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Demand for AI chips is lifting the makers of inspection machines, and a small company says it wants in. Here is what the numbers show and what to check first.
Read more: The machines that check AI chips may profit from the AI boomHackers hid malware in 42 real GitHub projects. Opening one in Claude, Gemini, Cursor or VS Code could run it, putting passwords and business accounts at risk.
Read more: Hackers hide malware in 42 real code projects to hit AI tool usersA top English judge says AI could decide some civil cases, such as injury claims, and wants courts to debate where the line belongs.
Read more: Top English judge says AI could decide some civil court casesAllyNext, a Los Angeles company, says its new AI assistant can handle product research, listings and creator outreach for Amazon and TikTok sellers.
Read more: AllyNext launches an AI assistant for Amazon and TikTok sellersAEON now lets AI assistants book hotels on Travala from a plain request, paying from a separate wallet with spending limits you set.
Read more: AI assistants can now book your hotel and pay for it tooA webinar pitch says up to 80% of an online store's catalog can be missed by AI shopping tools because product pages use dry specs, not everyday words.
Read more: Online shops may be invisible to AI shopping helpersA guide from Fello AI shows how to use ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini on an iPhone in place of Siri, and why checking privacy settings comes first.
Read more: You can swap Siri for ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini on your iPhoneSecurity firm Gen Digital found that password-stealing malware is now being told to grab saved logins and chat history from AI coding tools such as Claude and Cursor.
Read more: Password-stealing malware now hunts the files AI coding tools leave behindCode found inside an Android app hints that Google's Gemini assistant could start eSIM setup for you, which may save a trip through your phone's settings.
Read more: Google's Gemini assistant may soon set up your phone's eSIM for youAgiBot had 110 full-size humanoid robots dance in sync for almost six minutes, a sign that robots are being built to work as coordinated fleets.
Read more: 110 humanoid robots dance in sync, and set a record doing itAnthropic says Claude wrote over 90% of its code in September. For business owners, it hints at how much a small team might get done with AI.
Read more: Anthropic says its AI wrote over 90% of its code in SeptemberA Twilio report finds companies rate their AI customer service far higher than customers do, and a popular success metric can hide people who simply gave up.
Read more: Companies say customers like their AI help. Customers disagree.Tandems has added Hamilton, an AI assistant, to its WealthOS software. Few details are out, but it matters if your advisor uses wealth tools.
Read more: Tandems adds Hamilton, a built-in AI assistant, to its wealth softwareMonobank added a tasks feature to kids' cards, and parents have already set over 8,000 chores. Here is what it means if your child has a bank card.
Read more: Parents in Ukraine sent over 8,000 chores to kids' bank cardsMeta's Muse AI app reportedly passed 10 million users in six weeks, and Korean rivals Naver and Kakao now feel pressure to keep pace.
Read more: Meta's Muse AI app hits 10 million users in just six weeksOutSolve, a firm that helps employers follow workplace laws, bought AI company Legets to catch rule changes faster. Here is what it means for businesses with staff.
Read more: HR compliance firm OutSolve buys AI company Legets to track law changesGitHub Copilot now offers the GPT-6.1 Terra model, but not everyone gets it at once. Your plan, rollout stage and company admin all play a part.
Read more: New GPT-6.1 Terra model arrives in GitHub Copilot, with limitsAnthropic's founders say trust holds their seven-person team together. Their S-1 filing shows they will also control half of all shareholder votes.
Read more: Anthropic's seven cofounders say trust keeps the company togetherZankore, an Nvidia-backed Indonesian firm, is offering a $3.1 billion loan to lenders, a sign of how fast Asia's AI computing supply is growing.
Read more: Nvidia-backed Indonesian firm seeks $3.1 billion loan for AI computingNvidia and AMD will buy $4 billion of Meta stock as Meta raises $95 billion, a sign chip makers now fund the customers that buy their chips.
Read more: AMD and Nvidia put $4 billion into Meta as it raises $95 billion for AIGeneral Compute raised $100 million and is now valued at $800 million, a sign that demand for AI computing is holding up even as some investors worry.
Read more: AI computing startup raises $100 million while rivals fret about a bustPocket Prep's new AI tutor is free for all users and nudges you to work out answers yourself, a method it says helps knowledge last past test day.
Read more: Pocket Prep adds a free AI tutor that won't hand you the answersA Heedify CEO says AI phone assistants will always hand some calls to people, so the handoff, not the robot voice, decides whether customers get good service.
Read more: AI phone assistants still need a smooth handoff to real peopleMastercard is promoting AI agents for marketing teams and for shopping, a sign that customers may soon use AI to find and buy from your business.
Read more: Mastercard Shows How AI Helpers Could Run Marketing and Shopping
