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Australia's lower house passed a bill that would require platforms to stop chatbots from acting like a child's close friend. The Senate is next.
Read more: Australia moves to ban AI chatbots that act like a child's best friendSamsung Wallet version 6.8.67 brings a bolder design to some Galaxy phones, and a normal app update may be all it takes to get it on yours.
Read more: Samsung Wallet app gets a bolder new look on some Galaxy phonesExperts are rethinking how to protect the digital locks behind banking and messaging, because AI is getting better at maths and security plans focused on quantum computers.
Read more: AI is getting better at maths, and that could threaten online privacyA webinar pitch says up to 80% of an online store's catalog can be missed by AI shopping tools because product pages use dry specs, not everyday words.
Read more: Online shops may be invisible to AI shopping helpersIn a head-to-head test at the rainy Frankfurt Marathon, Garmin's Fenix 9 Pro tracked distance more accurately than the Apple Watch Ultra 4, and was easier to use wet.
Read more: Garmin beat Apple Watch at tracking a rainy city marathonA guide from Fello AI shows how to use ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini on an iPhone in place of Siri, and why checking privacy settings comes first.
Read more: You can swap Siri for ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini on your iPhoneVisa has launched tools that check suppliers and cap each business card payment, and some are live now. Others are still in testing until 2027.
Read more: Visa adds new tools to stop fake invoices and bad paymentsThe US Copyright Office says a prompt alone is generally not enough to own AI output. Businesses using AI for content need to add real human work.
Read more: AI-made content can be copyrighted only if a person adds real creativitySheriff's officials say a phone scam in Clay County, Florida cost victims nearly $70,000 in about two weeks. Callers tell people to hide cash in cereal boxes.
Read more: Phone scammers ask victims to hide cash in cereal boxesESET says its security software will now check links and code in ChatGPT replies, and a free tool will vet AI add-ons before you install them.
Read more: ESET adds tools to check AI chatbot links and add-ons for safetySecurity firm Gen Digital found that password-stealing malware is now being told to grab saved logins and chat history from AI coding tools such as Claude and Cursor.
Read more: Password-stealing malware now hunts the files AI coding tools leave behindCode found inside an Android app hints that Google's Gemini assistant could start eSIM setup for you, which may save a trip through your phone's settings.
Read more: Google's Gemini assistant may soon set up your phone's eSIM for youAgiBot had 110 full-size humanoid robots dance in sync for almost six minutes, a sign that robots are being built to work as coordinated fleets.
Read more: 110 humanoid robots dance in sync, and set a record doing itThe FCC approved Amazon's $11.5 billion purchase of Globalstar, which could help Amazon offer phone-to-satellite service where cell signals do not reach.
Read more: Amazon gets US approval to buy satellite company GlobalstarThe FTC says a car's advertised price must be what any buyer can pay, minus only government fees, while federal oversight of lenders shifts and states step in.
Read more: Car dealers must advertise the real price, the FTC saysAnthropic says Claude wrote over 90% of its code in September. For business owners, it hints at how much a small team might get done with AI.
Read more: Anthropic says its AI wrote over 90% of its code in SeptemberA Twilio report finds companies rate their AI customer service far higher than customers do, and a popular success metric can hide people who simply gave up.
Read more: Companies say customers like their AI help. Customers disagree.Stripe's study of 100+ fast-growing companies finds they sell in many countries at once, offer more local payment options, and face more fraud attempts.
Read more: Fast-growing companies sell in many countries at once, Stripe findsScammers phoned about 1,600 people in Hong Kong using real airline and online shop details, which made fake refund and cancellation stories sound believable.
Read more: Scam callers used leaked airline and shop data to target 1,600 peoplePolice in Perak arrested 36 people across three raids on scams that used fake hospital calls, chat-app investments and loans that demanded ATM cards and PINs.
Read more: Police in Malaysia arrest 36 over fake hospital, investment and loan scamsPaytm, the Indian payments app, posted a profit of Rs 225 crore for the quarter, up from Rs 21 crore a year ago, as payments, loans and AI savings add up.
Read more: Paytm's profit jumps tenfold to about $27 million in three monthsTandems has added Hamilton, an AI assistant, to its WealthOS software. Few details are out, but it matters if your advisor uses wealth tools.
Read more: Tandems adds Hamilton, a built-in AI assistant, to its wealth softwareA $1 million loan helped a Chicago IT firm grow past a $2 million revenue plateau. Owners who feel stuck may want to look at how the money is structured.
Read more: A $1 Million Loan Helped a Chicago IT Firm Break Through Its Growth WallEngadget looks back at 20 years of MacBooks and finds Apple's choices on metal bodies, sharp screens and fewer ports shaped most laptops on store shelves.
Read more: How 20 Years of MacBooks Changed the Laptops Everyone Buys
