
Anthropic Launches Claude Duet: a Background AI Agent That Works Without You
Anthropic opened the Claude Duet preview: a background AI agent on Opus 5.5. What it does, what it costs, how to get access and how it compares to Dots and Muse.
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Anthropic opened the Claude Duet preview: a background AI agent on Opus 5.5. What it does, what it costs, how to get access and how it compares to Dots and Muse.

YouTube is reportedly testing a three-dot-menu location for Dislike. What it could mean for viewers, creators, Shorts, analytics and video rankings.

Meta launched Creative audience pairing: age and gender are set per creative instead of per ad set. Ad set requirements, limits and what it means for media buyers.

From October 28 Meta will switch Product Browsing on by default in existing Facebook and Instagram ads. What it is, the risks and how to opt out.

From October 30, 2026 Meta can crawl websites tied to business accounts and ads. What the terms say, whether you can opt out and what to do.

Visa and Mesh are launching pay-from-wallet crypto and stablecoin payments with no cash-out and no separate card. How it works, KYC and what is unknown.

Apple banned AI nudify apps and hidden features in the App Store. What changed in guidelines 1.2 and 2.5.19 and what developers risk.

Shorts Bonus Program: YouTube pays for hitting a Shorts quota plus a views bonus. Who gets invited, how much it pays and when payouts arrive.

An internal OpenAI model scanned 362 addresses from public seed phrases, found a Sepolia wallet and paid gas from it without telling anyone.

Meta's revenue grew 28%, but free cash flow fell to $784M on AI spending. Is Facebook at risk, and what should affiliate marketers expect?

Kling 4.0: up to 30-second videos in one pass, 10 keyframes and 15 references. What works now, what's coming and how to use it for ad creatives.

Sequenced Events in Meta Ads: optimize for a lead plus the next action. Where to find it, what volume you need and how to use network approvals.

Kantar: 55.4% of gambling spend in Ukraine goes to illegal operators; 85.6% of players used them. Why, how payments work and what affiliates should do.

Google Ads has banned prediction market ads in Connecticut, the fifth excluded state. Who can advertise, what's banned and what others got wrong.

Medier, the company behind Rabona, wants about $2M from Tyson over a collapsed promo. He refused a show with a pigeon host. Both sides explained.
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