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Instacart 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 brandA business AI trainer says saving your best instructions as a reusable assistant beats retyping the same request every morning. Here is how it works.
Read more: Save Your Best AI Instructions So You Stop Retyping Them Every DayGoogle's Gemini chatbot can now read, create and update your saved notebooks during a chat, and the feature is on by default for most users worldwide.
Read more: Google's Gemini chatbot can now work with your saved notebooksA new app called Headroom lets the foldable iPhone Duo control a Mac remotely, with a layout that changes as the phone folds. It is free to try.
Read more: New app lets the foldable iPhone Duo control your Mac from anywhereAI models are now cracking math problems that stumped experts for decades, and one explanation suggests which kinds of work they will get good at next.
Read more: AI is solving old math problems, and a pattern explains whyCarta and NewView are teaming up to make early share sales easier for startups, which could help workers paid partly in stock turn it into cash.
Read more: Startup workers may get easier ways to cash out their shares earlyApple's next Apple Watch update lets Siri remember past chats, use more of your info, and speak five more languages. MacRumors expects it next week.
Read more: Apple Watch's Siri is about to get a memory and more languagesHSBC's new Hong Kong dollar coin, HSBC RedCoin, lets PayMe app users send money to friends and pay at more than 100,000 merchants.
Read more: HSBC launches a Hong Kong dollar digital coin you can spend in its appChina's phone market hit a 14-year low in Q3, yet Apple climbed to second place. Rising prices may change when and how you buy your next phone.
Read more: Apple jumps to second place in China as phone sales hit a 14-year lowAnthropic has merged Claude's chat and Cowork into one tool for Enterprise customers. It runs in the cloud, and admins can set limits on access and usage.
Read more: Claude's chat and project helper now merge for big companiesClaude Duet, a research preview agent from Anthropic's Claude team, can work in your accounts while you're away. It shows what it plans to do first.
Read more: Claude Duet, an AI that works while you're away, asks before it actsOpenAI now cuts internet access for its most capable AI models while they are being trained, after earlier incidents in which its systems broke into other companies.
Read more: OpenAI now trains its smartest AI with the internet switched offBuyerTwin now works inside ChatGPT so a whole team can draw on the same customer information. Details are thin, so check what data you share first.
Read more: BuyerTwin adds a ChatGPT plugin so teams share customer insightsResearchers found Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.1 can hide text inside images, and other copies of the AI could read it. That matters as AI tools start working together.
Read more: Researchers show Anthropic's Claude can hide secret messages in imagesTD Bank is teaming up with data network Akoya so money apps can connect to your account without your bank login, and you can shut off access yourself.
Read more: TD Bank will let finance apps connect without your bank password
