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ChatGPT opens Business Hub for company profiles and insights
OpenAI rolled out a Business Hub in beta where companies verify and update information about their products and services. Eligible companies can launch a business agent for user questions, and insights show profile views, mentions and website clicks.
Source: TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
Anthropic brings Claude into video calls to draft plans live
Claude Meetings joins Google Meet calls as a visible participant and drafts plans and timelines while people talk. It is in beta on Team and Enterprise plans. Claude Sheets and Whiteboards, in beta on paid plans, build spreadsheets and boards.
Source: TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
Databricks updates Genie agent for longer, multi-step business tasks
Databricks' updated Genie can now perform multi-step jobs that take extended work, and the company says it completes them unsupervised. CEO Ali Ghodsi says companies can control costs with Unity Gateway usage limits and cheaper open-weight models.
Source: TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
New York opens AI lab registration ahead of January safety law
New York opened a registration portal Tuesday. Large frontier AI developers like OpenAI and Anthropic must register by January 1, 2027. The RAISE Act then requires published safety frameworks, critical incident reports within 72 hours and transparency reports.
Source: TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
OpenAI quarterly revenue reportedly tops $10 billion
Bloomberg reported OpenAI's quarterly revenue crossed $10 billion, thanks to strong demand for its recent AI models. Anthropic recently reported Q3 revenue of $17 billion. Both compete with Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Google and cheaper open source models.
Source: TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
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