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Alicia Shapiro

I'm the CMO at AiNews.com, editor of our newsletter, human behind AI Alicia our news anchor, and social media manager. I also maintain our website and conduct video interviews with top AI industry leaders for our series, Driving Tomorrow: Conversations with AI Leaders.

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Oct 20, 2025

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HumanX and Humanrace Capital Launch The AI Coalition to Amplify Startup Voices in Washington

Slack Transforms Slackbot Into a Personalized AI Assistant

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Oct 20, 2025

Slack Transforms Slackbot Into a Personalized AI Assistant

Slack is giving its long-standing Slackbot a major upgrade, turning the familiar notification tool into a personalized AI assistant that helps teams plan, search, and collaborate more effectively across workspaces.

When the Cloud Crashes: What Today’s Outages Say About the Future of AI Infrastructure

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Oct 20, 2025

When the Cloud Crashes: What Today’s Outages Say About the Future of AI Infrastructure

One moment the design tools, voice assistants and newsletters we rely on were humming along; the next, they froze—revealing that our future driven by AI rests on the same fragile clouds as our past.

HumanX and Humanrace Capital Launch The AI Coalition to Amplify Startup Voices in Washington

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Oct 20, 2025

HumanX and Humanrace Capital Launch The AI Coalition to Amplify Startup Voices in Washington

As Congress races to shape historic federal AI regulation, two organizations—HumanX and Humanrace Capital—are ensuring that the innovators building AI’s future also have a seat at the table.

Major Retailers Pilot First Insight’s Predictive AI Copilot Ellis Ahead of 2026

AI In Retail

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Oct 20, 2025

Major Retailers Pilot First Insight’s Predictive AI Copilot Ellis Ahead of 2026

As the 2026 planning season ramps up, major retailers are turning to AI copilots like First Insight’s Ellis to make faster, smarter merchandising decisions that protect margins and anticipate shifting consumer demand.

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Oct 17, 2025

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Startup San Diego Week 2025: Building the Binational Future of AI and Innovation

New York Enacts First Statewide Ban on AI Rent-Setting Algorithms

AI Ethics

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Oct 17, 2025

New York Enacts First Statewide Ban on AI Rent-Setting Algorithms

In a landmark move for AI regulation and market ethics, New York has become the first U.S. state to outlaw the use of algorithmic rent-setting software—a sweeping measure that directly links AI systems to potential price collusion.

Anthropic Launches Agent Skills to Extend Claude’s Specialized Capabilities

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Oct 17, 2025

Anthropic Launches Agent Skills to Extend Claude’s Specialized Capabilities

With its new Agent Skills, Anthropic is transforming Claude from a conversational model into a configurable digital worker capable of learning and applying specialized expertise on demand.

Startup San Diego Week 2025: Building the Binational Future of AI and Innovation

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Oct 17, 2025

Startup San Diego Week 2025: Building the Binational Future of AI and Innovation

Five days, five cities, and two countries — Startup San Diego Week 2025 revealed how AI, sustainability, and cross-border collaboration are reshaping the region’s innovation future.

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Oct 16, 2025

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Anthropic Unveils Claude Haiku 4.5: Near-Frontier AI at One-Third the Cost

Microsoft Launches MAI-Image-1, Its First In-House AI Image Generator

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Oct 16, 2025

Microsoft Launches MAI-Image-1, Its First In-House AI Image Generator

Microsoft has unveiled MAI-Image-1, its first fully in-house text-to-image generation model, marking a major milestone in the company’s push toward building a complete, self-reliant AI ecosystem.

Google Launches Veo 3.1 and New Audio Controls in Flow

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Oct 16, 2025

Google Launches Veo 3.1 and New Audio Controls in Flow

Google is expanding the frontier of AI-powered filmmaking with Veo 3.1 and new creative tools in Flow, giving creators more control over visuals, sound, and storytelling than ever before.

