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Physicl raised $10 million to build realistic digital worlds where robots can practice. Better practice could mean robots that handle everyday objects sooner.
Read more: Startup raises $10 million to build virtual worlds that train robotsUnderdog's Woof model is only 31.7 MB, runs in a browser and can speak and make music, which hints at private AI that stays on your own device.
Read more: A tiny voice AI that fits in a browser game can talk and make musicInc. says a password manager only helps a business if staff use it, and it looks at how to run a campaign that gives people a reason to sign up.
Read more: A password manager only protects your team if they actually use itSamsung's new $700 Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 got about three days of use per charge in Engadget's test, with a brighter screen and a much bigger battery.
Read more: Samsung's $700 Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 lasts three days on a chargeSaaStr says one AI agent took over most of its four-person marketing team's work. The costs and limits it shared are worth reading before you try the same.
Read more: One AI agent now does most of a four-person marketing team's workInvestors are using AI chatbots to size up founders before meetings, so what those tools say about you now matters. PR teams are paying attention.
Read more: Investors now ask AI chatbots about you before the first meetingChrome's Memory Saver and Energy Saver settings helped one tester gain about two hours of laptop battery life, with a few trade-offs to know about.
Read more: Two Chrome settings can add about two hours of laptop battery lifeKugelblitz is a new Mac app that shows Earth as a 3D globe using open map data. It needs no account, but it only runs on very recent Macs.
Read more: Kugelblitz is a free-to-browse 3D globe app for Mac, no account neededA How-To Geek writer says free old laptops are fine for learning home server basics, but they fail in quiet ways once you depend on them.
Read more: Old laptops are fine for learning, but risky for home servers you rely onD-Link says its DGS-3130 business network switches have unpatched security flaws, so owners should apply the company's temporary protections now.
Read more: D-Link warns of unpatched flaws in business network switchesBlotato, a social media scheduling service, is now an official ChatGPT plugin. It can schedule posts and run Instagram and Facebook DM automations, but it needs a paid plan.
Read more: Blotato Lets ChatGPT Users Schedule Social Posts and Send DMs by ChatGuava raised $12.5 million to build AI voice agents for insurers and other regulated firms, so some customer calls may soon be answered by software.
Read more: Guava raises $12.5 million to build AI phone agents for insurersMicrosoft fixed a serious flaw in Windows Paint, but Windows Update will not deliver the fix. It arrives only through the Microsoft Store.
Read more: Fix for a serious Windows Paint flaw comes only through the Microsoft StoreAbout 100 protesters got onto a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam, part of a growing European pushback that could affect where AI gets built.
Read more: Protesters break into Microsoft's new data center site in AmsterdamUsers of the privacy-focused GrapheneOS say Wero payments from ASN Bank now fail on their phones, while Triodos and N26 still work.
Read more: Dutch ethical bank ASN stops working on Android phones without GoogleMany free AI models are sold as open source, but the group that defines the term rejected several big names. Hidden license limits can matter to your business.
Read more: Many AI models called open source fail the test for the termResearchers showed a browser extension could use Claude's Dispatch feature to make Claude Desktop run code on a computer. They say the flaw still works.
Read more: Browser add-on could trick Claude into running code on your computerUpLevel Rewards is not a proven scam, but many users say it denies rewards, and its paid trials and ID checks can cost you money and personal data.
Read more: UpLevel Rewards is not proven a scam, but many users say it won't payWhich? says scam messages promise hundreds of pounds in energy help and lead to fake government sites, ahead of the real £100 payment in January 2027.
Read more: Scam texts are using the new £100 energy payment to trick UK householdsA software update lets Pixel Buds Pro 2 and Pixel Buds 2a owners change noise cancellation and equalizer settings by voice, no phone digging needed.
Read more: Pixel Buds now obey voice commands for sound settingsA company that builds no-code tools for AI-powered shopping raised $15 million, a sign that AI agents buying for customers is becoming a real business.
Read more: A no-code shopping platform raises $15M to help stores use AI agentsMotorola's Razr Fold has a new software update, but cheaper and older Motorola phones already have Android 17. Here is why that matters if you buy a pricier phone.
Read more: Motorola's Razr Fold gets an update, but not the newest AndroidA TLDR Tech roundup flags doubts about an Anthropic stock debut and new datacenter bans. Both could shape the cost and availability of AI tools you use.
Read more: Doubts about an Anthropic stock debut and new datacenter bansCode found in a WhatsApp beta for Android points to a long-press preview that shows recent messages without sending blue ticks. It is not released yet.
Read more: WhatsApp on Android may let you peek at messages without telling anyone
