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Friday 6 November

Small-Business Owners Can Get a Free Crash Course on AI From Google and TikTok. Here’s How

AI-generated summary Bluehost announced a free small-business growth summit called ELEVATE featuring speakers from Google and TikTok to help founders learn practical artificial intelligence applications. The livestreamed event will take place on Tuesday, November 10, followed by an in-person workshop series in cities including New York City, San Francisco, and Austin.

Mayo Clinic Platform launches AI-driven clinical decision support tool

Mayo Clinic

AI-generated summary Mayo Clinic Platform has released a clinical decision support solution powered by a large language model and integrated into electronic health record workflows. Eligible clinicians will gain access to a specialty-specific chat covering over 35 specialties and 22 clinical calculators beginning in November.

Earlier: AI-enabled Mayo Clinic tool supports individualized patient care decisions

BMO Introduces Agentic AI Case Preparation for Credit Card Support

AI-generated summary BMO introduced AI Agent Assist on November 6, 2026, for employees handling Canadian clients credit card transaction inquiries at its Virtual Connect contact centre. BMO targets cutting resolution time by 20 to 30 percent for eligible inquiries and automatically processing about 40 percent of eligible credit refund requests.

Also covered by PYMNTS.com

OpenEvidence Adds ACR Patient Fact Sheets to Clinical AI Workflow

AI-generated summary OpenEvidence announced a collaboration with the American College of Rheumatology on November 6, 2026, to integrate patient education fact sheets into its medical artificial intelligence platform. OpenEvidence says the integration allows clinicians to share resources in English or Spanish alongside peer-reviewed medical literature during patient care workflows.

OpenAI and Anthropic Drop New AI Tools for Cybersecurity, Images and Finance

Claude by Anthropic and ChatGPT by OpenAI mobile icon app on a screen smartphone iPhone.

AI-generated summary OpenAI and Anthropic released new updates for their chatbot products covering cybersecurity, images, and finance. OpenAI says GPT-6 Cyber is built for security research, while Anthropic partnered with Plaid to bring financial data into Claude.

Earlier: Claude's new Personal Finance tool aims to help analyze your spending - read-only, of course

Oracle falls 4% as Microsoft reportedly winds down AI cloud capacity deal By Investing.com

AI-generated summary Oracle shares fell 4% on Friday following a report that Microsoft is winding down an arrangement to rent AI computing capacity. An Oracle spokesperson stated that demand for the company's AI infrastructure remains strong, including for earlier-generation graphics processing units.

Also covered by bloomberg.com investingLive news.bloomberglaw.com
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AI’s Newest Billionaires Want No Part of Superintelligence Race

AI-generated summary The three co-founders of AI lab Cohere hold stakes worth an estimated $1 billion each after the Toronto-based company reached a $25.5 billion valuation in its latest funding round, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. While Anthropic and OpenAI are said to be targeting valuations of more than $1 trillion, the co-founders are starting to question the race to build ever more powerful artificial intelligence.