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Airbnb is threatening to launch an AI travel agent next year

Airbnb is developing an AI travel agent that it says will eventually be able to help plan your whole trip.

Engadget·

Threat actor targets Indian fintechs on weekends when defenders aren’t watching

CERT-IN warns of ‘significant escalation’ in AI-powered attacks, some after victims tried to improve defences

The Register·

Airbnb says it’s launching an AI travel agent in the first half of 2027

Airbnb says its upcoming AI agent will help travelers plan trips, compare options, manage bookings, and get assistance throughout their stay.

TechCrunch·

Perplexity launches its own take on AI agents for work

Perplexity is taking on OpenAI and Anthropic with its own work-focused AI agents. The startup's new always-on "Teammates" can take on multiple roles within a workspace, while pulling existing projects, skills, and…

The Verge·

AWS Kiro aims to solve identity crisis by adding another identity: bot orchestrator

The cloud giant refits its agentic dev tools for agent orchestration

The Register·

Google: Schools can keep search while skipping Gemini, but AI search is non-negotiable

Google is technically offering schools more choice but not the choices anyone wants.

Ars Technica·

Lawsuit: Man introduced his wife to ChatGPT. She used it to plan his murder.

Bitter energy drinks turned out to be ChatGPT-steered poisoning, lawsuit says.

Ars Technica·

Google is ditching Firebase Studio soon, and it wants you to use its newer AI tools instead

The company is going all-in on Antigravity and Google AI Studio and hopes developers will do the same.

Engadget·

OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough?

OpenAI's newest cybersecurity model comes out as AI labs face scrutiny of their work to protect digital infrastructure.

TechCrunch·

Anthropic upgrades Claude with new Personal Finance feature

Having the right context is what makes AI tools useful. Anthropic just launched the ability to securely use personal finance data with Claude. The company emphasizes that the feature is read-only and can’t take…

9to5Mac·

October crypto-tracker hack: Access cracked, law enforcement tokens packed

Agentic 'on-path attack' went after Chainalysis's tools, which are routinely called upon to assist police investigations

The Register·

OpenAI president Greg Brockman says company could be IPO ready in 2027

Speaking at a Wall Street Journal tech conference on Wednesday, the executive touted how the company had been gaining ground in the enterprise market, where rival Anthropic had already successfully made inroads.

TechCrunch·

Now Claude can help with your finances too

But just like with ChatGPT, should you?

Engadget·

Claude can now analyze your spending with its new Personal Finance tool

With Personal Finance in Claude, users can connect their bank and card accounts through Plaid and ask questions about their finances.

TechCrunch·

Gamers go to ridiculous lengths to "improve" GTA VI with Nvidia's DLSS 5

Using a capture card and open source software to run PS5 video through a PC GPU.

Ars Technica·

Copilot Chat has usage caps, and Microsoft would rather you found them by hitting them

Mystery limits expand for users without the paid add-on, with upgrade prompts ready when features run dry

The Register·

Dropbox acquires Tigris Data for $350M to bolster its AI infrastructure

The deal is expected to support the development of DBX Agent Cloud, a new storage platform aimed at developers building AI models and agents.

TechCrunch·

Memory makers mint megabucks while buyers beg for mercy

DRAM revenue jumps 369 percent as AI demand keeps supplies tight and prices climbing

The Register·

Apple Creator Studio gets powerful new AI features using OpenAI models [U: Now available]

Apple Creator Studio updates were announced late last month, with what the company describes as “powerful new AI features” using a combination of Apple Intelligence and OpenAI models. At the time, Apple didn’t give a…

9to5Mac·

Congresswoman calls for artificial superintelligence ban after Democrats' seismic midterm sweep

Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona is asking her party to focus on AI issues.

Tom's Hardware·

Anthropic won't fix a Claude Dispatch flaw that could let attackers execute remote commands across corporate boundaries

From EOP to RCE in six simple steps

The Register·

HomeView will support third-party AI chatbots, suggests code

Code discovered in the iOS 27.3 beta suggests that HomeView is set to gain support for third-party AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude. A leaker spotted the first clue to this a few days ago, and in an updated post says…

9to5Mac·

Anthropic loosens Claude's game cloning ban

The update is expected to reduce false positives and allow game developers to use the tool for their own legitimate projects without getting blocked.

Tom's Hardware·

Building AI factories at enterprise scale

SPONSORED FEATURE: ASUS wants to scale AI everywhere in the enterprise

The Register·

Micron details ambitious DRAM and NAND roadmap — 3D NAND, High-NA EUV, new materials, and custom silicon makes a comeback

As DRAM and 3D NAND are about to adopt all-new technologies, custom types of memory are about to become mainstream as AI developers face limitations with current solutions.

Tom's Hardware·

Nvidia can only fulfill 1% of China’s massive $70 billion GPU order for AI chips, report claims

Just 1% of chips promised to major Chinese companies to power their AI ambitions will be delivered, according to reports.

Tom's Hardware·

How to get access to Sonos AI features, as company aims to avoid another app disaster

When Sonos tried a major app update two years ago, things did not go well. Much-loved features disappeared, older speakers experienced connection problems, and accessibility features were broken. That debacle saw the…

9to5Mac·

Disgruntled software developers start ambitious open-source revolt, using AI to clone common services

OccupySaaS AI-powered project wants to kick Auth0, Salesforce, and other pricy service-as-software to the curb

Tom's Hardware·

Xcode 27.3 adds GitHub Copilot to its built-in coding assistant

Apple released Xcode 27.3 beta 1 today with multiple new features, chief among them an expansion of its built-in coding assistant to support GitHub Copilot. Here are the details. more…

9to5Mac·

Google reveals new Gemini 4 Carbon AI model, narrowly beating Claude Opus 5.5

Last week, Google released its latest AI model, Gemini 4 Carbon, topping intelligence rankings charts.

Tom's Hardware·

ChatGPT and Work are merging soon, while ChatGPT Classic retires in January

Users who still rely on the ChatGPT Classic app were greeted today with a message informing them that the app will soon be retired. Separately, OpenAI is also preparing to merge ChatGPT and Work into a single interface.…

9to5Mac·