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AI-related work now makes up more than 10% of sales at India's big tech services firms, the Financial Times reports. Here is why that matters if you hire tech help.
Read more: India's big tech services firms see AI work pass 10% of salesWhatsApp now has a full app on Apple CarPlay, so drivers can read, send and call from the dashboard screen without relying on Siri voice commands.
Read more: WhatsApp now has its own app on Apple CarPlay car screensSimile says it builds AI stand-ins for people that companies can question about products and ads. Your shopping and movement data may help train them.
Read more: A startup is building digital copies of shoppers for companies to quizVirginia's governor ordered a statewide plan to defend against AI-powered cyberattacks, after an AI agent filed false public records requests on a state website.
Read more: Virginia orders a statewide plan to defend against AI-powered cyberattacksA WhatsApp channel called Lula's Army grew to 10.8 million followers and is credited by allies with helping Lula come back in Brazil's election.
Read more: A WhatsApp channel with 10.8 million followers helped Lula win Brazil's voteNevis, a New York startup that uses AI to clear paperwork off financial advisors' desks, raised $70 million as the country faces a shortage of advisors.
Read more: AI startup Nevis raises $70M to cut financial advisors' paperworkA new Atlassian survey finds far fewer developers saving 10 hours a week with AI than a year ago, even as nearly every team now uses it.
Read more: Fewer developers say AI saves them 10 hours a weekMapQuest's new Surveillance layer shows reported license plate camera locations on the map, so drivers can see which nearby roads are watched.
Read more: MapQuest Now Shows Where License Plate Cameras Watch the RoadA Windows data thief called Aokigahara copies login files for AI apps like ChatGPT Desktop, Claude and Cursor, and a password reset alone may not lock thieves out.
Read more: New Windows malware steals logins for ChatGPT, Claude and CursorElvis's licensing group says Anthropic trained its AI on 274 Presley songs without permission and wants about $41 million. Here is why it matters beyond music.
Read more: Elvis Presley's estate sues Anthropic over 274 songs for $41 millionA Perth consultant's tests suggest AI could cut a one-hour bookkeeping review to about 5 minutes, but the tools still slipped on tax and foreign currency.
Read more: Tests show AI can cut a one-hour bookkeeping review to about 5 minutesLinkthread, a tool for building one bio link page, now has a $5 a month paid plan with deeper tracking, more design options and room for a team. Free stays free.
Read more: Linkthread adds a $5 a month paid plan with deeper link trackingA report from software maker Karbon says U.S. accounting firms that adopt new tech early earn 28% more revenue per employee than cautious ones.
Read more: Accounting firms quick to adopt new tech earn 28% more per employeeAARP tested more than 30 medical alert devices with staged falls. Medical Guardian came out on top, and fall detection usually costs about $10 more a month.
Read more: Medical alert devices with fall detection: what AARP's tests foundRalph Lauren can now adjust executive bonuses based on AI results, but few other retailers do this yet. Here is why, and what it means for business owners.
Read more: Ralph Lauren now links executive bonuses to how well it uses AIFlorida is suing OpenAI and Discord and fighting Meta, and a new bill would require proof of age and parental consent before kids download apps.
Read more: Florida is suing and pressing big tech harder than any other stateEuropean payment firms formed a council to write rules for AI shopping agents, which could shape how you approve purchases, get refunds and pay.
Read more: European payment firms team up to set rules for AI shopping agentsThe FCC has set November 25 for new robocall and text opt-out rules. Businesses that contact customers have under a month to get ready.
Read more: New rules on stopping robocalls and texts start November 25OpenAI says a faster processing tier helps its engineers investigate outages in minutes, not hours. No outside test has confirmed the claim.
Read more: OpenAI says its faster AI tool cut engineers' outage checks to minutesA student lost ₹6,450 chasing a ₹799 kurti from an Instagram ad. Police say the trail led to a network moving more than ₹30 crore, and seven people are arrested.
Read more: A $10 online dress order led police to a $3.6 million fraud ringA car-industry founder says ChatGPT car searches can steer shoppers to online lenders instead of local dealers, so check where AI links lead before you click.
Read more: Asking ChatGPT About Cars? Some Results May Point to LendersWorkday is adding a Candidate Profile that lets job seekers fill in their details once and reuse them, which could mean fewer abandoned applications for employers.
Read more: Workday Will Let Job Seekers Save One Profile for Many ApplicationsAn MIT freshman designed Keybytes, a free keyboard plan where each key is a separate snap-together module. A full-size build would cost around $900.
Read more: A college freshman built a keyboard where every key snaps on with magnetsPoka has launched a tool that lets plant teams build their own AI agents without code, and a connector that feeds Poka data to assistants like ChatGPT and Copilot.
Read more: Poka lets factory teams build their own AI helpers without coding
