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GoDaddy's CEO says small businesses should use AI for routine work, such as websites and marketing, while keeping control of what makes their brand different.
Read more: GoDaddy's CEO: let AI do the busywork, but keep your brand yoursYouTube's phone app now lets you add your own feeds for any topic or mood, but the feature only works if your watch and search history are on.
Read more: YouTube's phone app now lets you build your own video feedsA flying car startup has worked for 11 years, and now Tesla is watching the field. Inc. says small firms can learn from how it handles a giant rival.
Read more: A flying car startup spent 11 years building. Tesla just noticed.Netflix is laying off 1,000 people and removing three top content leaders, a shake-up that could shape what you watch and what you pay.
Read more: Netflix cuts 1,000 jobs and fires top content bossesA planned deal between fintech firms Ramp and Airwallex fell apart in 2025, and Ramp's investors reportedly pushed back hard. Here is what is known so far.
Read more: Ramp's Investors Hit Back at Airwallex After a Partnership Fell ApartOpenAI has opened its fast, low-cost Decisions API to all customers. It picks between options in a fraction of a second, which could trim business costs and wait times.
Read more: OpenAI opens a much faster, cheaper AI for quick yes-or-no choicesNew federal data shows homes served by investor-owned utilities paid about 23% more per unit of power in 2025 than homes served by public utilities.
Read more: Homes pay 23% more for power from investor-owned utilitiesMave, a young security company, raised $28M to build AI that investigates cyber alerts across a company's tools, though its results are self-reported.
Read more: Security startup Mave raises $28M to let AI investigate cyberattacksUber is rolling out OpenAI's ChatGPT Work to about 30,000 office staff, weeks after cutting 3,300 corporate jobs. Here is what the tool does and why it matters.
Read more: Uber gives 30,000 office workers ChatGPT weeks after layoffsAndroid Police writer Irene Okpanachi used Gemini to read what her apps store and request. A downloader called Snaptube had the most red flags.
Read more: A writer used Gemini to check what her Android apps store about herSezzle, the buy now, pay later company, wants to become a national bank. Approval is likely more than a year away, but it could change how apps like it are overseen.
Read more: Sezzle applies to become a national bankInc. reports two Gen Z founders built a $4.5 million startup from an AI trick that fooled their friends. Here is what is known and what is not.
Read more: Gen Z founders turn an AI prank on friends into a $4.5M startupAnthropic marks text from new Claude models worldwide, and OpenAI marks ChatGPT text in the EU. Here is what the hidden mark means for your emails and reports.
Read more: Claude and ChatGPT now hide a secret mark in the text they writeBasware, an invoice software maker, has agreed to buy Trustpair, a payment fraud prevention company. Businesses that pay invoices may see more built-in checks.
Read more: Basware agrees to buy Trustpair to fight payment fraudInstacart is reportedly in talks to sell itself, which could change the grocery delivery app many people rely on, though no deal has been announced.
Read more: Instacart is reportedly in talks to sell the whole companyGoogle Maps has tools for spotting shops with a camera, planning with one question and getting traffic warnings. Some may not have reached your phone.
Read more: Five Google Maps tricks that make the app far more usefulTexas is suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, saying ChatGPT was falsely sold as safe. The case could affect what protections families and users get.
Read more: Texas sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, saying ChatGPT was sold as safeResearchers shut down a hidden flaw in the old Time4Popcorn app that could have let attackers take over millions of PCs and Macs. Android users are still exposed.
Read more: Forgotten movie-streaming app left millions of computers open to takeoverGoogle Messages on Android is adding an opt-in Enhanced Protection mode that uses AI to spot scam texts, though some features need newer phones.
Read more: Google Messages adds a stronger shield against scam textsAn investment strategy says Shopify could gain as AI assistants begin finding and buying products for shoppers, which may change how people reach online stores.
Read more: Shopify could gain as AI shopping assistants start buying for usEarly impressions say Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, wastes room on its 5.4-inch outer screen, while Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 does not.
Read more: Apple's first foldable iPhone wastes screen space on its small outer displayFiverr says business hiring of freelancers is up 260% in recent years, as owners look for ways to get time back. The numbers come from a company that sells the service.
Read more: Small business owners are hiring more freelancers to free up timeBlock, the company led by Jack Dorsey, unveiled Dessa, a voice AI trained only on human conversation, and says it hears emotion better than today's assistants.
Read more: Block built a voice AI that learned only from human conversationStaples Canada has launched Staples Business, one brand for supplies, tech, print and facilities. Business buyers may get one contact, but delivery is the test.
Read more: Staples Canada rolls its business services into one brand
