.”
Jordi Hays Dec 3, 2025 ▶ 16:35 The World’s Fastest Growing Defense Company, OpenAI’s Code Red, Google Strikes Back | Diet TBPN
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Apple chose Google Gemini for Siri after blind model tests
“Apple ran a blind test of frontier models and picked Gemini.”
John Coogan Jan 14, 2026 ▶ 13:56 Siri needs an App, OpenAI Acquires health startup Torch, Claude Cowork reactions | Diet TBPN
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Google Gemini's underlying tech performance matches OpenAI
“If you look at the performance of the underlying technology at Google with Gemini, it's on par, if not like back and forth with open AI.”
John Coogan Jan 24, 2025 ▶ 1:58:18 DJI Suspicions, Stargate Turmoil, OpenAI Operator, F40 for the Mind
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Gemini app has over 750M monthly active users
“Google said Wednesday that it has more than seven hundred and fifty million monthly active users just on its Gemini app, which only represents a portion of Gemini's actual users because it's vended into all the different products.”
John Coogan Feb 6, 2026 ▶ 22:24 Anthropic’s Trust Nuke, OpenAI’s new releases, Google Claims AI Crown | Diet TBPN
Assertion Supported
Coogan: DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis reportedly has no plans for Gemini ads
“Demis Hassabis from Google told Alex Heath at Sources that, that he has no plan, no plans to put ads in Gemini.”
John Coogan Jan 21, 2026 ▶ 27:47 Davos Reactions, Waymo in the News, WB & Netflix Strike All Cash Deal | Diet TBPN
Assertion Supported
Alphabet is vertically integrated from chips and AI to autonomous robotics
“He's got the data center, he's got the chip, right? Tensor, right? He's got, he does a lot of the operating system type work, including the model, you know, the Gemini model, the applications he does as well, and he even gets all the way to the robotic layer, …”
Marc Benioff Oct 17, 2025 ▶ 5:30 Marc Benioff on AI Agents' Biggest Problem
Assertion Supported
Google Reports That Gemini Reached 450 Million Monthly Active Users
“And that reflects the actual number that they shared, four hundred and fifty million monthly active users.”
John Coogan Jul 26, 2025 ▶ 1:30:39 Weekly Recap: Casey Neistat, OpenAI Cracks Math, The Future of ChatGPT, Apple x F1, Intel Layoffs
Assertion Supported
Google added $2 trillion in market cap since the Gemini image controversy
“Google has now added two trillion dollars to its market cap over the past 20 months since the boob shirt guy asked Sergey Brin about woke Gemini images while having a foot-long Subway cold-cut trio for lunch.”
John Coogan Nov 25, 2025 ▶ 8:54 Reverse Engineering 200 AI Startups, Nucleus Genomics Controversy, Drone Hunting | Diet TBPN
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Gemini Daily Requests Grew Over 50% Quarter-Over-Quarter
“Daily requests grew over 50% from Q-one to Q-two.”
John Coogan Jul 26, 2025 ▶ 1:30:14 Weekly Recap: Casey Neistat, OpenAI Cracks Math, The Future of ChatGPT, Apple x F1, Intel Layoffs
Assertion Supported
Hays: Google Is Phasing Out Google Assistant on Android for Gemini
“Android users have had access to Google Assistant for a long time. That's getting phased out. It's just gonna be Gemini.”
Jordi Hays Jul 26, 2025 ▶ 1:31:29 Weekly Recap: Casey Neistat, OpenAI Cracks Math, The Future of ChatGPT, Apple x F1, Intel Layoffs
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Google's Gemini is named after the Brain and DeepMind merger
“Google's Gemini is a reference to two formerly distinct labs, Google brain and deep mind that were merged into one lab, Google deep mind.”
John Coogan Nov 19, 2025 ▶ 9:00 Cloudflare Outage, iMessages in Gemini 3, 𝕏 Reactions to Gemini 3 | Diet TBPN
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