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OpenAI is testing a way to text its Dot personal agent by iMessage or RCS, but only ChatGPT Pro users in the U.S. can try it for now.
Read more: OpenAI lets you text its AI assistant from your phoneKimi K3.1 Pro, a Chinese AI model, fell from 4th to 9th when a major ranking added private questions. It shows why 'best model' claims need a second look.
Read more: A Chinese AI model fell from 4th to 9th after a tougher testA fraud-scoring company says shops need to check for fraud, not just permission, when AI assistants buy things for real people.
Read more: Fraud checks urged for shopping done by AI assistantsXmind, a mind map maker, added an AI agent and says its platform now opens up to ChatGPT and Claude, which could speed up planning and brainstorming.
Read more: Xmind adds an AI helper that builds mind maps for youAnthropic says its Claude 2.0 assistant is now offered in 95 countries, which could put the writing and research helper within reach of far more people.
Read more: Anthropic launches Claude 2.0 AI assistant in 95 countriesA Visa-backed survey finds 71% of UAE shoppers expect to use an AI shopping agent within two years, while few shops are ready for it.
Read more: Most UAE shoppers expect an AI to shop for them within two yearsEasyjet has added a ChatGPT plug-in that shows live flight prices and status in a chat, though you still book on the airline's own website.
Read more: Easyjet now lets you search flights and holidays inside ChatGPTGemini, the AI helper in Google Sheets, is said to answer faster and show where its answers come from, so you can check numbers before acting.
Read more: Gemini in Google Sheets now shows its work, and runs fasterCoupler.io, a tool that gathers data from many apps into one report, now connects to ChatGPT Ads and StackAdapt, so ad results can sit side by side.
Read more: Coupler.io adds ChatGPT Ads and StackAdapt to its ad reporting toolAmazon's Shop Direct now shows 250 million links to other stores' products, a move aimed at keeping shoppers from turning to outside AI assistants.
Read more: Amazon now lists 250 million products it doesn't even sellA survey of 5,100 shoppers finds 80% have used AI to shop, yet only 7% would let it buy without their approval. Refund responsibility is still unsettled.
Read more: Most shoppers use AI to shop, but few let it pay for themAnthropic added a gallery of ready-made legal tools to Claude, including one that checks court citations for invented cases. No price or accuracy figures yet.
Read more: Anthropic gives lawyers ready-made Claude tools, including a fake-citation checkerHyphenate, which builds AI that handles company bookkeeping, raised $45 million. Finance teams are adopting AI fast but still keep humans in charge.
Read more: Startup raises $45 million to build AI that keeps company booksAnthropic is giving free Claude AI credits to 20 science groups worldwide, which could speed up research that ends up open for anyone to use.
Read more: Anthropic gives free AI credits to 20 science groups worldwideVisa plans to double its roster of live AI shopping partners, but its CEO says few people use them yet. Automatic invoice payment may reach businesses first.
Read more: Visa expects AI shopping partners to double, but use is still tinyGoogle says shoppers will still see sponsored offers when AI agents do the searching, and its latest earnings show why it needs that plan to work.
Read more: Google says ads will survive even when AI does your shoppingStreaming services often give Black Friday deals only to new or returning customers, so canceling a service you barely use now could pay off later.
Read more: Cancel Your Streaming Services Now to Qualify for Black Friday DealsCornell will give students, faculty and staff free access to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, with privacy terms that differ from personal accounts.
Read more: Cornell will give students and staff free ChatGPT, Claude and GeminiLegal software maker Legora says it uses OpenAI models, ChatGPT and Codex to speed up contract work, which could mean faster turnaround for people who pay lawyers.
Read more: Legal software company Legora uses OpenAI tools to speed up lawyers' workA new post says Anthropic's IPO will show how the company behind Claude makes money, which could hint at future pricing and stability for business users.
Read more: Anthropic's IPO Offers a Look at the Business Behind ClaudeExperts are doubting claims that AI apps can find hidden cameras, so renters and travelers should be careful before paying for one.
Read more: Apps That Claim to Find Hidden Cameras Face Doubts From ExpertsMeta has released Waddle World, a free pixel pet app that listens to your day and doodles about it. For now, it is listed only for adults in the Philippines.
Read more: Meta quietly launches Waddle World, a virtual pet app that works like a journalRishi Sunak, the UK's former prime minister, reported more than $2.9 million from advising Anthropic, Microsoft and Goldman Sachs, which works out to about $7,000 to $10,200 an hour.
Read more: Ex-UK leader Rishi Sunak earns up to $10,200 an hour advising tech and banksA federal grand jury has indicted an OpenAI engineer for allegedly bugging an executive conference room, a reminder that private work talks can be recorded from inside.
Read more: OpenAI engineer indicted for bugging an executive conference room
