The partnership between Perplexity and Intuit brings Perplexity Computer closer to the operational core of businesses. By connecting QuickBooks and Mailchimp through MCP, the AI can turn information into financial, administrative and marketing actions, signaling a significant shift in how AI agents interact with enterprise software. Perplexity brings AI directly into business systems Perplexity Computer expands from answering questions to interacting with systems used in day-to-day business operations. ...

Cursor, an AI-powered coding tool, is expected to lose access to OpenAI models after its acquisition by SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company. The case goes beyond a dispute between two companies and raises a strategic question for businesses building products on top of third-party AI models. What Happened Between OpenAI, Cursor and SpaceX OpenAI has decided to end its model supply agreement with Cursor, an AI-powered coding platform that recently came under the control of SpaceX. The company said it plans to disable access to its models on November 12, 2026, giving Cursor time to reorganize its model offering. ...

Mark Zuckerberg tried to accelerate a radical transformation at Meta: reduce traditional organizational structures and put AI agents at the center of a new operating model. The problem is that the ability to generate work with AI did not translate into operational productivity at the expected pace. Project OT pushed Meta to test a more AI-dependent organization Project OT, short for Organization Transformation, was created in early 2026 with a clear ambition: to make parts of Meta more like an “AI-native” organization, where artificial intelligence agents would take over an increasing share of the tasks performed by employees. ...

Google is pushing Gemini Live beyond simple conversation. By connecting its voice experience with Gemini Spark, the company is turning natural-language commands into tasks that can continue running in the background, bringing the Gemini app closer to becoming a personal automation layer. Gemini Live is moving from conversation to execution On August 26, Google announced new capabilities for Gemini Live that change what users can expect from a voice-based AI assistant. ...

The launch of OpenAI’s commercial operation in Brazil marks a major shift in the company’s relationship with the country. After nearly doubling its user base in one year and recording approximately 215 million messages sent to ChatGPT every day, the company is now treating the Brazilian market as a strategic growth front. OpenAI turns Brazil into a commercial operation OpenAI announced on August 27 that it was launching commercial operations in Brazil, with a team based in São Paulo. The local operation will focus on businesses, developers, researchers, and public institutions, expanding the company’s presence beyond access to ChatGPT. ...

OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and more than 100 organizations are calling for a coordinated effort to strengthen cyber defenses. The warning comes as AI models become increasingly capable of performing complex tasks, raising concerns about the speed, scale and sophistication of future cyberattacks. More than 100 organizations warn about the next wave of AI-powered attacks The OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon are among the organizations that have signed a joint letter warning about the growing threat of cyberattacks powered by artificial intelligence. ...

The new rules from Brazil’s Federal Council of Medicine place the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare under a clearer framework for responsibility, governance, and oversight. The change affects doctors, hospitals, clinics, and companies that develop or provide AI solutions for the healthcare sector. What changes under Brazil’s new AI rules for medicine The new rules establish that artificial intelligence can support medical practice but cannot take final authority over clinical decisions. As of August 26, doctors and healthcare institutions must comply with CFM Resolution No. 2,454/2026, which regulates the research, development, governance, auditing, monitoring, and use of AI systems in medicine. ...

OpenAI is moving beyond being a company that develops artificial intelligence models and is increasingly seeking control over the infrastructure that runs them. The first results from Jalapeño show that the AI race is entering a new phase: alongside more capable models, processing efficiency, energy consumption, and cost are becoming strategic factors. What OpenAI Is Doing With Its Own Chip OpenAI has presented the first measured results from Jalapeño, its first custom chip specifically developed to run language models. The company says the accelerator was able to combine more AI work per unit of energy with lower latency than the commercial systems used in the comparison. ...

Bill Gates still sees enormous potential in artificial intelligence, but his latest warning shifts the center of the debate: the challenge is no longer just making AI more productive, but managing the economic transition created by automation. Bill Gates has changed the question about the future of AI From technology optimist to advocate for caution Bill Gates published an essay on August 26 of nearly 6,000 words in which he adopted a significantly more concerned tone about the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, security and society. He said he would like to see the advance of a new technology slow down, something he considers unusual given his career. ...

The warning from EBANX places artificial intelligence in a broader perspective: the technology could not only change how payments companies operate, but also who will be capable of competing in the market in the coming years. The Next Threat May Not Look Like a Payments Company Artificial intelligence could change where competition comes from in the payments market by lowering some of the barriers required to build digital products and operations. That is the assessment of João Del Valle, co-founder and CEO of EBANX. ...