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Adobe adds an always-on AI agent and a local MCP to Photoshop, Premiere and Firefly · Otter.ai can follow a meeting that switches languages and adds 27 languages · New York opens registration under its AI safety law, the RAISE Act · October consumer prices rose 0.4%, with energy up 0.7% and food up 0.5% · Oura to buy AI primary care company Counsel Health for $625 million
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OpenAI releases ChatGPT Cyber, a security model for vetted researchers · Meta adds Spaces to its Muse agent for trackers, planners and project boards · U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in October; unemployment was 4.1% · Ramp data: the typical company spends $12 to $15 per employee a month on AI usage · Uber says only four rides were booked through an AI agent in its busiest October week
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1Password lets AI agents log in for you without seeing your password · Uber is giving all 30,000 employees an AI work agent · Canva released its own image model, open to every Canva user · Hackers used a ConnectWise backup breach to reach about 2,250 organizations · American Express will cut about 3,500 jobs · Oil hit a six-month high as Brent settled at $116.72
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The NSA warned about two serious holes in PHP, which runs most websites · Managers say AI has made it harder to judge their team's work · A free coding model that runs on a laptop was released · Southwest cut its 2026 profit forecast as fuel costs rise · SpaceX reported third-quarter revenue of $14.58 billion · Lenders to AI data centers are paying more, and one IPO was cancelled
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ChatGPT now lets you lock sensitive chats behind a PIN · The U.S. ordered federal agencies to remove DeepSeek · Microsoft added "guardian" agents to watch other AI agents · U.S. housing starts fell 5.2% in September · Mortgage demand fell 5.3% even as the 30-year rate eased · General Motors announced a $20 billion share buyback
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ServiceNow gave each AI agent a "passport" that limits what it can do · A small, cheap AI model for sorting data spread fast among developers · Elorian released a model that crops and measures images as it thinks · U.S. crude oil went above $100 a barrel during Friday's session · U.S. factory and utility output rose 0.7% in September
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Meta released a large open AI model you can run yourself · Bluesky now lets anyone build sites and games with AI · Proofpoint agreed to buy Varonis for $6.3 billion · The 10-year Treasury yield fell 10 basis points in a day · Euro zone factory output fell for a third month
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Google Play now runs private apps you build with AI · Figma added a rulebook that its AI agent follows · YouTube Music started labelling songs made with AI · Wholesale prices rose 6.3% over the past year · Worries about AI borrowing hit tech stocks around the world · Diesel supply will stay tight well into 2027, the IEA says
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Meta launched two new models built for agents · Nvidia pledged $250 million for AI safety research · September inflation came in hotter than expected · Bank of America missed and faces $1.2 billion in penalties · A key chip supplier sees orders stretching to 2030
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Salesforce turned on its Agentforce agents for everyday selling · Microsoft unveiled a new AI chip built to use less power · The biggest banks opened earnings season · Domino's U.S. sales growth nearly stalled · A voting Fed official argued for keeping rates high
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Microsoft's CEO called for an AI "emergency brake" · Opposition to data centers is becoming a midterm issue · Consumer sentiment hit its second lowest reading on record · Delta cut its 2026 profit outlook because of fuel prices
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Google released a meeting note-taker that runs offline on a Mac · A startup launched a cheaper way to watch AI agents for misbehavior · New jobless claims edged down to 197,000 · The administration suspended eight companies from a green card program
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Google opened a free website that checks if media was made with AI · Microsoft built Windows to keep AI agents in a sandbox · Nous Research launched custom AI agents for companies · Fed minutes: most officials see another rate hike by year end · Households expect 3.9% inflation over the next year
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OpenAI models will power agents across Atlassian · SAP turned its Joule assistant into a layer of business agents · Mistral opened a preview of Large 4, with open weights to follow · The U.S. trade deficit widened to $105.6 billion · McKesson and CD&R will buy Option Care Health for $5.8 billion · Paramount Skydance closed its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal
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ChatGPT will test ads while it makes images · Cohere released North 2, with agent memory and spending caps · Google signed a 20-year nuclear power deal · Service businesses paid the highest prices since 2022 · The 10-year Treasury yield touched its highest level since 2002 · Truckers and farmers can use cheaper dyed diesel on highways
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Meta's AI agent can now run errands for small businesses · OpenAI released agents that keep working in the background · Microsoft overhauled Copilot, adding an agent and a build tool · The economy added just 29,000 jobs in September · Schneider Electric agreed to buy software maker PTC for $22.6 billion · C.H. Robinson will buy freight broker RXO for $5.8 billion
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