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mAIn Street #324: Shopify builds stores with AI; new business Skills for Amex cardholders; Google adds visual help, starts rolling out Gemini 4

Shopify redesigns stores with AI, a new Main Street survey, business Skills for Amex cardholders, and an AI-built practice tool. Friday, October 2, 2026 · Edition 324 Good morning. Shopify is giving merchants a new way to redesign their stores with AI. A survey puts numbers to small-business adoption, Perplexity packages everyday business tasks, and Google has updates for accessibility and cybersecurity. Also inside: a Friday workflow for learning a new workplace skill and a tool that keeps...

Airbnb’s comparison screen shows four homes side by side, with AI summaries of features and guest reviews.

Trump’s “Super Intelligence” order, small-business AI training, Airbnb’s trip tools and a federal safety investigation. Thursday, October 1, 2026 · Edition 323 Good morning. President Trump has ordered federal agencies to call AI “Super Intelligence.” Small-business advisors are getting AI training, Airbnb is making trip comparisons easier, and the FTC has confirmed a safety investigation. Also inside: hiring, accessible websites, local services and an editable PowerPoint flowchart tool. TOP...

OpenAI illustration of an onboarding prototype in ChatGPT Space with two collaborators.

Dots, Codex in the cloud, GPT-6.1 Sol and every major DevDay announcement, with rollout details. Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · Edition 322 Good morning. Today’s edition is devoted to OpenAI DevDay, with a separate story for each announcement and clear details on access and rollout. OpenAI’s September 29 recap · Features are rolling out; account and workspace access may vary. TOP 5 Five DevDay stories worth your time. OpenAI’s illustration of people collaborating on a prototype in ChatGPT...

Illustration of a student at a desk facing a robot that holds a lesson board.

Meta’s enterprise push, Nvidia’s agent controls, Florida’s court request and Gemini’s move from Gems to skills. Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · Edition 321 Good morning. Meta is building an enterprise AI business, Google is changing how saved instructions work, and Nvidia is putting controls around agents. Also inside: classroom experiments, accounting careers and new state rules taking effect this week. TODAY’S THROUGHLINE AI is moving deeper into business operations, bringing decisions about...

Microsoft presents Copilot’s Home, Code and Autopilot interfaces side by side.

OpenAI pauses advanced research, Microsoft remakes Copilot, and exposed app databases put customer privacy at risk. Plus work, schools and early cancer research. Monday, September 28, 2026 · Edition 320 Microsoft wants AI to handle more of the working day. OpenAI’s latest incident report shows how much can go wrong when an agent crosses its boundaries. This Monday’s briefing also looks at practical tools for accounting and customer service, questions facing schools, and research that could...

Four people wearing styles from Meta’s newly announced AI glasses range.

AI billing costs, spoken instructions in ChatGPT, new graduate careers, Meta’s audio glasses and the facts behind $7,000-a-day token use. Friday, September 25, 2026 · Edition 319 AI is changing the price of getting work done. Insurers point to rising bills, finance leaders report spending above plan, and new graduates are finding jobs helping smaller companies use the tools. Also inside: spoken assignments in ChatGPT, Meta’s audio glasses and the source behind those $7,000-a-day token...

YouTube creation tools illustration with editing and Studio feedback screens.

Amazon’s seller automations, GPT-6 Sol and Luna, Gemini app connections, YouTube’s creator tools and a federal crash investigation. Thursday, September 24, 2026 · Edition 318 Amazon is giving sellers recurring automations. Google is bringing more familiar apps into Gemini, and OpenAI has released cheaper models for metered work. This edition follows those changes into the workplace, alongside factory workers training robots, new fraud defenses and a federal investigation into fatal crashes...

Mac mini held in one hand, alongside Mac Studio and M6 and M5 Ultra chip graphics.

Claude raises usage limits, Handshake opens free AI training and Microsoft disrupts an email-fraud operation. Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Edition 317 Claude users get more room to work, job seekers get a free place to practice, and new Macs put more AI processing on the desktop. Wednesday’s edition also follows an email-fraud takedown, California’s effort to protect utility customers and the choices schools face as AI enters everyday work. TODAY’S THROUGHLINE Wider access to AI brings...

Googlebook laptops from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo.

Researchers used Claude to reach OpenAI employee accounts; Apple opens settlement claims, Googlebook arrives and AI safety coordination faces a lawsuit. Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · Edition 316 Researchers used Claude to uncover a route into OpenAI employee accounts, then reported it for repair. That story leads Tuesday’s edition alongside an Apple settlement, Google’s new laptops, Amazon’s block on a shopping agent and a lawsuit over an AI development slowdown. TODAY’S THROUGHLINE AI’s...

Four views of Joby’s converted Cessna flying above the California coast, San Francisco, mountains and North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

A reported Pentagon review links AI overreliance to the Minab school strike; household agents, hiring records and autonomous flight show how widely the stakes vary. Monday, September 21, 2026 · Edition 315 The reported Pentagon findings on the Minab school strike lead this edition. Elsewhere, AI is organizing family schedules, shaping interview records and flying an aircraft across the country. The consequences depend on the task, the information behind it and the people responsible for the...