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Apple's new Siri now keeps a history of your chats in its own app. Here is why that matters and how to keep those conversations private.
Read more: How to delete your chats with Apple's new SiriY Combinator CEO Garry Tan says AI agents cost him $100,000 to $200,000 a year, and his agent has read his email, files and 20 years of therapy notes.
Read more: Y Combinator's boss spends up to $200,000 a year on AI agentsAI shopping assistants that compare and buy for you depend on store data, so messy or outdated product listings could get a store skipped.
Read more: AI shopping assistants are testing how good store data really isMastercard signed an AI shopping deal with OpenAI and a preliminary one with Tencent's TenPay Global. Soon an AI helper may pay with your card.
Read more: Mastercard teams up with OpenAI and Tencent so AI can shop for youChatGPT can now read Apple iMessages, and critics say it breaks user trust. Your texts hold private details, so it is worth checking what the app can see.
Read more: ChatGPT can now read your iMessages, and critics are upsetThe Brand Constructors launched a service to help contractors appear in AI chatbot answers, as buyers start comparing builders on ChatGPT, Google AI and Gemini.
Read more: Marketing firm helps contractors show up in AI chatbot answersAnthropic's reported revenue still jumped last quarter, but one analyst says growth slowed sharply from July to September. Here is why that matters beyond one company.
Read more: Anthropic's revenue growth slowed sharply this summerOpenAI will turn off the old ChatGPT Classic desktop app on January 30, 2027. Switching to the new app keeps your chat history and takes a few minutes.
Read more: OpenAI Will Shut Down the Old ChatGPT Desktop App on Jan. 30, 2027Anthropic, maker of the Claude AI assistant, says it has committed to $900 billion in computing costs, as it prepares to sell shares to the public.
Read more: Anthropic says it has promised to spend $900 billion on AI computingAnthropic quietly changed Claude Code to stop game copying, and some developers say paid work stalled. At least one got back on track by using an older model.
Read more: Developers switch to older Claude AI after new limits block their workLegora, a legal AI company, passed $100 million in yearly revenue in under 18 months. Its tools could change how law firms charge for routine work.
Read more: Legal AI startup Legora tops $100M a year in under 18 monthsOpenAI has hired Dan Driscoll, the former US Army secretary, as the US military looks to use more AI. Here is why that matters for everyday users.
Read more: OpenAI hires former Army secretary Dan Driscoll for national security workPamarco says AI agents now handle about 40% of its month-end close tasks, while staff keep approvals. Here is what that shows other businesses.
Read more: A manufacturer now lets AI software do 40% of its month-end bookkeepingBig investors reportedly told Anthropic its IPO should be valued near $1.5 trillion to $1.6 trillion, below earlier talk of $2 trillion, after tech stocks fell.
Read more: Investors Say Anthropic Is Worth Less Than Hoped Ahead of IPOMomentic, a Y Combinator startup, built AI agents that click through web and mobile apps to find bugs, which could save small teams hours of manual checking.
Read more: Momentic launches AI testers that click through your app to find bugsAnthropic's latest IPO filing says it may soon hit its own definition of AI-accelerated progress, and that it has missed speed-ups before.
Read more: Anthropic says its AI may soon speed up its own developmentApple released tvOS 27.2, a free software update aimed at owners of older Apple TV 4K boxes, so you may get a better device without buying a new one.
Read more: Apple's tvOS 27.2 update gives older Apple TV 4K boxes a fresh startSquarespace is cutting about 300 jobs, 19% of its staff, as AI tools that build websites from a typed request change the industry. Site owners should watch what comes next.
Read more: Squarespace cuts about 300 jobs, 19% of its staffSalesforce plans to buy Cresta, whose AI agents answer customer phone calls. Businesses with a support line may soon see more AI-handled calls.
Read more: Salesforce agrees to buy Cresta, a maker of AI phone agentsAnthropic's new smart reports let employers see how teams use Claude at work, what it costs, and which chats looked personal or useless.
Read more: Claude now shows bosses how staff use AI and what it costsLeaders from Amex, Google and Walmart say AI shopping helpers are changing how stores get found, though most shoppers still want their favorite brands.
Read more: AI shopping helpers are changing how stores reach customersDeepSeek added a creator mode to its Harness tool, so users can build custom add-ons for complex tasks. Check what data a plugin can see before using one.
Read more: DeepSeek lets users build their own add-ons for its AI toolTutor, a maker of AI warehouse robots, raised $75 million led by a16z. Businesses that ship goods may see robots that learn more tasks.
Read more: Warehouse robot maker Tutor raises $75 million to train smarter robotsGoldman Sachs now limits AI coding tools to its engineers, a sharp turn from July. Any business letting staff build their own tools should take note.
Read more: Goldman Sachs takes AI coding tools away from traders and bankers
