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Three Android Auto apps add live radar, crowd-sourced gas prices and one-tap parking directions that Google Maps and Waze do not offer on their own.
Read more: Three car dashboard apps that do what Google Maps and Waze can'tA new report finds most firms expect payment guarantees to help, yet only 13% use them. Cost, setup and unclear payoff are the main reasons.
Read more: Most businesses say payment guarantees help, but only 13% use themFirefox 159 fixes 167 security flaws, 41 of them found by OpenAI. No attacks are reported, but the update is worth checking today.
Read more: Firefox update fixes 167 security holes, 41 found by OpenAIA Portuguese store listing puts Motorola's Signature 27 near $1,775, far above last year's model. The price is not official, but buyers may want to wait.
Read more: Motorola's next flagship phone may cost far more than last year'sAmazon blocked Meta's Muse shopping agent, and Chase and Citi are limiting outside AI agents. Here is what that means before you give one your logins.
Read more: Banks and Amazon start locking the door on AI shopping helpersAnthropic's new Duet app checks your email and other apps on its own, then sends a morning summary. It asks before it sends, pays, signs or deletes.
Read more: Anthropic's new Claude Duet works on your email without being askedBedrock Robotics, which makes driverless excavators, is now valued at $4.1 billion, a sign that investors expect robots to work on building sites.
Read more: Startup building self-driving diggers is now valued at $4.1 billionA TLDR AI roundup points to a new Apple model, a Kimi update and a Block voice project, which could shape the apps and payment tools you use.
Read more: Apple's new AI model headlines a busy week of AI newsA startup lit up a California desert at night to show its space-mirror plan, and scientists and environmental groups say the idea could change the night.
Read more: Startup tests fake sunlight at night and critics push backCNET says Norton VPN has made real progress, but privacy gaps and a $100 yearly renewal jump keep it behind Surfshark, Proton VPN and Windscribe.
Read more: Norton VPN has improved, but CNET still ranks rivals ahead of itDemand for AI chips is lifting the makers of inspection machines, and a small company says it wants in. Here is what the numbers show and what to check first.
Read more: The machines that check AI chips may profit from the AI boomA researcher warns that Samsung TVs, even models with no built-in microphone, raise privacy concerns. Samsung's response is not yet clear.
Read more: A researcher says Samsung TVs raise privacy worries, even without micsGMO Internet Group is offering up to $1 million for tips on the hackers who hit its trading cloud service and demanded $50 million. Stored logins may be at risk.
Read more: Japanese tech firm offers $1 million to catch hackers who hit trading serviceTailscale fixed flaws in its built-in SSH feature that could let one hacked device take root control of other servers. Self-hosted headscale users are still exposed.
Read more: Tailscale fixes security holes that could give hackers full control of serversUS officials say attackers are exploiting flaws in Adobe Commerce, Magento and the Brotli tool, and hundreds of online stores have already been breached.
Read more: Hackers breach hundreds of online stores running Adobe CommerceHackers hid malware in 42 real GitHub projects. Opening one in Claude, Gemini, Cursor or VS Code could run it, putting passwords and business accounts at risk.
Read more: Hackers hide malware in 42 real code projects to hit AI tool usersApple's watchOS 27.2 is out now and brings Siri AI beyond US English. Update your iPhone first, then your Apple Watch.
Read more: Apple Watch update brings its Siri AI to more languagesSome of the world's richest people are pooling money to fight a proposed 5% California wealth tax. It could shape how states tax the rich and where founders build.
Read more: Tech billionaires raise over $333 million to fight a California wealth taxA new report says 81% of Hong Kong respondents met a scam last year and 21% lost money. Most scammers reach people by phone, text and WhatsApp.
Read more: Over 80% of people in Hong Kong met a scammer last yearA new Android phone ships with a 10,000mAh battery, double the 5,000mAh common in top phones, and Android Authority says Samsung and Google should keep up.
Read more: One Android phone now packs a battery twice the size of Samsung'sA top English judge says AI could decide some civil cases, such as injury claims, and wants courts to debate where the line belongs.
Read more: Top English judge says AI could decide some civil court casesDraftKings, a popular betting app, faces more pressure over how it picks and reaches customers. Anyone who bets on their phone may see why offers show up.
Read more: DraftKings Under Growing Pressure Over How It Targets CustomersAllyNext, a Los Angeles company, says its new AI assistant can handle product research, listings and creator outreach for Amazon and TikTok sellers.
Read more: AllyNext launches an AI assistant for Amazon and TikTok sellersAEON now lets AI assistants book hotels on Travala from a plain request, paying from a separate wallet with spending limits you set.
Read more: AI assistants can now book your hotel and pay for it too
