Kickstarter’s CEO is championing human creativity in a flood of AI
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Consumer AI
Consumer AI comprises applications and devices built for individual users rather than businesses. Truncated covers user adoption trends, consumer software products, privacy policies, pricing strategies and market competition.
What happens to brands when AI helps consumers choose?
ctech — "I believe AI search and purchasing through AI agents will become the dominant way people decide which products to buy," writes Brandlight CEO Imri Marcus. "For some smaller decisions, after a while, you might not even want to be an active part of the process. You will trust your agent to do the research, knowing your needs and your preferences, and come back when it needs you."
Use GPT, Claude, and Gemini on your Mac for life for $69.97
Macworld — One Mac app for AI writing, images, audio, and video, for life.
WhatsApp’s AI-powered photo expansion tool starts rolling out on iOS
9to5Mac — Select WhatsApp users on TestFlight and in the main app are now seeing the option to expand an image in the app’s photo editor.
Brands lean into human creativity as handcrafted art becomes more of a luxury in the age of AI
NBC News — Artists say brands are embracing traditional art forms and making a point to show off the human labor behind their campaigns.
Airbnb says it's launching an AI travel agent in the first half of 2027
TechCrunch — Airbnb says its upcoming AI agent will help travelers plan trips, compare options, manage bookings, and get assistance throughout their stay.
Ads in Chatbots Have Arrived. Here’s What’s Working—and What’s Not
WIRED — As Anthropic maintains its vow to keep ads out of Claude, the rest of the AI chatbot industry is racing to win over advertisers without antagonizing users.
Meta says US users can now video chat with their Muse AI avatar
TechCrunch — Meta's AI agent can now take calls as a customizable animated avatar, ahead of the launch of a Tamagotchi-like wearable designed to bring Muse to life.
macOS 27.3 Golden Gate public beta 1 now available, here’s what’s new
9to5Mac — Following the release of macOS 27.3 developer beta 1, Apple is now rolling out the first test build for users enrolled in the public beta.
Give Your Muse a Voice
Meta Newsroom — We’re rolling out voice and expressive avatars in the Muse app, giving you a new, natural way to interact with your Muse.
Claude AI can plug directly into your bank account
The Verge — With access to your bank account via Plaid, Anthropic’s chatbot will try to explain where your money is going and what you can afford.
Nothing says it is making an 'AI-first' device to bring about the 'iPhone moment'
The Independent — CEO says that consumer tech companies are confused about how exactly AI will come into our lives
In graphic detail: Six thousand brands later, ChatGPT ads still have a conversion problem
Digiday — For OpenAI, turning ChatGPT’s audience into a $100 billion ad business depends on advertiser demand, measurement and monetisation.
When is Cyber Monday 2026? Here’s everything you need to know
Amazon News — Cyber Monday 2026 falls on November 30. Here’s what to expect, how to prepare, and how to save big on the year’s final major deal event.
When social media no longer needs people, what does the 'social' part mean?
Tech Xplore — The social media we know was once easy to define. Platforms such as Facebook or X were designed to mediate human relationships at scale: sharing stories, forming communities, debating ideas and, increasingly, monetizing attention.
AI-generated answers are now the top starting point for product research among AI-active shoppers
MarTech Series — According to Impact.com's latest research report, The new front door: How AI is rewriting the buyer's journey.
New: “Family Basic” subscription lineup showed up in the ChatGPT web app checkout pricing config
Musk says Grok Bot's costs are 'unsustainably high,' while OpenAI admits Dots are ‘compute heavy.' Is the personal AI agent push dead on arrival?
Fortune — Will expensive computing costs mean the personal AI agent revolution is dead on arrival?
Itch.io adds a filter for games with gen AI disclosures
Engadget — Your turn, Steam.
Google just got some bad news from ChatGPT
Business Insider — OpenAI's Adam Fry told Big Technology that ChatGPT has around a fifth of Google's search query volume. Google can't be thrilled about that.
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