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Revolut is reported to have swapped Claude Code for a Chinese AI tool and cut costs tenfold. If true, cheaper AI could soon reach smaller businesses too.
Read more: Revolut drops Claude Code for a Chinese AI tool, says costs fall tenfoldAn open-source add-on called CLI-Anything lets Claude Code operate apps that have no AI features, which could cut the clicking between tools.
Read more: A free add-on lets Claude Code control apps that have no AI supportFlowForma now connects its business process software to Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, so a chat with AI can start approvals and requests.
Read more: FlowForma lets you run company workflows from Claude, ChatGPT and CopilotDocker's new guide warns that AI agents can be tricked or go wrong, and says the fix is to keep them in a sealed space with limited access.
Read more: Docker says AI helpers need a locked room to work inValve changed Steam's release rules as approvals slow to up to 12 business days, and many new games are made with AI. Expect some launches to slip.
Read more: Steam adds new checks for game makers as AI games clog the queueA free add-on for OpenAI's Codex coding assistant makes it answer greetings with an ad. It shows how unofficial AI add-ons can quietly change what a tool says.
Read more: Free AI hacking add-on secretly turns a coding assistant into an adWarranty software maker warrantini now lets teams manage claims by asking Claude, ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, with plans from $49 a month.
Read more: Warranty software now works inside Claude, ChatGPT and CopilotThe first test version of macOS 27.3 adds Pro Light, a screensaver based on the new MacBook Pro wallpaper. Only beta testers can see it for now.
Read more: Apple's next Mac update adds a screensaver of the new MacBook Pro wallpaperGoldman Sachs reportedly limited AI coding tools for bankers and traders. The debate is whether restricting people is enough, or whether the tools need tighter limits.
Read more: Goldman Sachs limits AI coding tools for bankers and tradersWorkOS says an attacker used an AI hacking tool to get into its sales app and see contact records, so customers should expect more convincing scam emails.
Read more: Hackers used an AI attack tool to break into WorkOS sales systemPalantir's revenue nearly doubled and U.S. business sales passed government sales, but many new corporate deals are short trials that could be dropped.
Read more: Palantir's sales nearly doubled, but its new business customers may not stayWalmart's AI assistant, Sparky, can now turn a photo of a handwritten list into a shopping cart, just ahead of the holiday shopping season.
Read more: Walmart's shopping assistant can now read your photos and handwritten listsAn Android Police writer swapped six paid apps for free, open source ones. Here is what he picked and what to know before trying them.
Read more: Free Android apps that can replace paid subscriptionsOpenAI says its GPT-6 Astra model designed a talking-to-Codex gadget in under a week, but humans still had to fix mistakes before it could be built.
Read more: OpenAI says its AI designed a working gadget in under a weekApple's iOS 27.3 lets app makers plug Siri AI into their apps, so you can ask Siri to get things done inside them. It starts as a developer preview.
Read more: Apple lets Siri AI work inside the other apps on your iPhoneJ.P. Morgan Payments introduced Receivables Matching, a tool that pairs incoming payments with open invoices, which could save businesses hours of manual work.
Read more: J.P. Morgan launches a tool to match incoming payments to invoicesMastercard has launched free cybersecurity lessons for small European businesses, aimed at a gap between worrying about attacks and having protection in place.
Read more: Mastercard Offers Free Online Cybersecurity Lessons to Small BusinessesApple is adding four more languages to its smarter Siri in iOS 27.3, bringing the total to 10. The update is in beta now and is due for everyone next month.
Read more: Apple's new Siri adds four more languages in the next iPhone updateSamsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 sold 20% more in Korea the week Apple's iPhone Duo launched. Whether Apple's rough debut is the reason is not known.
Read more: Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 sales jump 20% after Apple's iPhone Duo launchGoogle says attackers are stealing AI account keys and running up bills that reached $1 million at some companies. The victim pays, and the damage can come fast.
Read more: Hackers are running up huge AI bills on other companies' accountsAnthropic's new Message Threads feature cuts the wait for Claude's first words by about 35 percent in very long conversations, with no change in text read.
Read more: Claude now answers long chats about 35 percent fasterZDNet's reviewer says the RedMagic 12 Pro is the fastest Android phone he has tested, and it is now launching worldwide, not just in China.
Read more: Reviewer calls RedMagic 12 Pro the fastest Android phone he's testedData center builders are turning to retired jet engines to get power in as little as two years, instead of waiting years for the grid. Here is why it matters.
Read more: Data centers are buying old jet engines to get power fasterTLDR Tech's Nov. 3 issue leads with Apple's home robot and OpenAI's work on scaling git, but the material says little about the details of either.
Read more: Tech roundup: Apple's home robot, OpenAI's code tools, open source
