Marketplace All-in-One Bytes: Week in Review - OpenAI officially joins the browser wars
Oct 24, 2025
Jewel Burks Solomon, a managing partner at Collab Capital and a tech industry veteran, shares insights on OpenAI's new web browser, Atlas. They discuss Atlas's capabilities like Agent Mode, which allows online shopping assistance. Jewel raises privacy concerns over Atlas’s optional memory feature. The conversation also explores Amazon's plans to expand automation in warehouses and the potential job losses in small communities. They caution against the fragility of our reliance on cloud services, highlighted by a recent AWS outage.
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Hands-On With Atlas Agent Mode
- Jewel Burks Solomon asked Atlas to find and purchase a toddler suit and watched Agent Mode navigate Amazon to add items to her cart.
- She sometimes regained control when the browser took too long or needed more specific prompting.
Give Precise Prompts And Regain Control
- Be specific in your initial prompts when using Atlas because clearer instructions improve performance.
- Regain control if the browser stalls or chooses slower alternatives you don't want.
Memory Feature Raises Privacy Questions
- Atlas asks to store a memory for personalization but documentation leaves unclear what it captures.
- That ambiguity raises real privacy risks because the browser may record sensitive details across sites.