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Android Authority says fan-cooled phones are a trend to avoid, so ask whether you play demanding games enough to justify paying extra for one.
Read more: Phone makers want to add cooling fans, and one tech site says skip themWhatsApp's two-step verification adds a six-digit PIN, so a stolen text message code alone cannot move your number to a new phone.
Read more: Add a Six-Digit PIN to WhatsApp to Block Account TakeoversSelect Galaxy Watch models and the Galaxy Ring will sort breathing problems during sleep into three levels, which could help people spot sleep apnea sooner.
Read more: Samsung's watches and ring will rate sleep breathing problems in three levelsThe FCC says port-out fraud is rising. Scammers move your phone number to another carrier, and that can give them a way into your money and accounts.
Read more: Scammers can steal your phone number and take over your accountsA new survey says nearly half of Canadians have been targeted online. The details are thin, but the finding is a good reminder to slow down before you click.
Read more: Nearly half of Canadians say they have been targeted onlineTuro, a site where people rent cars from other owners, is betting Tesla's driver-assist software can calm renters who feel nervous in an unfamiliar car.
Read more: Turo Wants Tesla's Self-Driving Software to Help Renters Feel SaferA tech writer says Samsung and Google's Android XR smart glasses are headed for trouble, and asks if glasses as a product are already fading.
Read more: One tech writer says Samsung and Google's smart glasses will flopNew York now bars AI chatbots from posing as human friends to minors, and requires age checks. Here is what changes for teens, parents and chatbot makers.
Read more: New York bans AI chatbots from acting like a friend to kidsFake Claude install guides sit on the real claude.ai site and are promoted through Google ads. Following them can put spying software on a Windows PC.
Read more: Fake Claude install guides are hosted on Claude's real websiteA UK report says scams took about £3.2 billion from victims in one year, and fake celebrity romances and an ATM trick are among the methods named.
Read more: Scams in the UK reportedly cost victims £3.2bn in one yearQuake AI, a cloud company with 22,000 AI chips, is building its services for AI agents rather than people. The idea could change how apps and websites work.
Read more: A cloud company bets its future customers will be AI programs, not peopleProphecy has announced DataGPT, a product built to work with Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, so teams may soon use business data inside the AI chat tools they know.
Read more: Prophecy launches tool to use company data inside Claude and ChatGPTA Ukrainian man who used Nefilim and Hive ransomware against hospitals and companies got 70 months in a US prison. Here is what his case shows.
Read more: Hacker who locked up hospitals and firms gets nearly 6 years in prisonMicrosoft and Alphabet report earnings this week, and investors are watching how heavy AI spending cuts into profit. Your software bills could be affected.
Read more: Microsoft and Google's parent split on how much AI spending costsAI is changing how people find and buy products faster than it is changing how card payments work, and that matters for shoppers and store owners.
Read more: AI is changing how people shop more than how they payProphecy's new DataGPT lets staff run data work inside ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot, with a visible map of the steps behind each answer. A free account is available.
Read more: New tool lets office staff check the steps behind AI spreadsheet answersChatGPT now turns requests for fake election photos into cartoons, which makes them easier to spot before US midterm voters share them.
Read more: ChatGPT now turns fake election photos into cartoonsThe FBI took over the website of Virtualine, a web host accused of serving scammers and hosting abuse material. Here is what it means for the threats you face online.
Read more: FBI shuts down website of hosting firm that served criminalsAnthropic says an unreleased AI model linked software flaws into working attacks on Chrome, Safari, Windows and Linux. All are patched, but updates matter.
Read more: Anthropic's unreleased AI built working hacks for Chrome, Safari and moreDisaster officials may already be using AI chatbots to draft public warnings, and one county's AI-made storm graphic was wrong. Here is what that means for you.
Read more: Emergency officials are quietly using AI chatbots to write disaster alertsA Spanish ALS association and ElevenLabs will give eligible patients a free digital copy of their own voice, so they can keep speaking as themselves.
Read more: Spain's ALS patients can now get a digital copy of their voice for freeEleven payments companies say 2026 showed that speed, automation and more information do not always mean better results for customers or cash flow.
Read more: Payments Leaders Admit Which Business Beliefs They Got Wrong in 2026Azoma raised $11.2 million for tools that help brands get seen when shoppers ask AI assistants what to buy, which could change how products get found.
Read more: Azoma raises $11.2 million to help brands show up in AI shoppingSymantec captured an attack tool that takes over unprotected AI systems and makes their owners pay for the work. Here is what it does and how to protect your own tools.
Read more: Hackers built an AI agent that hijacks other people's AI systems
