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News AI Content Creation October 5, 2026 OpenAI, Gemini and Claude: where the big three AI providers stand now New flagship models, plan prices, API costs, data-use defaults and cloud availability for OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, from each company's own pages.

News Hearing Aids October 4, 2026 Eargo and Lexie hearing aids lose app support in October: what to do now LXE Hearing is winding down Eargo and Lexie. The apps leave the stores on 8 and 22 October, support ends 22 October and new warranty claims have closed.

News Language Learning October 4, 2026 Busuu adds AI coaching and live tutors for workplace language skills Busuu is piloting a business product that pairs round-the-clock AI coaching with live teachers, alongside a survey of its learners on second-language anxiety at work.

News Dog Food Delivery October 4, 2026 Fi recalls two dog supplements over possible Salmonella contamination One lot each of Fi's Calming and 8-in-1 Formula dog supplements is recalled over possible Salmonella. Lot numbers, the risk to people and pets, and what to do.

News Meal Delivery October 4, 2026 New York City's click-to-cancel rule is now in force: what meal kit customers get NYC now requires subscriptions, meal kits included, to disclose terms clearly and let customers cancel the same way they signed up. What changes and what to do.

News Teletherapy & Mental Health October 4, 2026 Study of 813,699 veterans links video mental health care to fewer crises A large VA study found video therapy patients had fewer mental health hospital stays and kept more appointments, though the authors stress caution.

News Portable Power Stations October 4, 2026 Power banks, recliner battery packs and a sleep machine recalled over fire risk Three lithium-ion battery recalls in one day, one linked to a $2 million house fire. What is covered, how to get a refund and how to dispose of the batteries safely.

News Cruise Lines October 4, 2026 Royal Caribbean and Celebrity drop the 25% cancellation tier from October 11 Cancel a cruise of five nights or more after the free window and you lose half the fare, not a quarter. Families sharing a cabin are hit hardest.

News e-Signature Software October 4, 2026 Kaspersky tracks fake Docusign and Zoom emails aimed at company logins More than 1,000 phishing emails posing as Docusign and Zoom notices were detected, Kaspersky says. How to check a signing request before you click.

News AI Workflow Automation October 4, 2026 Microsoft splits Copilot into a flat seat and metered credits for agent work Everyday Copilot stays in the per-user licence. Agents, Cowork, Code and Autopilot now bill in Copilot Credits. Here is what admins should set first.

News Antivirus October 4, 2026 Two Chrome flaws used in attacks were patched in a week: check your browser Google fixed two V8 bugs in early September that attackers were already exploiting. Edge needed the fix too. How to confirm your browser is up to date.

News Parental Control October 4, 2026 WhatsApp adds parental controls for teens: what parents can and cannot see Parents can now lock a teen's WhatsApp privacy settings behind a PIN and get group alerts, but messages and calls stay end-to-end encrypted.

News CRM Software October 4, 2026 HubSpot rebuilds Breeze Assistant and launches a self-updating Smart CRM HubSpot's Fall Spotlight adds an AI assistant that takes actions, a CRM that logs calls and emails automatically, and ChatGPT Ads integration. What small teams should check.

News POS Systems October 4, 2026 Square sellers can now manage Apple Maps listings from the Square Dashboard A new Square integration with Apple Business syncs hours, address and phone number to Apple Maps and adds order, booking and menu buttons to listings.

News Antivirus October 3, 2026 Bitdefender AI Guardian: a free Mac beta that polices what AI agents do Bitdefender's beta checks each AI agent action against your policy and blocks prompt injection, tampered tools and leaked keys. What it does, and its limits.

News ID Protection October 3, 2026 Pentagon personnel breach exposed Social Security numbers of 3 million people Unauthorized users could read unencrypted Defense Manpower Data Center files for nine months. What was exposed, what is offered and how to protect yourself.

News AI Website Builders October 3, 2026 UpGuard finds 16,326 Supabase databases left readable, many behind AI-built apps UpGuard found 16,326 Supabase databases anyone could read, over half with personal data. Why AI-built apps skip row level security, and what to check.

News eCommerce Website Builders October 3, 2026 Shopify Canvas lets merchants redesign a whole store by chatting with its Sidekick AI Canvas puts every store page in one workspace and lets Sidekick edit theme code. It is desktop only, in early access, and skips Markets and app blocks.

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