WhatsApp gets private AI chat, Claude helps small businesses

WhatsApp launched a new privacy-focused AI chat, and Claude introduced a business-friendly package.

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Meta AIWhatsApp now lets you chat with Meta AI privately, and your conversations disappear.

Meta AI

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You can now chat with Meta AI in WhatsApp, and your conversations are private, meaning Meta itself can't see them.

WhatsApp said on Wednesday it is launching an AI chat function known as Incognito Chat that is built to allow users to converse privately with Meta AI —such that Meta itself cannot access the questions or answers. The idea of Incognito Chat is to create a way for WhatsApp to offer AI chat integration that does not conflict with the communication platform's commitment to end-to-end e…

The idea of Incognito Chat is to create a way for WhatsApp to offer AI chat integration that does not conflict with the communication platform's commitment to end-to-end encryption, the privacy scheme in which only direct participants…

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Claude

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Claude now offers a special package called 'Claude for Small Business' to help small business owners use AI in their daily tools.

Claude launched a new package to help small businesses use AI with their everyday tools.

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You can easily add Claude to apps you already use like Quickbooks, PayPal, Canva, and Google Workspace.

Claude launched a new package to help small businesses use AI with their everyday tools.

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You stay in control, approving tasks before Claude finishes them.

Claude launched a new package to help small businesses use AI with their everyday tools.

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Perplexity

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Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type

Smart media selection: Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Configurable control: Enable/disable and override media types as needed New max_tokens parameter: Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs.

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ChatGPT

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Wednesday’s episode of the Musk v. Altman trial kicked off with a unique proposition: OpenAI wanted to bring its ass into the courtroom, and lay it bare before the jury.

OpenAI employees at the time, Dario Amodei and David Luan, presented the gift to chief futurist Ach…

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OpenAI Codex

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Learn how OpenAI built a secure sandbox for Codex on Windows, enabling safe, efficient coding agents with controlled file access and network restrictions.

Building a safe, effective sandbox to enable Codex on Windows

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