Anthropic Unveils Claude Haiku 4.5: Near-Frontier AI at One-Third the Cost

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Oct 16, 2025

Anthropic Unveils Claude Haiku 4.5: Near-Frontier AI at One-Third the Cost

Anthropic is tightening the gap between speed and intelligence with Claude Haiku 4.5, a lightweight model that delivers near-frontier performance at a fraction of the cost — signaling a new phase in its multi-model AI strategy.

California Enacts Landmark Law Requiring AI Chatbots to Disclose They’re Not Human

AI Regulations

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Oct 16, 2025

California Enacts Landmark Law Requiring AI Chatbots to Disclose They’re Not Human

In a first-of-its-kind move, California has become the nation’s testing ground for AI transparency laws, forcing chatbots to admit when they aren’t human.

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Oct 15, 2025

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OpenAI Allows Adult Erotica — But at What Cost?

Google Launches Gemini “Help Me Schedule” in Gmail for Smarter Meeting Coordination

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Oct 15, 2025

Google Launches Gemini “Help Me Schedule” in Gmail for Smarter Meeting Coordination

Google is bringing AI directly into Gmail, launching a new Gemini-powered “Help me schedule” feature that automatically suggests meeting times based on Google Calendar and email context — no more back-and-forth emails required.

Walmart Partners with OpenAI to Enable Shopping Directly in ChatGPT

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Oct 15, 2025

Walmart Partners with OpenAI to Enable Shopping Directly in ChatGPT

Walmart is bringing shopping into the world of artificial intelligence, teaming up with OpenAI to let customers buy products directly inside ChatGPT through a new Instant Checkout feature.

OpenAI’s New Frontier: Why Sam Altman’s AI Erotica Plan Demands a Moral Pause

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Oct 15, 2025

OpenAI’s New Frontier: Why Sam Altman’s AI Erotica Plan Demands a Moral Pause

ChatGPT’s upcoming adult-content rollout could reshape the $182 billion sex industry — and redefine how we think about consent, connection, and control.

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Oct 14, 2025

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Salesforce Launches Agentforce 360 as Enterprise AI Competition Intensifies

Salesforce Launches Agentforce 360 as Enterprise AI Competition Intensifies

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Oct 14, 2025

Salesforce Launches Agentforce 360 as Enterprise AI Competition Intensifies

In a bid to dominate the fast-evolving enterprise AI market, Salesforce has launched Agentforce 360, a sweeping upgrade to its AI agent ecosystem that unites reasoning models, no-code tools, and deep Slack integration ahead of Dreamforce 2025.

OpenAI and Broadcom Partner on 10-Gigawatt AI Accelerator Infrastructure

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Oct 14, 2025

OpenAI and Broadcom Partner on 10-Gigawatt AI Accelerator Infrastructure

OpenAI’s new partnership with Broadcom signals a turning point in AI infrastructure, uniting custom chip design and large-scale networking to power the next generation of intelligent systems.

Google Expands Nano Banana AI to NotebookLM, Search and Photos

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Oct 14, 2025

Google Expands Nano Banana AI to NotebookLM, Search and Photos

Google is supercharging NotebookLM and Search with Nano Banana, a new AI model that turns dense documents into dynamic, narrated videos and helps users discover information more visually than ever before.

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Oct 13, 2025

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Google Cloud Unveils Gemini Enterprise, a Unified AI Platform for Business Transformation

OpenAI Reports 30% Reduction in Political Bias with GPT-5

AI Research

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Oct 13, 2025

OpenAI Reports 30% Reduction in Political Bias with GPT-5

OpenAI says its latest ChatGPT models are showing measurable progress in reducing political bias, marking a key step toward more objective AI conversations.

Google Cloud Unveils Gemini Enterprise, a Unified AI Platform for Business Transformation

AI In the Workforce

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Oct 13, 2025

Google Cloud Unveils Gemini Enterprise, a Unified AI Platform for Business Transformation

Google Cloud has introduced Gemini Enterprise, a new AI platform built to unify data, workflows, and agents across entire organizations, marking its most ambitious enterprise AI push to date.