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Schmitdy dolphin and a game creator testing a platform game on a phone beside a laptop
AI Search12 min read

AI Game Creation in 2026: First Playable Games and Phone Playtesting

A practical map of prompt-led game creation, mobile authoring, hosted player feeds and AI-assisted engines.

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AI Search11 min read

Safety knives in Germany in 2026: what AI answers say about brands and applications

MARTOR leads this measured brand panel, but naming varies with the cutting task. The study separates brand presence, workplace selection, and source evidence.

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Flat illustration of a cookie glowing inside a chat bubble while other desserts fade into the background, representing one brand's uneven AI visibility
AI Search10 min read

London Cookie and Bakery AI Visibility Index 2026: which dessert brands ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI name on their own

A rare category with a genuine leader in AI answers, until you widen the question. See where the lead holds and exactly where it falls apart.

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AI Search10 min read

London Burger AI Visibility Index 2026: which burger and casual dining brands ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI name on their own

The first dataset covering which London burger and casual dining brands AI engines name unprompted. One brand pulls well ahead of the field, but even it loses most of the questions about where to eat.

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AI Search10 min read

Crypto Wallet AI Visibility Index 2026: which wallets and money apps ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI name on their own

The first dataset covering which crypto wallets and everyday-money apps AI engines name unprompted. All 15 tracked brands showed up at least once. The gap that matters is between the wallets AI mentions often and the ones it lingers on when it does.

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AI Search9 min read

Contact Centre QA Software AI Visibility Index 2026: which platforms ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI name on their own

The first dataset covering which contact centre QA platforms AI engines name unprompted. Unlike most categories in this series, the field here is crowded rather than flat, and the gap between the top and the middle is a cliff, not a slope.

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AI Search9 min read

UK Tech Recruitment AI Visibility Index 2026: which recruiters appear in buyer-selection answers

A dated study of UK technology recruitment firms in buyer-selection answers, from permanent engineering hiring to executive search and contract talent. The report separates the three purchase contexts and publishes the full positive cohort.

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Flat riso illustration of a San Francisco street at dusk with a ranked list of restaurant names, only the top entries lit, cream paper background, no text
AI Search10 min read

Bay Area Indian Restaurant AI Index 2026: which rooms ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI name on their own

The first dataset on which Bay Area Indian and modern Indian restaurants AI engines bring up unprompted. The category has no default answer at all.

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Flat riso illustration of a Colorado main street at dusk with a ranked list of restaurant names, only the top entries lit, cream paper background, no text
AI Search9 min read

Colorado Dining AI Index 2026: which Denver, Boulder and Vail restaurants AI names on its own

The first dataset on which Denver, Boulder and Vail restaurants AI engines bring up unprompted. Unlike most dining markets, this one has a default answer.

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Flat riso illustration of a Texas main street at dusk with a ranked list of restaurant names, only the top entries lit, cream paper background, no text
AI Search9 min read

Texas Dining AI Index 2026: which restaurants ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI name on their own

The first dataset covering which Texas restaurants AI engines bring up unprompted across Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. No brand comes close to owning the category.

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AI Search9 min read

Middle East On Demand Strategy Consulting AI Index 2026: why the traditional firms still own the category

Re-run on a larger, fixed window than our first pass, this index still asks who AI names when a Middle East buyer needs strategy talent fast. The traditional strategy firms and the Big Four lead the category. On-demand platforms still win specific questions.

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