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Sell My Code has opened an online store with more than 90 ready-made apps that a business can buy, put its own brand on and run as its own.
Read more: Sell My Code opens a store for ready-made apps you can rebrandDext now lets accounting firms ask Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot about client data. Here is what that means for the privacy of your numbers.
Read more: Accountants can now ask AI chatbots questions about client dataChatGPT's new Locked Chats hides private conversations behind a PIN or Face ID, but it does not make them private from OpenAI.
Read more: ChatGPT now lets you lock private chats with a PIN or Face IDMeta plans to raise $95 billion for AI, including a $35 billion stock sale, and that could change what each Meta share you own is worth.
Read more: Meta plans to raise $95 billion to pay for its AI build-outA months-old security startup says its AI agents got into Anthropic's internal systems in under 12 hours, a sign of how fast automated attacks could move.
Read more: Startup says AI agents broke into Anthropic's systems in under 12 hoursApple's next iPhone update adds four Notes upgrades, including Siri that writes whole notes for you. It is still in developer beta, so it is not public yet.
Read more: iOS 27 Gives the iPhone Notes App Four Big UpgradesAdPlug has launched a connector that lets Claude and ChatGPT work with Google Ads, which could save time for anyone who runs online ads.
Read more: New tool lets Claude and ChatGPT run your Google Ads for youAviatrix is giving enterprises a free tool from Nov. 1 that limits how far a hacker can get inside cloud systems, and lets teams test its rules before turning them on.
Read more: Aviatrix Offers Free Tool to Limit Damage From Hacked Cloud SystemsTexas has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, saying ChatGPT's weak age checks and parent alerts fail kids. Here is what the state wants and what parents can check.
Read more: Texas sues OpenAI to keep ChatGPT away from kids in the stateA Mac owner found a hidden cryptominer after the machine kept overheating, and the case shows why odd heat or slowdowns deserve a look.
Read more: A hot Mac led an AI helper to find a hidden crypto minerAmerican Express will let only approved AI shopping assistants use its network, and it is building protection for purchases when those assistants make mistakes.
Read more: American Express will let approved AI shopping assistants use its networkNatWest's head of payments says stablecoins and tokenisation could fix slow cross-border transfers. Here is what that may mean if you send money abroad.
Read more: NatWest exec on faster, cheaper money transfers abroadApple came close to passing Nvidia as the world's most valuable company after a rough week for tech stocks, a sign of how much AI worries now move big tech.
Read more: Apple briefly closes in on Nvidia as the world's most valuable companyAiven says heavy AI users on its staff cut spending about 80 percent by using cheaper open models for most work, and it plans to sell the tool behind it.
Read more: Aiven says cheaper AI models cut its own AI costs by 80 percentCloudflare's free beta Auto Router picks an AI model for each request to save money, but one expert warns it may underrate risky tasks like refunds.
Read more: Cloudflare's new AI picker chooses a model for you, and it can misjudge riskA writer gave Google's free Gemini photos and measurements of a door lock and got a printable cat guard. The first draft would have failed, though.
Read more: A Writer Used Google's Gemini to Design a Cat-Proof Door Lock CoverPodigee, a podcast host, can now be added to ChatGPT and Claude, so podcasters can ask an assistant to handle publishing chores while keeping final approval.
Read more: Podcast host Podigee now works inside ChatGPT and ClaudeAnthropic says Claude 4.6 and later can take in 1 million tokens at once. ChatGPT's biggest window is 400K, and only on its Pro plan.
Read more: Claude can read 2.5 times more text than ChatGPT's top planAI agents are emailing story pitches to editors every day, and the editors say no. Any inbox that takes pitches may see more of them.
Read more: AI Bots Are Pitching Stories to Editors, and Nobody Is BuyingCoyotec, an AI cohost on LA's José 97.5 FM, is tied to a jump in young listeners. Its makers say audiences connect with it, and it won't be the last.
Read more: An AI radio host in Spanish is pulling in young listeners in Los AngelesAI shopping assistants may already be reading your product listings. A few quick checks show whether they describe your store correctly, or not at all.
Read more: Your online store may already be visible to AI shopping assistantsTech companies say AI shopping agents like Meta's Muse will save you money, but prices keep climbing and the savings are still unproven.
Read more: AI shopping assistants promise savings, but prices keep risingCapCut says a plugin will let you make draft videos inside ChatGPT. There is no release date or price yet, so it is too early to plan around.
Read more: CapCut is adding a video maker inside ChatGPT, with no date yetAn IMF study of 700 million job ads found hiring demand fell in roles most exposed to AI, while ads asking for AI skills grew fast.
Read more: Job ads for AI-exposed work fell nearly 10 percent, study finds
