A consumer watchdog issued a warning about Google's AI agent shopping protocol — Google says she's wrong: A consumer economics watchdog says Google's new Universal Commerce Protocol is ripe for misuse where consumers could pay more for items. Google denies this. Read More |
Doctors think AI has a place in healthcare — but maybe not as a chatbot: OpenAI and Anthropic have each launched healthcare-focused products over the last week. Read More |
Microsoft announces glut of new data centers but says it won't let your electricity bill go up: The tech giant has pledged to be a "good neighbor" as it continues to invest in AI infrastructure throughout the country. Read More |
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Slackbot is an AI agent now: Salesforce unveils Slackbot, a new AI agent that allows users to complete tasks across multiple enterprise applications from Slack. Read More |
Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp: Brazil's competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from using its business API to offer chatbots on the app. The agency has also started an investigation against the company to determine if the policy is anti-competitive. Read More |
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