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OpenAI says its AI disproved a core idea in cryptography, and Anthropic reportedly made a similar claim the same day. None of it is confirmed yet.
Read more: OpenAI and Anthropic both claim AI cracked a code-security puzzleWEX is teaming with Euclid AI to offer AI helpers to its trucking customers, promising less paperwork and lower costs, though the numbers come from the companies.
Read more: WEX partners with Euclid AI to put AI helpers in trucking fleetsGoogle has opened enrollment for a program built around one-tap installs of app stores, which could give Android users simpler choices for getting apps.
Read more: Android starts sign-up for easier installs from other app storesA Thetford surgery says an automated call about 'updating your GP records' is not from its team. Hang up and check before sharing any details.
Read more: Surgery warns patients about robocalls claiming to update GP recordsStores like The RealReal, Kohl's and Amazon are limiting AI shopping agents, so a bot you hire to buy things may get stopped at checkout.
Read more: Some Online Stores Are Blocking AI Shopping HelpersThe viral Minion routers can still be sold and used in the US, but a new US ban on foreign routers makes a newer model unlikely to arrive soon.
Read more: Minion-shaped Wi-Fi routers are caught in a US ban on foreign routersDallas firm Disruptive announced a $10 billion fund to back AI and defense companies, a sign of how much money is flowing to a few large players.
Read more: Texas firm raises $10 billion to bet big on AI and defense startupsOpenAI says its new GPT-6.1 Terra model is built to say when it is unsure, which could help anyone who relies on AI for work or money questions.
Read more: OpenAI's newest AI model is built to admit what it can't doResearchers found attackers in Japan using AI tools to automate break-ins, which means weak passwords and unpatched devices get found faster than ever.
Read more: Hackers in Japan Are Using Teams of AI Helpers to Break Into NetworksAn Android Police writer nearly skipped the Pixel 11, but its Magic Capture camera feature won him over. The base model is listed at $749, down from $899.
Read more: A Pixel 11 skeptic is coming around, thanks to one camera trickThree paid Android apps have free builds on GitHub or F-Droid, which can save $3.99 to $69.99 each if you can handle a little setup.
Read more: Three paid Android apps are free if you skip the Play StoreFloo AI, a new phone agent platform, can answer and place business calls, book appointments and update customer records, while handing tricky calls to people.
Read more: Floo AI Launches Phone Agents That Answer and Make Business CallsCopilot Money is adding Money Assistant, an AI helper that fixes categories, matches refunds and flags odd charges, starting on iPhone.
Read more: Money app Copilot adds an AI helper that fixes your budget for youGoogle is adding new checks for Android apps that want to add to or edit your contacts, which matters because your address book holds family and customer details.
Read more: Android tightens the rules for apps that want to change your contactsTaktile launched Taktile Insights, an AI tool to help banks and insurers question the automated decisions that approve or deny people.
Read more: New tool lets banks and insurers check why software said yes or noIDC predicts 60% of the world's 2,000 largest companies will run most processes AI-first by 2029, and few can check their AI's decisions today.
Read more: Analyst firm says most big companies will let AI run daily work by 2029Gartner named Amazon Connect a Leader for the fourth year in a row. Here is what that means if your business takes customer calls or chats, and what it does not.
Read more: Amazon's customer service software ranks as a top pick againA coder built Aikon, a free app that lets a 2007 Nokia 6300 talk to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok. In the US, it cannot run.
Read more: A 2007 Nokia phone can now chat with ChatGPT and ClaudeResearchers built Pinal, an AI tool that designs proteins from plain-language requests, though lab testing is still needed to find the designs that work.
Read more: New AI tool designs proteins from a plain-English requestOpenAI is pitching businesses on lower prices, but Anthropic's new IPO filing suggests price alone will not close the gap between the two AI leaders.
Read more: OpenAI Pitches Lower Prices to Businesses, but Anthropic Is Far AheadTwo Anthropic leaders explain in a 107-minute interview how they keep Claude's AI agents safe, including how passwords are protected. Useful for any business weighing agents.
Read more: Anthropic engineers explain how they keep Claude's AI agents safeGoogle pushed a new software update to its Nest Wifi router and point on October 20. It installs by itself, but you can check that your gear has it.
Read more: Google quietly updates its Nest Wifi router and extra Wifi pointsMicrosoft released emergency Windows updates on October 26 to block certificates tied to eight weak eMudhra keys that could be used to fake website identities.
Read more: Microsoft pulls trust from weak digital IDs on Windows computersApple is expected to show a touchscreen MacBook Pro tomorrow, after years of saying laptops should not have touch. Price and ship date are still unknown.
Read more: Apple is expected to unveil its first touchscreen MacBook tomorrow
