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Google's Sidekick game overlay on Android phones now records video of your play, a feature players had asked for, and Google is also updating two Play Store tools.
Read more: Android's gaming overlay can now capture video of your playWhatsApp is reportedly testing an Organizations tool that could help admins of large Communities see all their members in one place.
Read more: WhatsApp Is Testing a Tool to Help Run Big CommunitiesSamsung Community, the company's user forum, will be offline for three days. Save what you rely on there before it goes dark.
Read more: Samsung's user forum is going offline for 3 daysThe Philippine Department of Health says scammers are using the health secretary's name to ask for money. Here is why a familiar name is not proof.
Read more: Scammers are posing as the Philippine health secretary to ask for moneyGoogle is preparing Find Hub changes meant to cut false tracker alerts on Android, so real warnings are easier to trust.
Read more: Google is working on fewer false alarms from item trackers on AndroidScammers are using AI to clone voices and write flawless messages, and older Americans are the main targets. Here is what experts say to change now.
Read more: AI makes scams harder to spot, and older Americans are top targetsAn entrepreneur says Grokbots let a small team run affiliate websites that usually need many more people. Small business owners may want to take note.
Read more: Grokbots help one entrepreneur run affiliate websites with a small teamMeta plans to raise $95 billion by selling new shares to pay for AI, and Nvidia says it will put in $3 billion. Existing shareholders should take note.
Read more: Meta plans to raise $95 billion for AI, and Nvidia is putting in $3 billionA survey suggests Samsung's One UI 9 update is not as buggy as feared, which is good news if you own a Galaxy phone and have been dreading it.
Read more: Samsung's big phone software update is less buggy than fearedMeta says it wrote its own rules for AI agents that act for you. With no shared standards, the article asks why anyone should trust the company that wrote them.
Read more: Meta writes its own rulebook for AI agents that act for youA leak says Apple's lower-priced iPhone 18e may again skip a high-refresh-rate screen, a feature many Android phones already offer, even some cheaper ones.
Read more: Leaked iPhone 18e specs suggest a smoother screen is still missingA new PYMNTS report says Gen X wants flexible ways to pay and get paid, but not new tools. Cards and physical stores still lead, even with tight budgets.
Read more: Gen X Sticks With Familiar Cards, Even as Money Gets TighterA PYMNTS survey finds nearly all CFOs see openings in a soft economy, but only firms with strong finances can act on them while rivals hold back.
Read more: Weak economy, strong rivals: only well-funded firms can act on bargainsA Tungsten Automation executive says companies can automate routine bills while keeping people in charge of large or unusual payments.
Read more: Companies can automate routine bills but keep people on big paymentsBanks are testing AI that spots fraud rings by how accounts and devices connect, but people still make the final call on cases. Here is what that means for you.
Read more: Banks Turn to AI That Spots Fraud Gangs by Their PatternsA new industry report says stolen logins and talked-into-it payments now drive about half of fraud dollars, even as banks adopt more detection tools.
Read more: Half of fraud losses now involve stolen logins or tricked customersA report says chatbots pointed people with locked accounts and broken phones to reporters. A Tom's Guide test found no sign of it, but the advice still needs checking.
Read more: ChatGPT told some users to email reporters for tech helpAmazon's customer service software can now score whether a customer left happy, may quit, bought something or solved the problem alone.
Read more: Amazon's customer service software now tracks if customers were helpedA local warning says fraudsters are posing as Bedford Christmas Market workers, so anyone contacted by a supposed staff member should check before acting.
Read more: Scammers are posing as Bedford Christmas Market workersA student's complaint about a ₹799 kurta led Delhi police to three shell companies and about ₹30 crore in suspected fraud. Her story shows the scam's pattern.
Read more: A $75 Online Shopping Scam Led Police to a Huge Fraud RingAnthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, has shared its finances ahead of a stock sale that The New York Times says could be the largest first-time offering ever.
Read more: Anthropic opens its books ahead of a possible record stock offeringA man accused of helping steal nearly $37 million from 174 Americans in a fake crypto investment scam is now in a US court, a reminder of how these scams work.
Read more: Man extradited to US over crypto scam that took $37 millionAcer's handheld gaming device, built on Intel Arc graphics, now has a price and release date. It is pitched as a rival to Valve's Steam Deck.
Read more: Acer's Steam Deck rival now has a price and release dateChatGPT now has Pro plans at $100, $200 and $500 a month, while Claude's flagship model costs far less per use. A speed setting can also drain a plan.
Read more: ChatGPT's top plan costs $500 a month, while Claude's runs far cheaper
