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OpenAI · Nov 10
Beta
ChatGPT Business Hub: profiles, a business agent and insights

Top story · Nov 10 · TechCrunch

OpenAI tests business profiles in ChatGPT, like a Google Business Profile

What it means for you: If customers start asking ChatGPT for local businesses, an accurate profile there may matter like your Google listing, so it is worth watching, not yet worth rebuilding your week around.

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OpenAI introduced a Business Hub in beta, where a company can create a profile, verify it and keep details about its products and services up to date. Eligible companies can also build a business agent that lets ChatGPT users ask questions about the business, and a limited set of insights shows profile views, business mentions and website clicks. OpenAI did not share how verification works or what any of it costs. TechCrunch notes that OpenAI retired an earlier shopping effort in March 2026 and says it is unclear whether this one will do better.

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Adobe MAX · Nov 10
4
Creative Cloud apps with endpoints in Adobe's new local MCP

Nov 10 · TechCrunch

Adobe adds an always-on AI agent and a local MCP to Photoshop, Premiere and Firefly

What it means for you: If your team makes ads, social posts or client videos in Adobe, expect routine edits to get faster, but there are no prices or dates yet.

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At its MAX event on November 10, Adobe announced an AI agent it describes as proactive and always on, with quick actions such as removing a background or making a video thumbnail. It also announced a local MCP (Model Context Protocol, a standard way for chatbots to use another app's tools) so chatbots such as ChatGPT or Gemini can use Creative Cloud features, with endpoints across Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere. New tools include Photoshop relighting, Premiere object removal for video and a Firefly video tool that assembles clips, images and sound. TechCrunch gives no prices or release dates, and Firefly Builder is in private beta.

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Otter.ai · Nov 9
31
languages Otter will support once its rollout is complete

Nov 9 · TechCrunch

Otter.ai can follow a meeting that switches languages and adds 27 languages

What it means for you: If you take calls or run meetings with clients who speak another language, automatic notes may now cover them, though the 14 languages still coming have no date.

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Otter.ai said its notetaker can now follow a conversation when speakers change language mid-meeting, for example from English to Korean to Portuguese, without changing any settings. It is adding 27 languages, its largest expansion, for 31 in total once the rollout finishes. 13 are available now, including Mandarin, Korean, German, Italian and Portuguese, and 14 more are coming with no date given. TechCrunch does not mention pricing or plans.

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New York · Nov 10
$1M
maximum fine per violation under the RAISE Act

Nov 10 · TechCrunch

New York opens registration under its AI safety law, the RAISE Act

What it means for you: The duties fall on the largest AI developers, not on small offices that use their tools, so expect more published safety information from vendors rather than new paperwork for you.

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New York opened its registration portal on November 10 under the RAISE Act. Large frontier AI developers, defined as companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue, must register by January 1, 2027. They must also publish safety frameworks, report critical safety incidents within 72 hours and issue transparency reports. Fines can reach $1 million per violation and $3 million for later ones. TechCrunch names OpenAI among the companies covered and says California and Illinois have similar laws.

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The pattern in AI

Today's items are about how customers and tools find your business. OpenAI wants businesses to keep profiles inside ChatGPT, Adobe is opening its apps to chatbots, and Otter is widening the languages its notes cover. A stronger price report is a reminder that costs matter when you choose what to automate.

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CPI · Nov 10
+0.4%
rise in consumer prices in October, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Nov 10 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

October consumer prices rose 0.4%, with energy up 0.7% and food up 0.5%

What it means for you: Higher fuel and food costs raise what it costs to run vehicles and offices, so check your own supplier prices before your next quote.

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that its consumer price index for all items rose 0.4% in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, after 0.6% in September. Excluding food and energy it rose 0.3%. Energy rose 0.7% and gasoline 1.0%, food rose 0.5%, and shelter rose 0.3%, accounting for over 30% of the monthly increase. BLS did not publish 12-month changes because it collected no October 2025 data during a lapse in appropriations.

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Oura · Nov 10
$625M
price Oura will pay for Counsel Health, per TechCrunch

Nov 10 · TechCrunch

Oura to buy AI primary care company Counsel Health for $625 million

What it means for you: Health companies are paying real money for AI-plus-clinician care, so patients may soon expect quick chat access to a clinician from your practice too.

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Oura announced on November 10 that it will acquire Counsel Health, which pairs a chat-based AI with licensed physicians, for $625 million. The deal is expected to close before the end of 2027. Counsel's service has been inside the Oura app since June 2026, and Counsel will keep serving its enterprise partners after the deal. TechCrunch also reports Oura postponed an IPO of up to $2.2 billion, and that its revenue grew 153% to $533 million in the quarter ended September 30.

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Nov 10 close · La Nación (US market close report)

Stocks slipped on Tuesday after a hotter inflation report

Tuesday, November 10: percent change at the close

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Dow Jones−0.3%
S&P 500−0.4%
Nasdaq Composite−0.7%
Russell 2000−0.7%

Our view: Prices that run hotter than forecast moved rate expectations on the day, and expectations can change again with the next report.

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This is Tuesday's close, November 10. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% to 7,520.93, the Dow fell 0.3% to 52,231.89, the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.7% to 25,065.87 and the Russell 2000 fell 0.7% to 2,821.38. The report says inflation last month was worse than economists expected, which led traders to expect larger Federal Reserve rate increases, and that one top Fed official suggested a rise of twice the usual amount at the next meeting. Treasury yields rose even as oil prices kept easing.

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This is a summary of the news, not investment advice. Markets move, and past moves do not predict the next one.

If you run one of these

Clinics: Oura paying $625 million for chat-plus-clinician care shows patients are getting used to quick AI-assisted access, so a simple after-hours question line is worth scoping.

Agencies: Adobe's agent and MCP point to routine edits being handed to assistants, so ask which repeat tasks in your design and video work could be automated first.

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Sources · every fact was read on the page linked

TechCrunch, November 10, 2026: OpenAI tests business profiles in ChatGPT, like a Google Business Profile

TechCrunch, November 10, 2026: Adobe adds an always-on AI agent and a local MCP to Photoshop, Premiere and Firefly

TechCrunch, November 9, 2026: Otter.ai can follow a meeting that switches languages and adds 27 languages

TechCrunch, November 10, 2026: New York opens registration under its AI safety law, the RAISE Act

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 10, 2026: October consumer prices rose 0.4%, with energy up 0.7% and food up 0.5%

TechCrunch, November 10, 2026: Oura to buy AI primary care company Counsel Health for $625 million

La Nación (US market close report), November 10, 2026: Stocks slipped on Tuesday after a hotter inflation report

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