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Apple's iOS 27 promises a more capable Siri and a faster phone for iPhone 11 and newer. It also raises a question about what Siri can see.
Read more: iOS 27 brings a smarter Siri and faster iPhones this fallChatGPT now draws cartoons instead of photo-style images for some election scenes, so fake voting photos are harder to pass off as real before November 3.
Read more: ChatGPT now turns some election images into cartoonsCustom ChatGPT assistants are being retired Dec. 11. If your work depends on one, it could stop working unless you move it first.
Read more: Custom ChatGPT assistants retire Dec. 11: what to do nowAnduril and Qualcomm are making BlueChip, a laptop designed and assembled in the US for industries that want a home-grown supply chain.
Read more: Anduril and Qualcomm Are Building Laptops Made Fully in the USThe Dutch government wants to cut 25,000 civil servant jobs with help from AI, a test of whether the technology can really shrink the state.
Read more: The Dutch government plans to cut 25,000 jobs and lean on AIFoldable phones come in two styles, flip and book. Which one fits depends on whether you want pocket size and quick glances or a bigger screen.
Read more: Flip or book-style foldable phone: how to pick the right oneA British member of parliament says Grok and X let fake sexual images of her spread, and she is suing xAI. The case could shape what protection ordinary people get.
Read more: UK lawmaker sues Musk's xAI over fake sexual images of herSince October 9, free Gemini accounts get only one model. Here is what you lose, what you keep, and who actually needs the $20 Pro plan.
Read more: Google's free Gemini now gets one basic model; Pro costs $20 a monthHackers say they have posted data from GMO Internet's Onamae cloud desktop service, used by traders. Customers are being told to reset passwords.
Read more: Hackers post data allegedly stolen from Japanese web giant GMOApple is putting an AI assistant in Pages, Keynote and Numbers, which could speed up reports, pitch decks and spreadsheets for everyday users.
Read more: Apple adds an AI helper to Pages, Keynote and NumbersSalesforce added tools to Agent Fabric that test AI agents in live use and pull them offline when answers slip, plus spending caps to stop surprise bills.
Read more: Salesforce adds tools to catch AI agents that quietly give wrong answersOpera One now lets websites and extensions use AI that runs on your own computer, including Apple's built-in model on Macs, with no account or subscription.
Read more: Opera's browser can now run AI on your own Mac, no account neededApple's new 24-inch iMac uses an M6 chip, starts at $1,499 and ships November 6. Apple says it is up to 18x faster than the most popular Intel-based iMac.
Read more: Apple's new iMac gets a faster M6 chip and starts at $1,499Apple's new 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip costs $1,999 and ships November 6, which gives anyone planning a laptop purchase a price and a date.
Read more: Apple's new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip starts at $1,999Apple says a small number of its new foldable iPhone Duo phones have faulty inner screens. Owners should know what to look for and who to call.
Read more: Apple admits some new foldable iPhone screens are failingFord says its $28,000 Fathom electric pickup has the power converter built in, which could make home blackout backup cheaper to set up.
Read more: Ford's $28,000 electric truck can power your house in a blackoutAdclear, a company that checks ads against advertising rules, has built a tool that works inside Claude and ChatGPT. Details are still thin.
Read more: Adclear lets Claude and ChatGPT check your ads against the rulesA 1.5 kg ASUS gaming laptop earns praise for its screen and build, but a $3,600 to $3,780 price and a weaker graphics chip in some regions give buyers pause.
Read more: ASUS's new thin gaming laptop impresses, but its price stingsA bug on Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 may hide VO2 Max from runners who train on a track. Samsung says a fix is coming, but no date has been given.
Read more: Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 has a bug hiding some runners' fitness scoresThe FCC says three TP-Link routers broke power limits and the company may have given false information. Further bans on its products could follow.
Read more: US regulator says three TP-Link routers broke power limitsA survey finds older Americans are far more likely than young adults to say a person tricked by a scammer should absorb the loss, not the bank.
Read more: Older Americans more likely to blame scam victims for their lossesAmazon Business has added Value Intelligence, a report that puts savings, time saved and off-policy buying in one view. Eligible buyers should check its math first.
Read more: Amazon Business adds a tool to show what your buying really savesA Common Sense Media report says ChatGPT's teen mode sent parents no alerts during long talks about self-harm. OpenAI disputes the testing.
Read more: Report says ChatGPT's teen mode fails to protect kids in crisisGoogle's updated privacy policy lets Gmail, Drive and Photos content help pick your ads if you linked those apps to Gemini's Personal Intelligence.
Read more: Google may use your Gmail and Drive data to pick your ads
