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Federal 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 onceAnthropic released a Claude plugin for verified nonprofits that handles fundraising, marketing and hiring chores, aimed at small teams with too much to do.
Read more: Anthropic Gives Nonprofits New Claude Tools for Fundraising and HiringOpenAI pulled ChatGPT's checkout feature after six months, and a study shows AI shoppers can miss the lowest price. Here is what that means for you.
Read more: AI Shopping Helpers Are Already in the Price Fight, and They ErrOpenAI's new GPT 6.1 Terra model costs half as much as its cheaper Sol model, a sign that AI is getting cheap fast for businesses and workers alike.
Read more: OpenAI's newest AI model costs half as much as its last oneWalmart is letting Meta's AI shopping agent into its store while Amazon blocks the same kind of tool, so where you shop may decide what your AI helper can do.
Read more: Walmart welcomes Meta's AI shopping helper while Amazon shuts it outA hidden script has been planted in 953 online stores, mostly on Magento, and it shows nothing to security scanners. Store owners should check their sites now.
Read more: Hidden code has infected 953 online stores, mostly on MagentoGoogle says it will use information you connect to its AI tools to personalize your ads, a shift Inc. says breaks a long-held promise about Gmail.
Read more: Google will use info from its AI tools to personalize your adsSamsung's Driving Report on Galaxy phones scores braking, speed and phone use on every drive. Google Maps has no match, and it needs constant location access.
Read more: Samsung phones can now grade your driving, and Google Maps can'tGoogle is adding a plus button to Gemini Live on Android, so you can share a photo or file during a chat without setting it up first.
Read more: Gemini Live on Android now lets you add photos and files fasterDenver Health Medical Plan says a vendor's access key sat on a public website for over a year, putting records of 238,083 members within reach.
Read more: A health plan's vendor left a key online for a year, exposing 238K membersiOS 27.2 adds Apple Pencil support and a screen-edge face light to iPhone Duo, but only the USB-C Pencil works.
Read more: iPhone Duo can now use Apple Pencil and a built-in face lightEtsy now bans AI-made patterns, recipes and instructions and wants an unedited photo of the real item in every listing, so buyers can trust what they see.
Read more: Etsy bans AI-made patterns and recipes, requires real photos of itemsA report says iOS 27 will let iPhone owners choose ChatGPT or other AI assistants instead of Siri. The code exists, but it is switched off for now.
Read more: Apple is reportedly building a way to swap Siri for ChatGPTNew York's attorney general settled with T-Mobile over broken price promises, and some customers can now take a refund, a free phone or a credit.
Read more: T-Mobile broke its price promise, and New Yorkers may get reliefThieves have taken more than $100 million in data center freight since June, using hacked accounts, fake drivers and spoofed GPS tracking, NBC News reported.
Read more: Thieves hijack trucks of data center gear, stealing over $100 millionAnthropic told investors that some job applicants may have bad motives, a reminder that hiring is part of a company's security.
Read more: Anthropic warns some job applicants may be trying to get insideOracle announced three AI apps that plan production, combine shipments and flag missed supplier discounts, but they run only inside Oracle's own software.
Read more: Oracle's new AI tools can plan shipments and spot wasted spendingGoogle is reportedly building a page in Gemini that shows everything the assistant has saved about you, so you no longer have to ask it directly.
Read more: Google is building one place to see what Gemini remembers about youApple's new Siri AI beta can reach information across your iPhone. A few settings let you decide what it sees and whether your use helps train Apple's AI.
Read more: How to limit what the new Siri can see on your iPhoneA reported Gemini tool would let you select many old chats and delete them together, which could make cleaning up your AI history much faster.
Read more: Gemini may soon let you delete many old chats at onceTax software maker Vertex launched Vertex Sōl, which uses AI for tax work but lets people set limits, review every step and undo what the AI does.
Read more: Tax software maker Vertex adds AI that keeps humans in chargeA reader survey from Android Authority finds most Android fans plan to stay put, but a noticeable group is curious about the iPhone.
Read more: Most Android fans plan to stay, but a good number are eyeing the iPhone
