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A Medium essay asks what sets a business apart once rivals use the same AI tools, and points to what you know about your own customers.
Read more: When every company uses the same AI, what sets yours apart?Coral Hart says AI helped her write about 370 books and sell roughly a million copies. Her story shows how AI-made titles may compete for readers and shelf space.
Read more: A South African author says AI helped her write 370 booksA dermatologist tested two top AI chatbots on 200 biopsy-proven skin lesions. A small 2015-era image tool beat both, but none were reliable.
Read more: A 10-year-old AI tool beat top chatbots at spotting skin cancerThe company that owns Elvis Presley's music says Anthropic used 274 of his songs to train its AI without permission, and wants about $41 million.
Read more: Elvis Presley's music owners sue Anthropic over AI trainingA study shared at a major computing conference says ChatGPT can build a picture of your personality from your chats. Details are thin, so treat it as early.
Read more: Study finds ChatGPT can guess personality traits from your chatsAn Apollo economist says AI has not lifted profit margins or output per worker at big US companies outside tech, a caution for anyone paying for AI tools.
Read more: Most big companies outside tech see no money gain from AI yetThe New York Times says A.I. agents like Meta's Muse and OpenAI's dots can handle chores such as job applications and hard-to-get dinner reservations.
Read more: Five everyday jobs you can hand to an A.I. agent, from job hunts to dinnerEarly testers say Apple's new Siri can translate, write emails and summarize files, but the first test version still drops its connection and uses more battery.
Read more: Hands-on with Apple's new iPhone update and its Siri assistantResearchers found a booby-trapped instruction file in a customer's Downloads folder that pushed an AI coding helper to install a rogue software package.
Read more: A hidden text file in Downloads can trick AI coding helpers into harmA small Cloudflare and OpenAI test helped ChatGPT Search find hundreds of millions of new pages. Site owners should know what it does and does not change.
Read more: Cloudflare helped ChatGPT Search find hundreds of millions of new pagesAnthropic's new small AI model, Claude Haiku 4.5, is said to match an older top coding model at one-third the cost and twice the speed.
Read more: Anthropic releases Claude Haiku 4.5, a faster and cheaper small AI modelA Bloomberg report says iOS 27 will let iPhone users choose rival AI from Google or Anthropic for writing, images and Siri, so privacy terms will matter.
Read more: iOS 27 would let iPhone users pick rival AI like Gemini or ClaudeMistral, a French AI company, says open models can win business customers with lower costs and more control over data, even as Europe trails the US.
Read more: France's Mistral bets on open AI to take on US tech giantsA SaaStr writer says the key 2027 hire is a leader who shares the pressure of running a company, not just one who finishes tasks. Here is the idea.
Read more: Hire senior leaders who can carry the weight, not just the tasksPendants and pins that record your day and turn it into notes are on sale now, from $74.99 to $249, and many charge a monthly fee on top.
Read more: AI pendants that listen all day are now a real product categoryPatientGain has launched ReputeMD, a $100-a-month service that helps doctors and dentists gather patient reviews while following US health privacy rules.
Read more: New service helps doctors and dentists collect patient reviews safelyGoogle's AI summaries now sit atop search results, and publishers report steep drops in clicks. Here is what the data shows and what it means for any business that relies on Google.
Read more: Google's AI answers are cutting the clicks that news sites live onSAP's CTO says AI can generate an app in minutes, but running it across a real business is the hard part. His advice on rolling out AI at work applies to any company.
Read more: SAP's tech chief says AI can build an app but not run a businessChrome is adding a milder warning for risky sites, while two serious PHP flaws put millions of websites at risk. Site owners should check their updates.
Read more: Chrome will warn you about suspicious sites, and Spotify cracks downTicketmaster's redesigned app adds a Watchlist for presales and on-sales, plus new recommendations and search, aimed at fans who keep missing shows.
Read more: Ticketmaster's app now lets you track ticket sales in one placeA writer at Android Authority canceled Google's AI Plus plan after a downgrade but still uses Gemini. Paid AI plans can change, so check before you renew.
Read more: A writer canceled Google's AI Plus plan but still uses GeminiGoogle DeepMind's chief AI readiness officer says it favors candidates who keep learning and ask good questions. A study shows most firms are not training staff.
Read more: Google's AI lab says curious people who keep learning get hiredA report says ChatGPT put 53 private photos online, and OpenAI is under pressure. Here is what is known, what is not, and why it matters for your own pictures.
Read more: 53 private photos ended up online through ChatGPTGemini's Scheduled actions run a prompt on a timetable and leave the answer waiting, which could cut the daily habit of asking the same questions.
Read more: Gemini can now run your daily chores on a schedule
