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Intuit is adding AI to QuickBooks to spot overdue invoices and send reminders, as 59% of small businesses report invoices 30 days late.
Read more: Intuit adds AI to QuickBooks to chase late invoices and speed up bookkeepingWhatsApp now lets you invite people without a WhatsApp account to a call. It is free, encrypted and has no time limit, but you have to let guests in.
Read more: WhatsApp now lets you call people who don't have WhatsAppCapCut, a popular video editing app, is set to connect with ChatGPT, so you could describe an edit in chat instead of tapping through menus.
Read more: ChatGPT will soon let you edit videos with CapCut inside the chatIntuit added fund and grant tracking for nonprofits and inventory tools for manufacturers to its accounting software, which could replace some spreadsheets.
Read more: Intuit adds AI accounting tools for nonprofits and manufacturersiOS 27.2 adds a selfie option for confirming you're an adult, so some iPhone users may no longer need a credit card or ID scan.
Read more: iPhone now lets you prove you're an adult with a selfieInTake, an AI receptionist for independent salons, is offering a free first month to its first 100 businesses. The service is hosted in the EU.
Read more: AI receptionist for small salons offers first month free to 100 shopsHeyPolo, a family location app for iPhone and Android, says it deletes location history after seven days and never sells data. The claims come from a sponsor.
Read more: HeyPolo, a family location app that says it won't sell your dataZoho Social now lets other software schedule and publish posts for you, which could end copy-and-paste for teams that plan content in a CRM or CMS.
Read more: Zoho Social opens its tools so other apps can post to social mediaOpenAI is giving ChatGPT a visual redesign with buttons, a built-in calculator and adjustable graphs, aimed at making it easier for newcomers to use.
Read more: ChatGPT is getting buttons, graphs and a calculator, not just textApple is putting an AI assistant in Pages, Keynote and Numbers, which could speed up reports, pitch decks and spreadsheets for everyday users.
Read more: Apple adds an AI helper to Pages, Keynote and NumbersOpera One now lets websites and extensions use AI that runs on your own computer, including Apple's built-in model on Macs, with no account or subscription.
Read more: Opera's browser can now run AI on your own Mac, no account neededApple's new 24-inch iMac uses an M6 chip, starts at $1,499 and ships November 6. Apple says it is up to 18x faster than the most popular Intel-based iMac.
Read more: Apple's new iMac gets a faster M6 chip and starts at $1,499Apple's new 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip costs $1,999 and ships November 6, which gives anyone planning a laptop purchase a price and a date.
Read more: Apple's new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip starts at $1,999A 1.5 kg ASUS gaming laptop earns praise for its screen and build, but a $3,600 to $3,780 price and a weaker graphics chip in some regions give buyers pause.
Read more: ASUS's new thin gaming laptop impresses, but its price stingsAmazon Business has added Value Intelligence, a report that puts savings, time saved and off-policy buying in one view. Eligible buyers should check its math first.
Read more: Amazon Business adds a tool to show what your buying really savesSalesCloser says its AI sales agent can now reply to WhatsApp leads in seconds, any hour, and pass the chat to a person when asked.
Read more: An AI assistant can now answer your WhatsApp sales messagesTruecaller, the app that shows who is calling and flags spam, has a new version aimed at budget Android phones, NewsBytes reports.
Read more: Truecaller's new app is made for cheaper Android phonesGoogle's new Fitbit Edge takes over from the Charge with a better screen, floor counting and monthly health alerts, but it gives up tap-to-pay.
Read more: Fitbit Edge replaces the Charge with a better screen and health alertsAmazon's customer service software can now score whether a customer left happy, may quit, bought something or solved the problem alone.
Read more: Amazon's customer service software now tracks if customers were helpedAcer's handheld gaming device, built on Intel Arc graphics, now has a price and release date. It is pitched as a rival to Valve's Steam Deck.
Read more: Acer's Steam Deck rival now has a price and release dateApple's new iPad mini cover is made of woven fabric instead of polyurethane and costs $20 more than the last one, with no cheaper option announced.
Read more: Apple's new iPad mini cover swaps plastic-like finish for fabric, costs $79Ollama now runs Phonon, small text-to-speech models that read text aloud on a Mac with no subscription. The license differs by language.
Read more: Free app now reads text aloud in natural voices on your MacMicrosoft released firmware on October 22 for the Surface Laptop Ultra that targets screen flicker, random restarts and slow reboots. It cannot be undone.
Read more: Microsoft fixes flickering screens and random restarts on Surface Laptop UltraWhatsApp now has a full app on Apple CarPlay, so drivers can read, send and call from the dashboard screen without relying on Siri voice commands.
Read more: WhatsApp now has its own app on Apple CarPlay car screens
