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Sidekick, Shopify's built-in AI assistant, can now make images with transparent backgrounds. Sellers should still check marketplace rules on AI images.
Read more: Shopify's AI helper can now make images with see-through backgroundsAnthropic's IPO filing says some of its planned AI data centers will run on natural gas, a choice that could raise costs for the company and for nearby power customers.
Read more: Anthropic admits its AI data centers will run on natural gasA prompt shared on X turns an AI coding tool into a hotel room checker for hidden cameras and trackers, but a clean result does not prove a room is safe.
Read more: A Free AI Prompt Can Scan Your Hotel Room for Hidden CamerasBusinesses are rushing to deploy AI agents. A new Entrepreneur piece says to define the job, limits and success numbers first, as you would for any hire.
Read more: Treat an AI agent like a new hire before you let it looseOpenAI, Anthropic and a wave of startups are chasing the routine work junior bankers do overnight, and the money is already flowing to those who own the data.
Read more: AI Firms Are Racing to Take Over Wall Street's Late-Night Grunt WorkOracle announced five AI applications that can carry out approved sales and service tasks, not just suggest them. Here is what to check before trusting one.
Read more: Oracle's new AI helpers can act on sales and service tasksGemini can build checklists in Google Keep, find old notes and add items to existing lists. One tester says it cut the effort of keeping notes tidy.
Read more: Gemini Can Now Sort and Update Your Google Keep Notes for YouChatGPT now draws election-interference images as cartoons, even when asked for realism. It is a small shield against fake voting photos before the Nov. 3 midterms.
Read more: ChatGPT now turns election-related images into cartoonsSeats.aero now works inside ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, so points collectors can hunt for award flights by typing a plain request.
Read more: Seats.aero Lets You Search Free Flights by Chatting With AIAnthropic released a Claude plugin for verified nonprofits that handles fundraising, marketing and hiring chores, aimed at small teams with too much to do.
Read more: Anthropic Gives Nonprofits New Claude Tools for Fundraising and HiringOpenAI pulled ChatGPT's checkout feature after six months, and a study shows AI shoppers can miss the lowest price. Here is what that means for you.
Read more: AI Shopping Helpers Are Already in the Price Fight, and They ErrOpenAI's new GPT 6.1 Terra model costs half as much as its cheaper Sol model, a sign that AI is getting cheap fast for businesses and workers alike.
Read more: OpenAI's newest AI model costs half as much as its last oneWalmart is letting Meta's AI shopping agent into its store while Amazon blocks the same kind of tool, so where you shop may decide what your AI helper can do.
Read more: Walmart welcomes Meta's AI shopping helper while Amazon shuts it outGoogle is adding a plus button to Gemini Live on Android, so you can share a photo or file during a chat without setting it up first.
Read more: Gemini Live on Android now lets you add photos and files fasterA report says iOS 27 will let iPhone owners choose ChatGPT or other AI assistants instead of Siri. The code exists, but it is switched off for now.
Read more: Apple is reportedly building a way to swap Siri for ChatGPTThieves have taken more than $100 million in data center freight since June, using hacked accounts, fake drivers and spoofed GPS tracking, NBC News reported.
Read more: Thieves hijack trucks of data center gear, stealing over $100 millionAnthropic told investors that some job applicants may have bad motives, a reminder that hiring is part of a company's security.
Read more: Anthropic warns some job applicants may be trying to get insideOracle announced three AI apps that plan production, combine shipments and flag missed supplier discounts, but they run only inside Oracle's own software.
Read more: Oracle's new AI tools can plan shipments and spot wasted spendingGoogle is reportedly building a page in Gemini that shows everything the assistant has saved about you, so you no longer have to ask it directly.
Read more: Google is building one place to see what Gemini remembers about youApple's new Siri AI beta can reach information across your iPhone. A few settings let you decide what it sees and whether your use helps train Apple's AI.
Read more: How to limit what the new Siri can see on your iPhoneA reported Gemini tool would let you select many old chats and delete them together, which could make cleaning up your AI history much faster.
Read more: Gemini may soon let you delete many old chats at onceTax software maker Vertex launched Vertex Sōl, which uses AI for tax work but lets people set limits, review every step and undo what the AI does.
Read more: Tax software maker Vertex adds AI that keeps humans in chargeAn Inc. writer let Grok's AI agent do a routine job in seconds and says it revealed a security blind spot. Here is why anyone using AI helpers should care.
Read more: AI agent did a simple task in seconds and exposed a security gapOpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra, a lower-priced AI model built to work on screens, and it could trim costs for businesses that pay for AI tools.
Read more: OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Terra, a cheaper AI that can use a computer
