Five minutes. What happened, and what to do about it. All stories from 2 October 2026
Apple tightens Mac disk access as AI agents grow riskier
Apps that want to read everything on a Mac will need very explicit consent.

Three small business owners on where AI helps their marketing, and where it does not
Business Insider asked three small business owners how they use AI in marketing. A clothing brand founder uses ChatGPT or Claude to check ad setups and data but makes the final call. A coach says many Meta Ads Manager recommendations did not work for her. An investing platform CEO calls the tools a junior analyst but warns "you can't let the platform mark its own homework."
- Before you follow an ad platform's AI suggestion to raise spend, write down which number it should move and check it two weeks later.
- Use a general assistant such as ChatGPT or Claude to read your ad results, rather than only the tool made by the company selling you the ads.
Source: Business Insider. This is our short summary of their reporting. The paragraphs marked "Our read" and the things to do are SeedFoundry's opinion. The summary is drafted with AI tools. The picture is our own graphic. How we source and credit
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