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OpenAI added Canvas to ChatGPT, a side window that lets paying users edit one part of a draft or code at a time instead of starting over.
Read more: ChatGPT gets a new editing window for writing and codingMacOS 27 adds a keyboard shortcut that opens an Ask Siri box, so you can ask about a photo, a document or an unknown file without searching the web.
Read more: A new Mac shortcut lets you ask Siri about anything on your screenApple's latest iPhone test version adds a ChatGPT Plus upgrade button, and free ChatGPT now has a daily limit. Here is what the $19.99 tier adds.
Read more: iPhone beta now lets you upgrade to ChatGPT Plus in SettingsA free, open-source Android app called Circle to Search brings back Share and Save and sends only the part of the screen you circle, not the whole thing.
Read more: Free Android app brings back the old, simpler Circle to SearchNvidia's Shield TV Pro now costs $300, and a reviewer says the pricier new Apple TV 4K is still the better streaming box for most people.
Read more: Even at a higher price, Apple TV 4K still beats Nvidia's Shield TV ProOpenAI's new ChatGPT app for Mac kept chats in unprotected plain text. A fix is out, and Mac users need to install it.
Read more: ChatGPT's Mac app saved your chats in plain, unprotected textA paid search ad mistake reportedly ran for three months before anyone caught it, a reminder for any business that pays for online ads.
Read more: An ad campaign mistake went unnoticed for three monthsA new AI agent was reportedly built to take over AI models left open online and run up to 100,000 steps alone. Businesses using AI tools should check their setup.
Read more: AI program built to take over exposed AI systems and run on its ownOpenAI has opened ChatGPT's web search to everyone, with no account or login needed, so anyone can try an AI search tool and check its sources.
Read more: ChatGPT's web search now works without an accountA study forced two leading AI models to pick a candidate in nearly 500 races. Grok mostly chose Republicans and GPT mostly chose Democrats.
Read more: When forced to pick a candidate, two AI models chose opposite partiesEngageLab's new Agent Email tool lets AI read and answer customer replies to business emails. It is open only to enterprise customers for now.
Read more: New AI tool lets companies answer customer email replies automaticallyA three-month study of 133 patent attorneys found AI lifted junior lawyers' work right away, but only senior lawyers kept the benefit once the tool was gone.
Read more: AI helps new patent lawyers write better, but they learn less from itBernstein Research says only about 35% of announced US AI data center capacity will likely get built, so big announcements may not mean much.
Read more: Many planned AI data centers may never actually get builtA reviewer says Lenovo's Yoga 9n shows what Apple's rumored touchscreen MacBook should offer, from stylus use on the trackpad to wireless charging.
Read more: A Lenovo laptop shows what a touchscreen MacBook could get rightA growing group of AI helpers take requests by text message, with no new app. Prices run from free to $1 a day, so it pays to check what each one connects to.
Read more: AI helpers you can text like a friend, no new app neededBillionaire Mark Cuban says AI hacking is old tricks at huge scale, and that businesses can fight back by using just as much AI on defense.
Read more: Mark Cuban: Fight hacker AI with defensive AIAI helped find two critical flaws in PHP, which up to 70% of websites use, and companies are racing to fix them before hackers strike.
Read more: AI found two serious flaws in software that runs most websitesChatGPT has a new feature called Task, built to show repeated search results, which could save time if you check the same things often.
Read more: ChatGPT adds 'Task' feature to show repeated search resultsInvestor Paul Wick sees echoes of the dot-com bubble in AI, but says today looks healthier and crash fears are overblown. Here is what he says to watch.
Read more: Veteran investor says fears of an AI crash are overblownA pricing comparison puts DeepSeek at $0.15 and Claude at $4 per 1 million tokens, so the AI model a business picks could change its bill a lot.
Read more: DeepSeek charges $0.15 where Claude charges $4 for AI usageGoogle is swapping Assistant for Gemini, and some users say basic home controls got worse. A free option called Home Assistant is getting fresh attention.
Read more: Google's Gemini upgrade is making smart homes worse, critics sayCharacter.AI, a site with about 12 million monthly users, filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 12, and people who rely on its AI companions fear losing them.
Read more: AI companion app Character.AI files for bankruptcy, and users fear losing their chat partnersOpenAI added a $200 a month ChatGPT Pro plan for heavy users, and a report says the $20-style Plus price could also climb. Here is what you get and who needs it.
Read more: OpenAI launches a $200 a month version of ChatGPTSeraphis Group says it will invest $3 billion in AI startups over 12 months, a hint that buyers may favor tools with paying customers over flashy demos.
Read more: Seraphis Group sets aside $3 billion to back AI startups
