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AI is straining the US power grid, but industry leaders say the same pressure is funding tools meant to keep bills and outages down.
Read more: AI's power hunger is pushing the US to upgrade its aging electric gridAndroid Police says Smart Launcher, a lesser-known home screen app, sorts apps for you and offers widgets and themes that rivals like Nova and Niagara lack.
Read more: A little-known Android home screen app beats the popular onesApple posted two more real-life stories of people who say the Apple Watch helped save their lives, one from a heart rate alert and one from a push to move more.
Read more: Apple Shares Two More Stories of Watches Saving LivesWhatsApp is building a media hub for iPhone that gathers every photo, video and link you received in one place, but it is not available yet.
Read more: WhatsApp is working on one place for all your received photos and linksInfisical raised $40 million to help companies let AI agents work without ever seeing real passwords, a risk for any business that connects AI to its accounts.
Read more: Infisical raises $40M to keep AI agents away from company passwordsMeta's huge share sale and a boom in AI deals are paying off for Goldman Sachs, and stock owners may see bigger swings as earnings arrive.
Read more: Meta's huge share sale and AI deals pay off big for Goldman SachsRetell, a company whose AI answers business phone calls, says it handles 100 million calls a month, and OpenAI says its newest model scored best on Retell's test.
Read more: Phone-answering AI company Retell now handles 100 million calls a monthIn a study of 50 professional analysts, an AI coding agent steered key judgment calls, and few people said where their arguments came from.
Read more: Experts followed their AI agent's lead 86% of the timeReservoir Media is suing Suno and Anthropic for about $338 million, saying songs by Madonna, Johnny Cash and Joni Mitchell trained AI without permission.
Read more: Music rights company sues two AI firms over songs by Madonna and Johnny CashCamera glasses are easy to miss, but a few clues and apps can help you tell if you are being filmed. None is perfect, so stay calm and avoid confrontation.
Read more: How to spot someone secretly wearing camera glassesGemini Notebook on Android and iOS now has a built-in recorder, so you can capture a lecture or meeting and work with it in the same app.
Read more: Google's Gemini Notebook app can now record audio on your phoneOracle and OpenAI announced a free-to-start AI bundle for small businesses with $12,000 in yearly cloud credits, but key details on cost and timing are still missing.
Read more: Oracle and OpenAI offer small businesses $12,000 in yearly cloud creditsMicrosoft Project Professional 2024 for Windows costs $49.97 for a lifetime license through Nov. 1, but it covers only one PC.
Read more: Microsoft Project for Windows is $49.97 for a lifetime licenseGift card marketplace Raise cut disputed payments 45% and almost ended manual order checks. Online sellers can learn what to ask their own fraud tools.
Read more: Gift card seller cuts payment disputes 45% and nearly ends manual order checksNew SEC filings show venture firms lining up billions for new funds, with AI and specialty focus drawing the most money. Here is what that signals.
Read more: Venture firms are filing to raise billions in new fundsSquare now sells a $1,999 kiosk that takes spoken restaurant orders, but it has shared no accuracy data, and customers still pay by card.
Read more: Square's $1,999 Kiosk Takes Spoken Restaurant Orders, but Not PaymentsA cyberattack at UNM Health paused surgeries and diverted ambulances. Services are back, but patients should expect scam messages that use their care details.
Read more: Ransomware hits New Mexico's biggest hospital system, diverting ambulancesA text meant for someone else can be the first step in a crypto scam that ends with real money lost. Here is how it works and what to do.
Read more: A "wrong number" text is often the first step of a crypto scamMastercard is promoting Dynamic Yield, a tool that changes what shoppers see online. Here is what it means for your privacy settings and your store.
Read more: Mastercard pushes more personal online shopping with Dynamic YieldAndroid Authority reports Google is working on a new look for Gemini Live, the voice chat mode in its Gemini app. Nothing is final or released yet.
Read more: Google is testing a new look for Gemini Live, its voice chat modeGoogle Wallet is reportedly building support for Alipay Plus, which could let travelers pay with their phones across Southeast Asia. No launch date is set.
Read more: Google Wallet may soon let you pay with Alipay Plus in Southeast AsiaBloomberg reports Apple will launch a second MacBook Neo in the first half of 2027, likely with a newer chip and more memory than today's $699 model.
Read more: Apple's cheaper MacBook Neo is getting a faster sequel in early 2027Red Rocks Credit Union in Colorado has launched a new app and online banking to win back customers from fintech apps. Here is what that could mean for you.
Read more: Colorado credit union launches new app and online banking to rival fintechsA federal appeals court found the Fed let banks count costs the law did not allow in its 21-cent debit fee cap, which could change what stores pay.
Read more: Court says the Fed's 21-cent debit card fee cap was set too high
