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Island, a business browser maker, launched a version for AI agents that applies company security rules to what the agents see, change and delete.
Read more: Island launches a secure web browser built for AI agents at workFoundation Mortgage has launched AskClara, an AI chat tool for brokers that handles loans for borrowers who do not fit standard rules. A 'no' is not final.
Read more: A mortgage lender launches an AI chat tool for the brokers it works withPostgres inventor Michael Stonebraker says AI tools that answer plain-English business questions failed badly on MIT's own data, and he explains why.
Read more: Database inventor says AI that answers business questions still failsA Bloomberg Technology session says AI that takes action will need a 'self-driving' network, so businesses should check their setup before they adopt it.
Read more: Companies Want AI That Acts on Its Own, and Their Networks Must Keep UpeBay's quarterly revenue rose 14% to $3.2 billion, and the company says AI tools are making it easier to list and sell used items.
Read more: eBay sales jump 14% as more people buy and sell used itemsDeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, raised nearly $16 billion this month from big Chinese tech firms and state-backed institutions, a sign of deep support behind it.
Read more: DeepSeek raises nearly $16 billion from Chinese tech and state backersTwilio beat revenue forecasts and raised its full-year outlook, yet its stock fell more than 15% after hours because investors worry about slower growth ahead.
Read more: Twilio beats Wall Street forecasts, but its stock falls 15%Amazon's CEO says Prime Video now earns tens of billions a year and turns a profit, a sign the video that comes with Prime is a real business.
Read more: Amazon says Prime Video now makes real profit and tens of billions a yearMeta has quietly launched Style Sketch, an AI app that plans outfits from clothes you own. It is limited to three countries for now, but it draws on your Instagram photos.
Read more: Meta quietly releases an AI app that plans outfits from your own closetSuperMe raised $20 million for a service where AI versions of top experts answer your career and business questions. It is free now, but limits are coming.
Read more: SuperMe raises $20 million for AI versions of top industry expertsA startup says top AI tools pass only about half of its cloud operations tests, and it plans to sell agents trained to do better in early 2027.
Read more: Startup trains AI helpers to run company servers without breaking themA former Anthropic engineer says the AI lab's intense culture left him burned out, in a rare inside account that lands just as the company files to go public.
Read more: Former Anthropic employee says working there left him burned outAnthropic's public filing for a stock market debut shows its earliest investors could earn huge returns, just over three years after the first big funding round.
Read more: Anthropic's stock market filing shows early investors in line for huge gainsAn agency leader says investors now reward lean startups, so test ad messages cheaply and keep the brand story in human hands.
Read more: Investors Want Lean Startups, So a Strong Brand Story Matters MoreThrive Holdings, backed by OpenAI, is buying home security company ADT for $15.3 billion and plans to bring AI to its products. ADT customers should take note.
Read more: Company backed by OpenAI buys home security firm ADT for $15.3 billionIntel says demand for its budget laptop chip, Wildcat Lake, is beating supply. Memory shortages may keep PC prices high through 2027.
Read more: Intel says its cheapest laptop chips are completely sold outAnthropic's stock market filing calls personal Claude users a 'top-of-funnel engine' for business sales, and admits the effects of daily AI use are not fully understood.
Read more: Anthropic's IPO filing says free Claude users are a sales pipelineYouTube ad revenue grew 9% to $11.2 billion, short of forecasts, and Alphabet shares fell. Rivals are now chasing YouTube's TV viewers.
Read more: YouTube ad sales grew more slowly than expected, and Alphabet stock fellThe FTC had 19 fake versions of its own website taken down. Imposter scams cost people $3.5 billion in 2025, so a pause before paying or clicking matters.
Read more: Government shut down 19 fake websites posing as the FTCAmazon says over 400 million people have used its Alexa shopping helper in a year, and they spend 50% more. Here is what that means when you shop.
Read more: Over 400 million people have used Amazon's Alexa shopping helperNvidia is reportedly in talks to back the debt behind a huge data center for Anthropic, a sign of how risky and costly AI infrastructure has become.
Read more: Nvidia may back a young cloud firm's debt for Anthropic's data centerBarry Diller, 84, says old print brands like Southern Living can still earn money as AI changes media. Owners of trusted brands may want to take note.
Read more: Barry Diller, 84, is turning old print brands like Southern Living into new incomeCanadian AI firm Cohere raised about $5 billion to build an alternative to US and Chinese AI. For businesses, that could mean more choice on price and data.
Read more: Canadian AI company Cohere raises about $5 billion to rival US and ChinaAmazon's cloud arm beat Wall Street's forecasts as AI demand pushes growth to its highest rate since late 2021, which matters to anyone who rents cloud services.
Read more: Amazon's cloud business grew 39%, its fastest pace in nearly five years
