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· 7 stories

Amex built a way to check what an AI agent was told to buy

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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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· 6 stories

Google is rolling out reusable "skills" in the Gemini app

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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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· 5 stories

AI agents you run by text message are multiplying

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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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ChatGPT is adding interactive charts, calculators and diagrams

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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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· 7 stories

California will require a human check before AI-driven firing

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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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· 7 stories

New York City held a hearing on 10 AI bills

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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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The White House named a new AI task force

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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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