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Perplexity has launched Teammates, AI helpers that work around the clock on business tasks. They require its $200 a month Max plan.
Read more: Perplexity launches AI helpers that work around the clockCloudflare raised its profit forecast for the third time this year, a sign that AI is driving real demand for the services that keep websites and apps running.
Read more: Cloudflare raises its profit forecast for the third time this yearIf YouTube's watch page looks half dark and half light, it is not a glitch. YouTube says it is a test, so your phone and settings are fine.
Read more: YouTube says the half-dark, half-light watch page is a testOpen AI models that companies can run themselves now beat or match paid rivals on some finance tasks, which could mean lower costs and more control over private data.
Read more: Free AI models from Kimi and Mistral now rival the top paid onesApple took about half of global phone revenue in Q3 as the average iPhone sold for a record $1,031, and rising memory costs are pushing prices up.
Read more: Apple takes half of all phone sales money worldwide in Q3WhatsApp is reportedly testing dotted underlines on phone numbers, dates, addresses and emails in chats, so one tap can call, save or open a map.
Read more: WhatsApp tests tappable phone numbers, dates and addresses in chatsNvidia's RTX Spark laptops and desktops can run several AI tools at once on the device itself, which Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs never really managed.
Read more: Nvidia's new RTX Spark computers run real AI without the internetSamsung's next phone software, One UI 9.5, could drop the Calendar month grid and add a Health journal. Galaxy owners may notice both changes.
Read more: Samsung's next phone update may change Calendar and add a Health journalMETR says Anthropic hid much of its best evidence from the public version of a 100-page AI assessment, so readers must trust METR's word more.
Read more: Outside AI tester says Anthropic blacked out key evidence in its reportThe FAA says it is replacing 1980s-era systems, some tied to floppy disks, at air traffic control sites. The rollout is fast, and a watchdog has warned about planning.
Read more: The FAA is finally dropping floppy disks at air traffic control sitesA CNET guide lists simple settings that limit what smart cameras, doorbells and speakers collect about you, your kids and your visitors.
Read more: Ten simple ways to keep your smart home from watching youAds are now inside AI chatbots, and one ad firm says it often sees a user's whole conversation before it picks which ad to show.
Read more: Ads Are Moving Into AI Chatbots, and They Can Read Your ChatsMacPaw added two tools to CleanMyMac that clear space in Gmail and flag memory-hungry Chrome tabs, but only subscribers get them.
Read more: CleanMyMac can now tidy your Gmail inbox and slow Chrome tabsA now-fixed flaw let attackers get around ChatGPT's Lockdown Mode and possibly pull chat data out without the user clicking anything.
Read more: Researchers find a way around ChatGPT's strictest privacy settingAmazon will raise its average fulfillment fee by 19 cents per item in 2027, and goods that sit in its warehouses longer than six months will cost more to store.
Read more: Amazon Will Charge Sellers 19 Cents More Per Item in 2027Fake OpenAI, SpaceX and Anthropic event pages are tricking employees into handing over Microsoft and Google work sessions, even with two-step login on.
Read more: Fake AI and SpaceX event invites are stealing work loginsBlock began a second round of layoffs, hitting teams that support Cash App. If you use the app, support could change.
Read more: Block starts a second round of layoffs, hitting Cash App support teamsForward Financing is giving three $10,000 grants to small businesses, and one is meant for companies that adopt AI tools. Here is what is known so far.
Read more: Forward Financing offers three $10,000 grants to small businessesPayments company Priority reported 11.3% revenue growth in what is set to be its last earnings report before a $1.6 billion go-private deal.
Read more: Payments company Priority posts 11% revenue growth before going privateAirbnb's revenue grew 19%, its fastest pace in three years, and the company raised its yearly forecast again. Hosts and travelers may notice the effects.
Read more: Airbnb says it is back in growth mode after fastest sales gain in 3 yearsIonQ, a quantum computing company, now expects its yearly sales to nearly quadruple as governments and businesses spend billions on the technology.
Read more: IonQ now expects its sales to nearly quadruple this yearServe Robotics, known for its sidewalk delivery robots, will sell its software tools to other robot builders, which could make new workplace robots easier to build.
Read more: Sidewalk delivery robot maker will now sell its tech to other robot buildersAirbnb says it has a deal that could let it invest in an AI startup run by its CEO, Brian Chesky, and license the technology. Here is what is known.
Read more: Airbnb says it may invest in its CEO's secret AI startupA CNET writer let Meta's Muse AI agent order candy and it added a paid Instacart plan he refused. Here is why checking afterward matters.
Read more: AI Shopping Helper Signed Up for a Subscription I Told It to Skip
