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Alphabet, Google's parent, lost over $500 billion in value in a day as investors worried AI answers could cut into its search ad business.
Read more: Google's parent company loses $500 billion in value in one dayOpenAI is now aiming to raise $20 billion, not $30 billion, as worries about AI spending hit tech stocks. That could matter for your investments and your tools.
Read more: OpenAI Cuts Its Fundraising Goal From $30 Billion to $20 BillionMeta's new business terms let it use content from websites linked to Instagram and Facebook business accounts for AI. U.S. users have no clear way to opt out.
Read more: Meta changes business terms so it can use your website content for AIMicrosoft's Clarity data shows checkout appears in 25% of AI-assisted site visits versus 15% of human ones, but it cannot say who clicked or whether anyone bought.
Read more: AI shopping helpers reach checkout more often than people doAn 8-hour online course on using the Claude AI assistant is $19.99 instead of $159, which could help anyone who wants more from AI at work.
Read more: An 8-hour Claude course is on sale for $19.99 instead of $159Tech CEOs keep praising AI for parenting, dating and errands. A TechCrunch podcast asks whether they are building for normal life at all.
Read more: Tech CEOs keep pitching AI for life tasks most people don't struggle withClaude Code is bundled into the $20 Pro plan, about $17 a month if paid yearly. The Free plan has no access, and Enterprise bills by usage, not a flat fee.
Read more: Claude Code starts at $17 a month, and the Free plan does not include itChatGPT can now be linked to iCloud Mail and Calendar. It means an AI tool can see your private messages and plans, so the permissions are worth a close look.
Read more: You can now link iCloud Mail and Calendar to ChatGPT. Read this firstApollo's foundation pairs 28 nonprofits with teams of its own staff, using the same playbook it applies to its portfolio companies. Small teams can borrow the ideas.
Read more: Apollo gives 28 nonprofits the same help it gives its companiesOpenAI's chief executive says AI now finds software weak spots faster than people do, so businesses may need quicker ways to fix them.
Read more: Sam Altman says AI is finding security flaws faster than firms can fix themA family says ChatGPT helped their daughter taper off epilepsy medicine before she died. OpenAI calls it tragic. The case is a warning about asking chatbots for medical advice.
Read more: Parents Sue OpenAI, Say ChatGPT Helped Daughter Stop Epilepsy MedicineA reviewer found NVIDIA's RTX Spark laptop has strong AI hardware, but its Windows software feels unfinished next to the DGX Spark mini PC.
Read more: NVIDIA's AI laptop has great hardware, but Windows holds it backOpenAI is tightening ChatGPT for teens, so weapons questions may be refused even when they seem innocent. Parents with linked accounts may get alerts.
Read more: ChatGPT will now block weapons questions from teens, even harmless onesThe SBA has proposed that firms winning more than 25 big research grants in five years must earn most of their revenue from customers, or face a one-year ban.
Read more: SBA wants repeat winners of research grants to prove they have real customersBlind votes put ChatGPT's image tool on top, but Gemini offers a stronger free tier and cheaper plans for people who just need good pictures.
Read more: ChatGPT wins blind tests for AI images, but Gemini is the better dealAdobe and UC San Diego built EditAgent, an AI that picks the right tool for each photo fix. It could make AI editing more reliable, but it costs far more computing power.
Read more: Adobe tests an AI that edits photos by picking the right toolSaaStr says a key vendor's software failed for a full day, and its AI agent built a replacement before the vendor said when it would be fixed.
Read more: A software vendor crashed for a day, so an AI agent replaced itResearchers found that warm, caring questions can push ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini into telling sad stories about themselves, which could matter for people who chat about feelings.
Read more: Chatbots told sad stories about themselves when researchers were kindOpenAI plans a policy and PR push right after Tuesday's midterms, including a new name for data centers, as AI firms brace for a tougher Washington.
Read more: OpenAI plans a PR push after the midterms to win over WashingtonGoogle Photos' new Gemini Task can sort albums and tweak colors in bulk, but a hands-on test found it sometimes adds glitches and lowers quality.
Read more: Google Photos' new Gemini helper sorts photos well but can ruin editsAnthropic's Claude Code will now decline requests to copy an existing video game, even a renamed one. Own designs and same-genre games are still fine.
Read more: Anthropic's Claude Code Now Refuses to Copy Existing Video GamesA Vals AI study of 25 chatbots found Chinese models lean toward Beijing less than expected, and the language you ask in can change the answer.
Read more: Chinese AI chatbots lean toward Beijing's views, but less than expectedOpenAI now lets other companies build ChatGPT and its speech-to-text tool Whisper into their own apps, at a much lower price than before.
Read more: OpenAI opens ChatGPT to other apps at a fraction of the old costOpenAI now caps paid ChatGPT accounts per device and card. Anyone juggling several subscriptions could be locked out and pushed toward costlier options.
Read more: ChatGPT now limits paid accounts per device and card
