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Articul8 released Bivia, a model that makes the small yes-or-no calls inside AI agents, aiming to cut the cost of running them. The test results are the company's own.
Read more: Articul8 launches Bivia, a cheaper AI that makes decisions for agentsEmpacer, a new AI assistant for small business owners, turns a spoken request into a draft post or reply, and nothing goes out until the owner approves it.
Read more: New AI assistant lets small business owners speak a task and approve the resultAutoScheduler.AI released warehouse software that plans crew sizes and shows why work ran late, so managers can fix the cause instead of just adding staff.
Read more: New warehouse software plans worker schedules and shows why work ran lateDirector Rian Johnson and his cinematographer made Chromagraph Camera, a $12.99 iPhone app that gives photos the look of their films. It is iPhone only.
Read more: Director Rian Johnson Releases a $12.99 iPhone Camera App for PhotosApple released new 70W and 140W Mac chargers and a travel plug kit, so one charger can work in foreign outlets again. Here is what to check first.
Read more: Apple releases new Mac chargers and brings back its travel plug kitWhatsApp is making it easier to find photos and videos you have sent or received, which could save time if you share family pictures or work files.
Read more: WhatsApp makes it easier to find photos and videosA link promising a ChatGPT coding app for Android points to an error page on a Vietnamese university site, so there is nothing safe to download.
Read more: Link to a ChatGPT coding app for Android leads to a dead pageGitHub Copilot can now make and edit images from a plain-language request and save them in your project, but the usage counts against your AI credits.
Read more: GitHub Copilot can now create and edit images for your projectGitHub now lets teams build shared Copilot Automations, so one AI helper can do routine work for everyone, but an admin has to turn on billing first.
Read more: GitHub lets teams share AI helpers that do routine work for themUltrahuman's $479 Ring Pro tracks health with no monthly fee and is now in major US stores, but a new Oura patent complaint could put it at risk.
Read more: Ultrahuman's $479 smart ring with no subscription is now sold in US storesGoogle's Gemini app now has tap-to-explore visual lessons, from the Silk Road to jet engines, that go from planet scale down to atoms.
Read more: Gemini app adds interactive visual lessons you can tap to exploreOpenAI now lets you text its ChatGPT dot helper through iMessage and RCS, so you no longer need the ChatGPT app to reach it.
Read more: You can now text ChatGPT's "dot" helper from your Messages appXREAL's new Aura glasses run Google's Android XR and Gemini AI, but Android Authority says the price is steep for early buyers.
Read more: XREAL Aura glasses put Google's Gemini assistant in front of your eyesApple announced its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, with the 14-inch starting at $2,899, and prices across its Mac lineup keep climbing.
Read more: Apple finally puts a touchscreen on a MacBook, starting at $2,899Google says Gemini 4 Carbon is its best AI for finding and fixing software flaws, but only a small group of security defenders can use it for now.
Read more: Google's new AI, Gemini 4 Carbon, is built to find and fix security flawsPerplexity's Mac app now uses OpenAI's gpt-live-1 for voice, and the model can keep listening while it talks, so chatting with it should feel more natural.
Read more: Perplexity's Mac app now talks with a smarter, interruptible voiceShopify says shoppers can now find products and check out through AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude, and store owners can run their shops from those chats too.
Read more: Shopify lets shoppers buy through ChatGPT, Claude and other AI assistantsAnthropic added ready-made templates to Claude for Legal that check sources first, so a lawyer reviews work that already links each claim to its origin.
Read more: Claude's legal tool now checks sources before a lawyer reviews the workApple's iOS 27.2 adds dual-camera Group FaceTime, four live sports streams in the TV app, and security fixes. It is open to everyone now.
Read more: iOS 27.2 is out for iPhone, with new video call and TV featuresNvidia released a free model that turns recordings into text in up to 40 languages, which could improve meeting and medical note apps. It does not handle live audio.
Read more: Nvidia gives away a tool that turns recordings into textApple announced a new iPad mini, an M6 MacBook Pro and an M6 iMac, all open for pre-order now and shipping Nov. 6, before a bigger event in Los Angeles.
Read more: Apple unveils new iPad Mini and faster Macs ahead of its Pro and Tell eventApple's iOS 27.2 adds a hidden SynthID watermark to photos made or changed with AI tools in Photos, which could help people spot edited images.
Read more: Apple's iPhone update now marks AI-edited photos with a hidden labelApple's iOS 27.2 lets some users prove they are adults with a selfie instead of a credit card or government ID, and Apple says the photo is deleted after.
Read more: iPhones can now confirm you're an adult with a selfieZoho DataPrep 3.0 lets an AI helper plan, build and run a data cleanup from one request, and nothing is sent out until you approve it.
Read more: Zoho's data tool now builds the whole pipeline from one plain request
