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A brand that hit $200 million in online sales shows that web success does not guarantee store success, because leases and inventory change the math.
Read more: A $200 Million Online Hit Can Still Struggle Once It Opens StoresAndroid's Quick Settings panel can hold tiles for QR scanning, focus time, privacy and smart home controls, and adding them takes only a few seconds.
Read more: Five hidden Android shortcuts that save you taps every dayA new survey finds shoppers would still send AI agents to big marketplaces, even when a brand's own site offers the same price, shipping and returns.
Read more: Shoppers Still Pick Big Marketplaces Even When AI Does the BuyingWalmart says shoppers will soon be able to cap what an AI helper spends, approve each buy, and see which orders the AI placed.
Read more: Walmart will let you set spending limits for AI shopping helpersQobuz, a Spotify rival, says it is dealing with a surge of AI-made songs, and the flood on streaming services may be sending listeners its way.
Read more: Music app Qobuz gains as AI-made songs flood rival streaming servicesTikTok's U.S. business is exploring a huge amount of computing power, which could mean more AI in the app and possibly new AI tools for businesses.
Read more: TikTok's U.S. arm is seeking huge amounts of computing powerA HubSpot guide says to track a mix of branded, unbranded and competitor questions in AI chatbots, not everything. Here is why that matters if you sell anything.
Read more: How to pick which AI chatbot questions to watch for your brandOpenAI is looking to raise fresh money as investors reassess AI bets, which could shape prices and which AI tools businesses can count on.
Read more: OpenAI Seeks New Funding as Investors Rethink AI BetsInc. says a 10,000-fold test of the iPhone Duo is less interesting than how a phone that changes shape may change your daily routines.
Read more: Folding phones may change your daily habits more than you expectGoldman Sachs now says AI could displace up to 9% of workers, and a weak economy could make that happen faster. Here is what that means for your job or business.
Read more: Goldman Sachs says AI could push up to 9% of workers out of their jobsA new Wi-Fi 7 router can feel slower than the old one. How-To Geek lists six reasons, from missing bands to weak mesh setups and devices that cannot keep up.
Read more: Why your new Wi-Fi router may be slowing your internet downGoogle Health 5.11 lets supported Fitbit and Pixel watches log more than 100 kinds of workouts automatically, up from 10, with no button press needed.
Read more: Google's fitness watches now spot 100+ workouts on their ownMicrosoft will start using AI in Teams in early November 2026 to flag scam chats from outsiders, with no setup needed for businesses.
Read more: Microsoft Teams will use AI to spot scam messages from strangersA Zoho CRM add-on plots leads, accounts, contacts and deals on a map so field sales teams can group nearby visits into one route and spot clients they might miss.
Read more: Zoho add-on puts customer lists on a map to plan sales visitsSpaceX launched a partner program to help companies set up and build on its Grok AI. Business owners may soon see more firms pitching Grok services.
Read more: SpaceX Starts a Partner Program to Help Companies Use Its Grok AIInc. reports that Podium built a second startup inside itself and that the $150 million reinvention paid off. Paul Graham calls it 'founder mode.'
Read more: Podium rebuilt itself from the inside before rivals could disrupt itOutside auditors spent three weeks inside OpenAI and found its system for watching AI agents missed a meaningful share of activity. Here is what that means for users.
Read more: Outside auditors find gaps in how OpenAI watches its own AI agentsAn email offering Knicks staff a championship ring reportedly was a phishing test, and clicking it led to mandatory cybersecurity training.
Read more: Knicks Staff Got a Fake Championship Ring Offer That Was a TestResearchers found ransomware affiliates using AI agents to hit 62 organizations. Reused passwords and unpatched remote-access tools were the easy way in.
Read more: Hackers used AI agents to break into 62 companies and demand ransomCoinbase now lets AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude place real trades in your account. Here is how it works and how to limit the risk.
Read more: Coinbase lets ChatGPT and Claude place real trades in your accountOura has filed another lawsuit against a major smart ring rival, and the outcome could affect which rings you can buy and what they cost.
Read more: Oura files another lawsuit against a major smart ring rivalMoonshot AI, a Chinese startup valued at about $50 billion, has released its first major upgrade to the model that put it among AI's leaders.
Read more: Chinese AI company Moonshot releases its first big model upgradeAnthropic's coming public listing could pay early backers billions, but many of the biggest winners may not show up on the list of shareholders.
Read more: Anthropic's Public Listing Set to Pay Early Investors BillionsDocuSign's new Intelligent Agreement Management tool puts contract details inside Salesforce and Slack, so sales teams can see them without leaving the apps they use daily.
Read more: DocuSign now shows your contract details inside Salesforce and Slack
