Here’s this week’s GTStudios roundup — 15 items across Web & Design, Small Business Tech, AI for Business, Marketing & SEO.
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The TLDR
- Web & Design: Building Tactile UX: Honoring Intentional Design With Lottie
- Small Business Tech: SBA Announces Finalists for $1 Million Patriot Pitch Competition
- AI for Business: OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer
- Marketing & SEO: Study: ChatGPT ads appear on 26% of commercial prompts
Web & Design
Building Tactile UX: Honoring Intentional Design With Lottie
When tasked with building a highly interactive, tactile web experience, the architecture must serve the art direction. In this article, Alexey Kopytin explains their architectural rationale for building a digital stress- Smashing Magazine
Animating CSS border-image
Border images are an overlooked feature. One neat fact is that border image slices can run across entire borders on an element, and animating it creates beautiful effects. Animating CSS border-image originally handwr CSS-Tricks
SmashingConf Freiburg 2026, September 7-10
Smashing Magazine’s in-person conferences are back and returning to the wonderful city of Freiburg next month, September 7–10. SmashingConf Freiburg 2026, September 7-10 originally handwritten and published with love CSS-Tricks
Small Business Tech
SBA Announces Finalists for $1 Million Patriot Pitch Competition
Discover the exciting finalists of the SBA's $1 Million Patriot Pitch Competition, showcasing innovative veteran-led businesses. Learn about the remarkable entrepreneurs and their groundbreaking ideas that honor and supp Small Business Trends
Small Business Acquisitions Drop 10% as Buyers Get More Selective
U.S. small business acquisitions fell 10% in Q2 2026 as buyers became more selective, focusing on profitability, cash flow and financing readiness. Small Business Trends
AI for Business
OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer
San Francisco's housing market is in trouble again. TechCrunch AI
As AI-led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber model
OpenAI is expanding its AI cybersecurity defense program Daybreak, and rolling out a new cyber-trained AI model with it. TechCrunch AI
Marketing & SEO
Study: ChatGPT ads appear on 26% of commercial prompts
New research finds ChatGPT is already serving ads at scale, while highlighting challenges around targeting relevance. Search Engine Land
Google investigates Merchant Center outage
Google says it is investigating reports of an issue affecting Merchant Center, but has not yet shared details on the cause or expected resolution. Search Engine Land
IAB Tech Lab releases new privacy standards
Rules aim to keep up with evolving state laws and to make it easier to communicate consumer privacy choices. The post IAB Tech Lab releases new privacy standards appeared first on MarTech . MarTech
From the blog this week
How to Reduce No-Show Appointments With Automated Reminders
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Loyalty App or Loyalty Platform? How to Decide
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What to Include in an App Development Contract
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What Is a CMS and Does Your Small Business Need One?
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How to Find and Onboard Beta Testers for Your App
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