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A business leader argues marketing teams will soon manage AI agents that run parts of the work, and that bosses should plan now for how teams are built and judged.
Read more: Marketing teams may soon manage AI agents instead of doing every taskAn Entrepreneur contributor lays out a 90-day plan for small businesses to redesign one revenue process around AI, using only team time and no new software.
Read more: A 90-day plan to run your business the AI way with no new budgetSocial Security released simple tips to spot scams, since crooks often pose as the agency to get your money or your private details.
Read more: Social Security Offers Simple Tips to Spot and Avoid ScamsTop House Democrats told a court they side with publishers in the New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI, a case that could decide if AI firms must pay for content.
Read more: House Democrats back publishers in copyright fight with OpenAICUTimes asks whether AI could take over credit union work. Members may notice it first in chat help, loan decisions and fraud checks.
Read more: Credit unions weigh how far AI could take over their workMozilla, the maker of Firefox, has a plan for an internet that feels fake and full of junk. Details are thin, but the worry behind it affects what you buy and trust.
Read more: Mozilla wants to fix an internet that feels fake and flooded with junkMastercard, Flybits and Rogers Bank completed Canada's first AI agent purchase, and banks are building checks to make sure the agent really speaks for you.
Read more: AI shopping agents are starting to buy things for you, and trust is the hurdleAI-focused investors are buying whole companies, including ADT for $15.3 billion, so the firms behind your alarm, payroll or HOA may soon run differently.
Read more: AI investors are now buying whole companies, from ADT to payroll firmsAn AI agent chose a gene therapy and a brain target, then operated on an epileptic mouse. When it refused to continue mid-surgery, a human had to step in.
Read more: AI picks a gene therapy and performs brain surgery on a mouseA YouTube bug is reportedly pushing viewers out of full screen and cutting audio. No fix has been confirmed, but a few simple steps may help.
Read more: YouTube bug keeps pushing viewers out of full screen and cutting soundWhatsApp is testing a banner photo for regular profiles, and you would choose who can see it. It has so far appeared only in an Android beta.
Read more: WhatsApp is testing cover photos for personal profilesAn Inc. piece argues small startups gain ground against TikTok and YouTube by doing what those giants have no reason to do, not by chasing their audience.
Read more: Small startups win against TikTok and YouTube by going where they won'tA startup ran a test in orbit of software meant to let satellites split up computing jobs. Faster data from space is the goal, but the work is early.
Read more: Startup tests software that lets satellites share computing workNew York's attorney general secured $480,000 for homeowners tied to zombie mortgages, old loans that buyers try to collect on. Here is what to know.
Read more: NY Attorney General wins $480K for homeowners hit by zombie mortgagesTwo private investment firms reportedly want to buy Global Payments, a company that handles card payments for businesses. Talks may not lead to a deal.
Read more: Two investment firms reportedly team up on $40 billion bid for Global PaymentsApple's iOS 27.2 patches a flaw that could let an app use the camera without asking. Apple has no sign it was used in attacks, but updating is still wise.
Read more: Apple fixes iPhone and Mac bug that let apps skip camera permissionAnthropic renamed its two top Claude plans and lifted a usage limit for verified Ultra users, so paying customers should check which plan they are on.
Read more: Anthropic renames its Claude Max plans and drops a usage capA free, open source Mac app called Mac.apk turns Android apps into Mac apps on Apple Silicon Macs. Early tests show promise, but it is still rough.
Read more: Free Mac app runs Android apps like normal Mac softwareApple's iOS 27.2 lets FaceTime show your face and the room around you at once, now on group calls too, if everyone has updated to version 27 software.
Read more: iPhone update lets FaceTime show you and your room at onceMagnetic USB-C cables snap on easily, but metal bits can collect on the contacts. How-To Geek says the risk to a costly phone is worth weighing.
Read more: Magnetic phone charging cables look slick but carry a real riskA Veracode report finds AI-written code passes more security tests than before, but even the best models still fail more than one in four.
Read more: AI-written software code is getting safer, but still fails oftenSalesforce is buying Rune, a startup that builds military supply software, for a reported $375 million, a sign business software firms are moving deeper into defense.
Read more: Salesforce buys Rune, a military supply software startup, for $375MDylan Anderson left a job in Minnesota to become the first engineer at Adam, a Y Combinator startup. His advice for anyone eyeing a startup: judge the idea first.
Read more: A Minnesota engineer moved to San Francisco to be a startup's first hireA bankruptcy judge says Character Technologies should hire an independent privacy watchdog to check whether its AI platform harms children before a Disney licensing deal.
Read more: Judge wants child safety check before Character AI deal with Disney
