Tech giants are making bold privacy pivots while their past practices raise eyebrows. ChatGPT transforms rough sketches into polished images, Compound restricts retail access to new lending products, and Meta positions itself as your private AI assistant despite its data-selling history.

September 8, 2026 — 621 words / ~4.1 min

Stories covered:

  1. ChatGPT Now Turns Your MS Paint Doodles Into Professional Images
  2. Compound Locks Retail Out of Its New Lending Market
  3. Meta Wants to Be Your Private AI Assistant After Years of Selling Your Data