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A new comparison says ChatGPT's voice mode came out ahead of Google's Gemini Live and xAI's Grok in five tests. The full results are not yet confirmed.
Read more: ChatGPT's voice mode wins a head-to-head test against Gemini and GrokBerlin company Ojin launched Human+, a tool that lets staff rehearse hard talks with a talking AI character, then scores how well they did.
Read more: New AI Training Tool Lets Employees Practice Tough Talks Out LoudSidekick, Shopify's built-in AI assistant, can now make images with transparent backgrounds. Sellers should still check marketplace rules on AI images.
Read more: Shopify's AI helper can now make images with see-through backgroundsAnthropic's IPO filing says some of its planned AI data centers will run on natural gas, a choice that could raise costs for the company and for nearby power customers.
Read more: Anthropic admits its AI data centers will run on natural gasApple's iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 fix more than 160 security flaws, including one that could leak your real Hide My Email address.
Read more: Apple's latest iPhone update fixes over 160 security holesA prompt shared on X turns an AI coding tool into a hotel room checker for hidden cameras and trackers, but a clean result does not prove a room is safe.
Read more: A Free AI Prompt Can Scan Your Hotel Room for Hidden CamerasBusinesses are rushing to deploy AI agents. A new Entrepreneur piece says to define the job, limits and success numbers first, as you would for any hire.
Read more: Treat an AI agent like a new hire before you let it looseA federal appeals court threw out the Fed's cap on debit card swipe fees, a win for stores. Banks warn shoppers could end up paying elsewhere.
Read more: Court strikes down the Fed's limit on debit card swipe feesSouth Korean police say one hacker used an AI toolkit to breach more than 90 organizations and steal 8.2 million records, a sign that big attacks are getting easier.
Read more: Police say AI tools let one hacker break into 90 South Korean groupsOpenAI, Anthropic and a wave of startups are chasing the routine work junior bankers do overnight, and the money is already flowing to those who own the data.
Read more: AI Firms Are Racing to Take Over Wall Street's Late-Night Grunt WorkImages made with Image Playground, and some AI-edited photos, now carry a hidden SynthID tag, but only a website can check for it.
Read more: Apple now hides an invisible AI tag in some iPhone imagesOracle announced five AI applications that can carry out approved sales and service tasks, not just suggest them. Here is what to check before trusting one.
Read more: Oracle's new AI helpers can act on sales and service tasksThe FTC and 20 states say Dollar General charged more than the advertised price for years. Here is what shoppers at discount stores should check.
Read more: Federal regulators say Dollar General overcharged shoppers for yearsA writer at Android Police says a few minutes of cleanup in Google Wallet cut the fumbling at checkout. The steps are simple and free.
Read more: A few minutes of tidying makes phone payments much quickerRetail Insider reports American Express is moving past payments to influence which stores you pick, so card perks may soon point you somewhere.
Read more: American Express wants to steer where you shop, not just how you payGemini can build checklists in Google Keep, find old notes and add items to existing lists. One tester says it cut the effort of keeping notes tidy.
Read more: Gemini Can Now Sort and Update Your Google Keep Notes for YouChatGPT now draws election-interference images as cartoons, even when asked for realism. It is a small shield against fake voting photos before the Nov. 3 midterms.
Read more: ChatGPT now turns election-related images into cartoonsDocuSign's new PDF Editor lets you fix a contract and send it for signature in one place. It goes on sale November 2, 2026.
Read more: DocuSign adds a built-in PDF editor so you can fix and sign in one placeYouTube and another big streamer now tag AI-made music, but research says the tag alone can make listeners judge a song more harshly, even a human-made one.
Read more: YouTube and another big streamer now label AI-made musicSeats.aero now works inside ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, so points collectors can hunt for award flights by typing a plain request.
Read more: Seats.aero Lets You Search Free Flights by Chatting With AIA Lancaster County police department says a suspected phone scam is circulating, and a rushed call for money or personal details can cost you your savings.
Read more: Lancaster County police warn of a suspected phone scamFederal officials warn of a scheme that threatens arrest or a phone shutoff to rush people into acting. Here is why a call like that should make you pause.
Read more: Feds warn of scam that threatens arrest or phone shutoffApple's iOS 27.2 brings the two-camera view to group FaceTime calls on newer iPhones and adds a way to bring a sign language interpreter or captioner into a call.
Read more: Apple's iOS 27.2 lets you show both cameras in group FaceTime callsiOS 27.2 brings Multiview to the iPhone, so Apple TV subscribers can follow up to four live sports streams on one screen.
Read more: Your iPhone can now show four live sports games at once
