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More than 40 Best Buy stores now have a Meta Lab where anyone can walk in and try Meta's AI glasses before buying, no appointment needed.
Read more: You Can Now Try Meta's AI Glasses in Person at Some Best Buy StoresMcKinsey has published new evidence on AI agents that shop for you. Who gains, and which sellers get seen, could affect your wallet and your business.
Read more: AI shopping assistants are starting to buy things for peopleEU governments backed a privacy law change that would let AI companies use personal data without consent. It is not final, but it could reach old posts and chats.
Read more: EU countries back letting AI firms use your data without askingPNC and ADP are building payroll and HR tools into PNC's digital banking, so small business owners may run both from one login.
Read more: PNC Bank Adds ADP Payroll Inside Its Small Business BankingGoogle will show ads inside its AI Search answers in markets outside the U.S., as its core search ad growth slows and investors push the stock down 8%.
Read more: Google is putting ads inside its AI search answers worldwideA link promising a ChatGPT coding app for Android points to an error page on a Vietnamese university site, so there is nothing safe to download.
Read more: Link to a ChatGPT coding app for Android leads to a dead pageForbes published a how-to guide for small business owners on building a website with Claude, an AI assistant. The catch is that the result needs a careful check.
Read more: How a small business can build its own website using ClaudeA new Memphis venture is selling AI-powered growth plans to small businesses, but price, clients and results are not public yet.
Read more: A Memphis company now offers small businesses AI growth plansA Pixel 8 test found that charger compatibility, port choice and heat matter more for charging speed than battery size, and that the last 20% is slow.
Read more: Why your phone charges slowly even with a big batteryBroccoli, which makes AI helpers that answer calls and book jobs for home-service companies, has raised $52 million. Here is what it does and what is unproven.
Read more: Startup that answers calls for plumbers and electricians raises $52MHome care agencies are getting less money from payers for a fourth year, so many are using AI tools for paperwork, scheduling and billing. Here is what that means for families.
Read more: Home care agencies use AI helpers for paperwork as payments shrinkMastercard says banks and shops should strengthen the fraud defenses they already have against attacks aimed at specific cardholders. Here is what that means.
Read more: How banks and shops can strengthen defenses against targeted card fraudThe Financial Times says AI is making it cheap to move and check company information, which is the work middle managers have long done.
Read more: AI software is changing what middle managers do at workA new MIT Technology Review Insights survey finds every company uses AI, but only 16% report transformative value. One expert blames missing business context.
Read more: Most companies using AI still see little payoff, a new survey findsGoogle is building an automatic backup tool for Android, but some Samsung Galaxy Book laptop owners may not be able to use it, according to a report.
Read more: Google's coming Android auto-backup may not work with some Samsung laptopsA Georgia bookseller will refund New Yorkers billed for 'free' trial books and pay $23,500 in penalties. You have until April 23, 2027 to ask.
Read more: Seniors offered 'free' books got bills instead; NY settlement brings refundsGitHub Copilot can now make and edit images from a plain-language request and save them in your project, but the usage counts against your AI credits.
Read more: GitHub Copilot can now create and edit images for your projectGitHub now lets teams build shared Copilot Automations, so one AI helper can do routine work for everyone, but an admin has to turn on billing first.
Read more: GitHub lets teams share AI helpers that do routine work for themA researcher chained design mistakes in Microsoft Edge and Windows to escape the browser's safety wall. Microsoft patched it in May, so updated browsers are safe.
Read more: Researcher Broke Out of Microsoft Edge Using Only Design MistakesGoogle and Oracle will offer Google's custom AI chips to Oracle cloud customers next year, giving Nvidia more competition and AI buyers more choice.
Read more: Google's AI chips are no longer just for Google and one big customerA hacker published a staff directory covering more than 40,000 Homeland Security workers, and it shows how one weak login system can expose a whole workforce.
Read more: Hacker leaks details of 40,000 Homeland Security employeesReports say Nine9, a Michigan talent group, pitched paid sign-ups to people expecting auditions. No ruling calls it a scam, but the pattern is worth knowing.
Read more: Nine9 talent group draws complaints over fees and unexpected textsOpenAI and ServiceNow are widening their partnership to bring AI into more everyday work tasks. Details are thin, but ServiceNow customers should pay attention.
Read more: OpenAI and ServiceNow team up to bring AI to more work tasksThe Justice Department is asking questions about Nvidia's planned $13 billion purchase of AI company Hugging Face, which could matter to anyone who builds on free AI tools.
Read more: Justice Department asks questions about Nvidia's $13 billion Hugging Face deal
