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A marketing chief asked ChatGPT about her company and found an outdated picture. Her fix lifted its mentions in AI answers, and the lesson applies to any business.
Read more: A marketing chief found ChatGPT describing her company badlyNVIDIA expanded its open source toolkit so company AI agents can use a business's own records while staying inside limits set by the company.
Read more: NVIDIA adds tools to help company AI agents use your data safelySamsung has posted a shutdown notice for a smart TV hub that only recently added Google Photos, so families who show photos on their TV should take note.
Read more: Samsung is shutting down a smart TV hub that just got Google PhotosPresident Trump says data center companies should pay local communities a dividend. If one is planned near you, expect offers and read them closely.
Read more: Trump floats payments to towns that host big data centersRobotics startups raised $33.4 billion in the first half of this year, more than all of last year, as investors bet that smarter AI finally makes robots worth funding.
Read more: Investors are pouring billions into robots after years of lossesLoop Capital downgraded Apple to Hold and expects fewer iPhones to ship this year. Here is what that means if you own the stock or plan to buy a phone.
Read more: Wall Street firm lowers Apple rating over weaker iPhone salesAnthropic is hiring a human writer for up to $345,000 a year, a sign that judgment still carries a premium even as AI tools get faster.
Read more: Anthropic has a $345,000 writing job, and it says a lot about AIA Medium essay looks at AI tools that record and recall workplace talk, and why owners should settle consent, access and storage rules before they switch one on.
Read more: A Medium essay asks what changes when AI remembers office talkAnthropic's CEO answered a safety critic with a 2,000-word post on X, arguing the company does more good by staying at the front of the AI race.
Read more: Anthropic's CEO defends staying in the AI race in a 2,000-word replyMicrosoft is adding risk scores for AI agents and permissions that shift with risk. It hints at how AI tools may be kept in check at work.
Read more: Microsoft adds risk scores and flexible permissions for AI agentsA new global report says 3.24 billion people use generative AI each month, while people spend more time in social apps and less on the open web.
Read more: One in three people worldwide now use AI chatbots every monthApple may unveil an iPad mini 8 with a newer OLED screen on October 28, and the current $599 model could soon look like the cheaper choice.
Read more: Apple's next small iPad may debut next week with a new screenGoogle is adding Android tools that hide sensitive screens, warn about risky links and block fake bank calls, aiming to stop scams before money or codes are handed over.
Read more: Google adds new Android tools to stop scam calls and textsAnthropic's Claude Security now rescans code as it changes and tracks which flaws are fixed, giving software teams a running view of their security gaps.
Read more: Claude Security now checks your code for flaws all the timeOpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.5 claims faster image creation, finer editing and a Sketch tool, which could help anyone making posts, flyers or ads.
Read more: ChatGPT's image tool gets faster, with better editing and a Sketch modeApple is hiring engineers to build the chip for 6G, the next phone network after 5G, which is expected around 2030. Here is what it could mean for future iPhones.
Read more: Apple Is Already Hiring Engineers for the Phone Network After 5GNetflix's latest earnings update said nothing about games or podcasts, which it had praised to investors for years. That hints at where it will focus.
Read more: Netflix has stopped talking up video games and podcasts to investorsPHP's security team will ship emergency fixes tomorrow for two critical flaws that researchers say let attackers run code on a server.
Read more: PHP to release emergency fixes tomorrow for two severe security flawsFoursquare's cofounder says the company's sale paid $0 to people who held its stock, a reminder that owning equity in a startup is not a guaranteed payout.
Read more: Foursquare was sold, and shareholders got nothing, says its cofounderSalesforce plans to buy Braze, a customer messaging company, for $5.66 billion. The deal is far off, but Salesforce marketing users may see new tools later.
Read more: Salesforce plans to buy Braze, a customer messaging company, for $5.66 billionGoogle is bringing its Gemini AI assistant to Android Auto, aiming to remind drivers of plans they may have forgotten. Here is what that could mean for your data.
Read more: Android Auto Is Getting Smarter About Your Plans With GeminiJ.Crew's website crashed on Monday and showed a strange AI message instead of products. The cause is unknown, but it is a useful prompt for anyone who runs an online shop.
Read more: J. Crew's website went down, and an error message mentioned AIGoogle released TorchTPU, an open-source tool that lets AI apps run on its own chips with setting changes, which could widen hosting choices for businesses.
Read more: Google releases TorchTPU so AI apps can run on its chipsYelp's Fall Product Release adds over 30 features, including an AI that phones restaurants for wait times and tools that answer customer inquiries for businesses.
Read more: Yelp's AI can now call a restaurant to check the wait for you
