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GitHub Copilot now offers the GPT-6.1 Terra model, but not everyone gets it at once. Your plan, rollout stage and company admin all play a part.
Read more: New GPT-6.1 Terra model arrives in GitHub Copilot, with limitsDoorDash is reportedly in advanced talks to buy rival Instacart for about $17 billion, which could change how you order food and groceries.
Read more: DoorDash reportedly in talks to buy Instacart for about $17 billionStripe says companies can now find each other by Stripe handle and send money instantly and for free, which could speed up paying suppliers and partners.
Read more: Stripe lets businesses pay each other instantly, for freeAnthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot, bought a one-person drug startup, a sign that AI firms want a bigger role in finding new medicines.
Read more: Anthropic buys a one-person startup working on muscular dystrophy drugsRedmagic is rolling out Android 17 software to eight gaming phones in China, and a global version looks close. Here is what changes.
Read more: Redmagic gaming phones get a big Android 17 update, global launch soonRetell, a company whose AI answers business phone calls, says it handles 100 million calls a month, and OpenAI says its newest model scored best on Retell's test.
Read more: Phone-answering AI company Retell now handles 100 million calls a monthBloomberg reports Apple will launch a second MacBook Neo in the first half of 2027, likely with a newer chip and more memory than today's $699 model.
Read more: Apple's cheaper MacBook Neo is getting a faster sequel in early 2027Google Cloud and Oracle now let AI assistants query Oracle business data directly, with some tools live today and others in preview.
Read more: Google and Oracle let AI assistants work directly with company dataAnthropic has talked big about AI curing disease, but its stock market filing admits it lacks lab experience and that drug development is slow and uncertain.
Read more: Anthropic's IPO filing is far more cautious about AI curing diseaseCarParts.com now offers Klarna at checkout, so shoppers can split a car parts bill into four payments or finance it. Here is what to check first.
Read more: CarParts.com now lets you pay for car parts in installments with KlarnaWEX is teaming with Euclid AI to offer AI helpers to its trucking customers, promising less paperwork and lower costs, though the numbers come from the companies.
Read more: WEX partners with Euclid AI to put AI helpers in trucking fleetsCopilot Money is adding Money Assistant, an AI helper that fixes categories, matches refunds and flags odd charges, starting on iPhone.
Read more: Money app Copilot adds an AI helper that fixes your budget for youTwo Anthropic leaders explain in a 107-minute interview how they keep Claude's AI agents safe, including how passwords are protected. Useful for any business weighing agents.
Read more: Anthropic engineers explain how they keep Claude's AI agents safeMicrosoft released emergency Windows updates on October 26 to block certificates tied to eight weak eMudhra keys that could be used to fake website identities.
Read more: Microsoft pulls trust from weak digital IDs on Windows computersOracle says it will put OpenAI's ChatGPT and Codex inside its business apps, so AI tools may soon appear in software your company already uses.
Read more: Oracle will build ChatGPT and Codex into its business softwareA nonprofit wants big AI developers to report how much they use AI to build new AI, giving federal officials a look at how fast the technology is advancing.
Read more: Proposal would make AI companies reveal if AI helps build new AIIntuit added fund and grant tracking for nonprofits and inventory tools for manufacturers to its accounting software, which could replace some spreadsheets.
Read more: Intuit adds AI accounting tools for nonprofits and manufacturersZoho Social now lets other software schedule and publish posts for you, which could end copy-and-paste for teams that plan content in a CRM or CMS.
Read more: Zoho Social opens its tools so other apps can post to social mediaApple's new 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip costs $1,999 and ships November 6, which gives anyone planning a laptop purchase a price and a date.
Read more: Apple's new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip starts at $1,999Acer's handheld gaming device, built on Intel Arc graphics, now has a price and release date. It is pitched as a rival to Valve's Steam Deck.
Read more: Acer's Steam Deck rival now has a price and release dateChatGPT now has Pro plans at $100, $200 and $500 a month, while Claude's flagship model costs far less per use. A speed setting can also drain a plan.
Read more: ChatGPT's top plan costs $500 a month, while Claude's runs far cheaperMicrosoft released firmware on October 22 for the Surface Laptop Ultra that targets screen flicker, random restarts and slow reboots. It cannot be undone.
Read more: Microsoft fixes flickering screens and random restarts on Surface Laptop UltraA new Atlassian survey finds far fewer developers saving 10 hours a week with AI than a year ago, even as nearly every team now uses it.
Read more: Fewer developers say AI saves them 10 hours a weekA Windows data thief called Aokigahara copies login files for AI apps like ChatGPT Desktop, Claude and Cursor, and a password reset alone may not lock thieves out.
Read more: New Windows malware steals logins for ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor
