QuickBooks invoices, a Grok price, and Chase bills
Intuit says QuickBooks can send invoices in international markets, and Chase blocks agents from paying retail bills.
Models and products
New AI tools and features, and AI arriving in apps you already use.
Intuit says QuickBooks can send invoices in international markets
Intuit says QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Advanced customers in international markets are getting invoice sending and payment reminders in beta, created from their own documents.
Why it matters: If your invoices are in QuickBooks Online in an international market, Intuit says this beta can send the invoice and the payment reminder.
Source: Intuit ·
Google's new model reaches Pro and Ultra plans
Google says its new model is in the Gemini app for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, starting October 13. Those subscribers can hand Gemini a task that keeps working when they leave the computer.
Why it matters: If you write quotes in the Gemini app, Google says the new model is on the Pro and Ultra plans, and a task can keep going after you leave the computer.
Source: Google ·
Rules and prices
Laws, rulings and price changes that affect which AI tools you can use or what you pay.
Chase blocks outside agents from paying retail account bills
JPMorgan Chase says it blocks outside agents from operating on retail customer accounts. CNBC says those agents cannot send money or pay a bill, but they can still see a balance when a service such as Plaid already has the customer's sign-in.
Why it matters: If you hoped an assistant could pay a vendor from a retail Chase account, CNBC says outside agents cannot send money or pay a bill there.
Source: CNBC ·
SpaceXSI says a Grok bundle starts at $8 a month
SpaceXSI says the free plan includes limited daily Grok access and paid plans start at $8 a month. It says a $30 plan includes benefits that used to cost $90 a month combined, and people who already pay for SuperGrok, Cursor, or X Premium can keep their price.
Why it matters: If you pay for Grok to draft customer messages, SpaceXSI says paid plans start at $8 a month, one plan includes what used to cost $90, and your current price can stay.
Source: SpaceXSI ·
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