--- title: AI News for Developers #9: ChatGPT Adds Ads, UCP,... description: Discussion about "AI News for Developers #9: ChatGPT Adds Ads, UCP, TranslateGemma & More" on daily.dev - join the developer community canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-news-for-developers-9-chatgpt-adds-ads-ucp-translategemma-more-omrjvuaye twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: AI News for Developers #9: ChatGPT Adds Ads, UCP, TranslateGemma & More | daily.dev og:description: Discussion about "AI News for Developers #9: ChatGPT Adds Ads, UCP, TranslateGemma & More" on daily.dev - join the developer community og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-news-for-developers-9-chatgpt-adds-ads-ucp-translategemma-more-omrjvuaye og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OMRjVUaYe.png og:image:alt: AI News for Developers #9: ChatGPT Adds Ads, UCP, TranslateGemma & More og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI News for Developers #9: ChatGPT Adds Ads, UCP, TranslateGemma & More **[Vladislav Guzey](https://daily.dev/sources/mynd5jccrzlhtmlfarmba)** · [@proflead](https://daily.dev/proflead) · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Content Hey Devs! This week in AI marks another shift in how major players are shaping the ecosystem, from OpenAI's new advertising strategy aimed at expanding access to Google's big push into agentic commerce with UCP, to fresh generative model and developer tool releases. Let's jump into the most important updates. --- ### OpenAI Adds Ads to ChatGPT OpenAI will soon **show ads in ChatGPT** to free users and to new **ChatGPT Go** plan subscribers. Ads will appear below responses and are clearly labeled. They **won't change the AI's answers** or share your private chat data with advertisers. Paid plans (Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise) stay ad-free. **_Read more:_** [**_https://openai.com/index/our-approach-to-advertising-and-expanding-access/_**](https://openai.com/index/our-approach-to-advertising-and-expanding-access/) --- ### Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) - Open Shopping Standard Google and partners, including Shopify, Walmart, and others, launched the **Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)**. It's an **open standard** that lets AI assistants (like Gemini and others) talk to store systems to search for products, add items to the cart, and check out automatically. It removes custom integrations, making agent-based shopping easier to build. **_Read more:_** [**_https://developers.googleblog.com/under-the-hood-universal-commerce-protocol-ucp/_**](https://developers.googleblog.com/under-the-hood-universal-commerce-protocol-ucp/) --- ### TranslateGemma - New Open Translation Models Google released **TranslateGemma**, a set of open translation models built on **Gemini 3**. They come in **4B, 12B, and 27B sizes**, support **55 languages**, and can even translate text inside images. The 12B model performs very well, sometimes better than the 27B one. Models and data are available on usual open model sites for developers to use. **_Read more:_** [**_https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/translategemma/_**](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/translategemma/) --- ### Veo 3.1 - Better Generative Video Google updated its **Veo** video model to **version 3.1** with mobile-focused features: - Vertical (9:16) video - HD/4K output - Better character dialogue and style This makes AI video generation much more useful for apps and content creation. **_Read more:_** [**_https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/enhanced-veo-3-1-gemini_**](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/enhanced-veo-3-1-gemini) --- ### GitHub Copilot CLI Gets Smarter GitHub updated **Copilot CLI** with new models like **GPT-5 mini** and **GPT-4.1**, built in free for users. It also added **automation helpers** (like Explore, Task, Plan, and Code-review), plus better context tools for scripting and CI. This boosts productivity for coding and dev workflows. **_Read more:_** [**_https://github.blog/changelog/2026-01-14-github-copilot-cli-enhanced-agents-context-management-and-new-ways-to-install/_**](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-01-14-github-copilot-cli-enhanced-agents-context-management-and-new-ways-to-install/) --- **Codex Skills Explained: Stop Repeating Prompts use SKILLS** Codex Skills are one of the most powerful and underrated features in OpenAI Codex. Instead of repeating prompts, skills let you package workflows into reusable, discoverable instructions that Codex loads only when needed. **_Watch on YouTube:_** [**_https://youtu.be/d3Ydt6LyGeY_**](https://youtu.be/d3Ydt6LyGeY) --- Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this round-up, hit **subscribe** and share any thoughts or news in the comments. See you next week with more AI dev updates! 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