Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print
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ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you | TechCrunch
OpenAI is rolling out new shopping features for ChatGPT that let users virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos and save products they like to a Favorites library.
OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports | TechCrunch
OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information, report says.
Anthropic reportedly looking to IPO as early as mid-November
Anthropic (ANTH.PVT) aims to become a public company as soon as mid-November, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
Opus 5.5 loves to tell you 'this matters' (and other AI writing tells) | TechCrunch
Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples.
Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web | TechCrunch
Amazon Web Services' Strand Labs has released the latest Jevalike decision model, Strands Decider 2B.
Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI | TechCrunch
Shopify’s new Canvas site builder lets merchants create and customize their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick, while watching the changes happen in real time.
Brian Chesky interview: AI agents need their own operating system | TechCrunch
Brian Chesky on making Airbnb agent-friendly, the state of consumer AI, and why the world needs an AI-native operating system.
OpenAI’s new agent is a shot at Meta — but can it compete with free?
OpenAI and Meta’s cutesy AI agents are about to fight to the death.
Inside our months-long investigation into Kevin O’Leary’s Utah data center debacle
The Verge’s Josh Dzieza investigated the Stratos data center project in Utah, shedding light on how local outrage reshaped state politics.
Global alarm as cases rise of AI agents targeting government websites, computer systems
Artificial intelligence agents are increasingly being observed attempting to probe or breach government computer systems.
AI chatbots are still removing women’s hijabs.
After a French far-right politician used AI to strip a real Muslim woman of her hijab last month, The Guardian tested ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini’s image editors and found that all the chatbots would comply with such requests. This issue has persisted for many months, adding to fears about how easily AI tools can be used to undress and violate women and children. [Link: AI chatbots remove hijabs from images of Muslim women when prompted | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/01/ai-chatbots-hijabs-muslim-women | The Guardian]
DAN GAINOR: The AI apocalypse is the media's latest scare campaign. Don't buy it
The Fear Industrial Complex drives AI apocalypse headlines, climate change panic and activist outrage from Greta Thunberg to legacy media.
OpenAI’s president withdraws from second AI super PAC donation.
After handing $25 million last year to Leading the Future — which lobbies for AI-friendly policies — Greg Brockman has now pulled his plans to donate a further $25 million amid mounting public backlash against AI. Brockman said the following in a Slack message seen by The New York Times: > “I also want to say that I feel terrible about the fact that LTF keeps reflecting on the company and become so much of a distraction for people here. I’ve been thinking hard about how to turn the ship on it. We’ve donated $25m so far, and have no plans to donate more at this time.”
Amodei’s ‘extreme’ AI warnings were questioned by tech CEOs.
The Wall Street Journal reports that AI leaders attending President Trump’s gathering on Tuesday, including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, privately grilled the Anthropic CEO about the AI safety alarms he’s publicly sounded regarding cybersecurity and job losses. > Amodei told the other executives that it is important to be honest with the public about model capabilities and not play down risks, some of the people said. Their conversation occurred with a smaller group of executives and White House aides and advisers who were hashing out the principles in the Roosevelt Room.
Microsoft’s Trillion-Dollar Quarter Shows AI Trade Won’t Quit
With Microsoft Corp.’s best quarter for decades in the books, Wall Street is betting the stock can keep rallying as the tech giant’s standing in the artifici...
OpenAI's agents obscured hacking activity in government site breaches
OpenAI's software obscured efforts to scrape data from crucial government agencies as new evidence shows the scale and severity of AI hacks in...
Barclays Expands Use of Anthropic’s Claude in Efficiency Push
Barclays Plc is widening its use of Anthropic PBC’s artificial intelligence agent Claude in an effort to modernize legacy systems and improve operational eff...