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A Korean report says Samsung's first smart glasses could launch in the US and South Korea in mid-December, but the price is still unknown.
Read more: Samsung's first smart glasses may arrive in mid-DecemberA new plug-in adds legal business tools to ChatGPT Enterprise. If you work with lawyers, it raises fair questions about AI and client privacy.
Read more: A new add-on brings legal work tools into ChatGPT EnterpriseSpaceX has reportedly discussed buying Boost Mobile or using its network, a move that could change who owns your budget phone plan.
Read more: SpaceX is in talks to buy Boost Mobile or use its networkA new survey of 2,026 U.S. adults finds people use AI agents for small tasks but hold the AI company responsible if an agent is used for fraud.
Read more: Most Americans would blame the AI company if its agent commits fraudA new survey says 96% of security teams use or test AI, yet many have not checked whether their data, rules and oversight are ready for it.
Read more: Most security teams now use AI, but few check if they're readyA self-described non-techie now lets an AI helper run his weekly tennis league, and it shows what these tools can do for small chores and what they still ask of you.
Read more: A non-techie runs his tennis league and daily chores with an AI helperScott Alexander argues that AI labs focused on safety should not quit the race alone, because that could leave the world worse prepared if no global pause happens.
Read more: A top AI safety writer says safety-minded labs should stay in the raceElon Musk says running Grok Bot costs far more than it brings in, after paying users complained their usage limits ran out too fast.
Read more: Musk says Grok Bot costs too much to run for what it earnsSalesforce and Meta now report real revenue and usage from AI agents that handle customer chats, and Meta has begun charging larger businesses by usage.
Read more: Companies Are Now Paying Real Money for AI Agents That Do WorkAnthropic's own AI use, priced at retail, now tops its employee pay. It is a paper figure, but it hints at how work and costs may shift at other firms.
Read more: Anthropic's AI use now costs more than its staff pay, on paperDutch startup Braid raised about $38M so companies can sell mobile data plans under their own brand, which could put new plan offers in apps you already use.
Read more: Dutch startup Braid raises $38M to let any brand sell mobile plansVenture funding hit nearly $680 billion through Q3 2026, a record, yet investors are writing fewer checks to the youngest companies.
Read more: Record startup funding, but far fewer young companies are getting itZoho Analytics now has an AI helper that learns how your business is set up, then explains sales and costs in plain questions and answers.
Read more: Zoho's New Analytics Tool Uses AI to Explain Your Business DataA new Medium guide lays out four parts of a company AI setup: models, agents, MCP and governance. The rules matter most before AI spreads across a business.
Read more: A plain guide to setting up AI safely inside a companyAnalyst Ben Thompson says Google's earnings miss echoes Facebook's, and argues it shows Google is making bolder bets than people realize.
Read more: Google's earnings miss looks like Facebook's, and that may be goodFord has made a public privacy promise and launched a site showing what your car shares. Turning sharing off also switches off some features.
Read more: Ford promises to keep your car's data safe and under your controlApple reports earnings after the market closes Monday, and a months-long run in the stock means even decent news may not be enough for investors.
Read more: Apple stock has climbed so high that earnings can't disappointAdly, an Arabic-first marketing tool, now runs inside ChatGPT, so business owners can design, approve and schedule ads without switching apps.
Read more: Adly now lets business owners make Arabic ads inside ChatGPTGoogle says Googlebooks with detachable keyboards are coming, which could matter if you are about to buy an Android tablet. No date, price or hardware yet.
Read more: Google confirms Googlebook tablets with detachable keyboards are comingA security firm says attackers will skip strong ID checks and go after weak spots like account recovery, and many companies cannot explain their own identity decisions.
Read more: Companies Face Pressure to Prove Who Is Really Behind an AccountA new forecast says the market behind business texting and chat tools will more than double to over $50 billion by 2031, with AI replies and WhatsApp leading the way.
Read more: Business texting and messaging tools set to top $50 billion by 2031OpenAI signed deals with UAE energy firms, investors and agencies, while also seeking billions in funding from the country's state-backed investors.
Read more: OpenAI signs deals with energy firms and government in the UAEBites, a company that turns work procedures into 90-second videos sent by text or WhatsApp, raised $40 million to grow in the US. Here is what it does.
Read more: Bites raises $40M to train store and restaurant staff by textIndia has proposed letting AI makers train on hospital and bank data without ever handing that data over. Here is how the plan works and why businesses may care.
Read more: India wants AI to learn from local data without the data leaving
