🛍️ AI Shopping Assistants Are Here, But Niche Wins

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Today’s Recipes:

• 🛍️ AI Shopping Assistants Are Here, But Niche Wins

• 🧠 Anthropic’s Opus 4.5 Just Got Smarter in Chrome & Excel!

• ⚖️ David Sacks Tried to Kill State AI Laws, And It Backfired

• 🎧 Warner Music Lets You Make Songs with AI Artists

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• And More….

🛍️ AI Shopping Assistants Are Here, But Niche Wins

• What: OpenAI and Perplexity just rolled out AI shopping features that help users find products through natural conversations like asking for a “gaming laptop under $1000” or uploading a photo to find something similar. Both integrate directly into their chatbots and support in-chat checkout via PayPal or Shopify.

• Why: These giants are betting big on AI-powered commerce, leveraging their massive user bases and retailer partnerships. But startups like Onton (for interior design) and Daydream (for fashion) argue that deep, vertical-specific knowledge beats general AI smarts, especially in nuanced categories like style or home decor, where taste matters more than specs.

• Impact: As AI floods the market with shopping suggestions, the real differentiator may not be speed or scale but understanding. Can a generalist AI grasp the difference between “cozy minimalist” and “Scandi chic”? For now, specialty tools say: only if it’s trained on the right data.

Big tech may own the conversation, but niche players could own the conversion. Would you trust ChatGPT to pick your sofa or turn to an AI that only thinks about furniture? This holiday season, your next purchase might depend on who knows you best.

🧠 Anthropic’s Opus 4.5 Just Got Smarter in Chrome & Excel!

• What: Anthropic has released Opus 4.5, its most advanced AI model yet, with deep integrations into Chrome and Excel. The new Claude for Chrome extension and Excel tool let users automate web research, analyze spreadsheets, debug code, and manage long conversations without hitting memory limits thanks to a new “endless chat” feature that compresses context on the fly.

• Why: This positions Claude as a true AI co-pilot for professionals who live in browsers and spreadsheets. Unlike general chatbots, Opus 4.5 excels at complex, real-world tasks like auditing financial models or navigating codebases, making it especially valuable for developers, analysts, and researchers who need precision, not just chatter.

• Impact: As AI models move from conversation to action, the line between assistant and agent blurs. But with great power comes great responsibility: when an AI edits your spreadsheet or clicks through your browser, how much autonomy is too much?

Opus 4.5 is now rolling out to Claude Max, Team, and Enterprise users just weeks after GPT-5.1 and Gemini 3 raised the stakes. In the race for workplace AI dominance, are you team Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini? One thing’s clear: your next hire might just be an AI that knows your Excel macros better than you do.

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⚖️ David Sacks Tried to Kill State AI Laws, And It Backfired

• What: A leaked draft of a Trump administration AI executive order revealed a bold power play by tech billionaire David Sacks, appointed Special Advisor for AI and Crypto, to preempt all state-level AI regulations. The order would have forced federal agencies to sue states, cut their funding, and consolidate AI policymaking under Sacks’ influence, bypassing traditional tech oversight bodies like NIST and OSTP.

• Why: Sacks, a Silicon Valley insider and GOP donor, aimed to protect Big Tech from a patchwork of emerging state laws like California’s AI safety bill by centralizing control in Washington. But the move ignited rare bipartisan backlash: progressive regulators, MAGA populists, and even red-state governors united against what they saw as federal overreach and corporate favoritism.

• Impact: The failed order exposed a deep rift within the GOP: tech-aligned elites versus grassroots conservatives who distrust AI and value state sovereignty. It also showed how fragile federal AI governance remains when even allies can’t agree on who should control the future of artificial intelligence.

Though the executive order was shelved after internal revolt, the battle over AI regulation is far from over. Will states keep pushing for their own rules, or will a future federal framework finally emerge? One thing’s clear: in the AI policy war, even insiders can’t bend Washington to their will.

🎧 Warner Music Lets You Make Songs with AI Artists

• What: Warner Music Group has partnered with AI music startup Suno to let users create songs using the voices and likenesses of participating WMG artists—like Ed Sheeran or Dua Lipa, with their explicit consent. The deal also ends Warner’s lawsuit against Suno over alleged copyright infringement, replacing legal battles with a licensing model that promises artists control and compensation.

• Why: This signals a major shift in the music industry: instead of fighting AI, labels are leaning in. By giving fans creative tools to “collaborate” with their favorite artists and ensuring those artists get paid, it opens new revenue streams while curbing unauthorized deepfakes. It’s a win-win… if artists truly retain control.

• Impact: When anyone can “sing” with their idols via AI, music becomes more interactive but also more commodified. Will this empower artists or turn their voices into reusable assets anyone can remix? The answer depends on who holds the strings behind the scenes.

Suno will soon require a paid account to download AI tracks, hinting at a coming wave of monetized creativity. Would you make a duet with an AI Taylor Swift, or does music lose its soul when the artist isn’t really there? One thing’s certain: the future of pop just got programmable.

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