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An Inc. writer let Grok's AI agent do a routine job in seconds and says it revealed a security blind spot. Here is why anyone using AI helpers should care.
Read more: AI agent did a simple task in seconds and exposed a security gapMany newer Galaxy phones can wirelessly charge an iPhone, earbuds or a watch from their own battery. It is slow, but handy when you are stuck with a dying phone.
Read more: Your Samsung Galaxy phone can charge another phone wirelesslyOpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra, a lower-priced AI model built to work on screens, and it could trim costs for businesses that pay for AI tools.
Read more: OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Terra, a cheaper AI that can use a computermacOS 27.2 is out now, bringing the new Siri AI to French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish, and Apple says little else yet.
Read more: Apple's Mac update adds Siri AI in five more languagesApple's HomePod 27.2 update adds Sound Glow, a light show on top of the speaker, plus surround sound with the new Apple TV 4K and a way to lock the touch controls.
Read more: Apple's HomePod speakers get a light show that pulses with your musicApple's watchOS 27.2 lets Siri recall earlier chats and use more of your personal data, including voicemails. A new setting lets you limit what it reads.
Read more: Apple Watch update makes Siri remember what you asked beforeA study of 14 AI models finds they overuse six sentence habits that make text harder to read, and it explains why your AI-written emails can feel heavy.
Read more: Why AI answers feel like work to read, according to new researchThe RealReal tightened its bot defenses so AI agents can no longer tie up designer items in carts, a sign that stores are still writing rules for shopping bots.
Read more: The RealReal blocks AI shopping agents after cart-hogging trickTom's Guide calls the $179 Fitbit Edge nearly the right fitness band for most people, with a bigger screen and climb tracking, but no tap-to-pay.
Read more: Fitbit Edge, a $179 fitness band, gets a strong reviewApple confirms some iPhone Duo inner screens are cracking along the hinge. It says few units are hit and offers replacements through AppleCare.
Read more: Apple says some iPhone Duo inner screens are cracking at the hingeA new survey of 1,500 IT leaders finds 89% have limited or redesigned AI projects because usage costs keep rising, a warning for any business adopting AI.
Read more: Most Big Companies Have Scaled Back AI Projects as Costs ClimbA UK monitoring service says it found 511 lookalike sites copying brands like Sky, Amazon and HSBC in one day. Fake alerts are the common thread.
Read more: 511 fake websites copying UK brands like Sky, Amazon and HSBC spotted in a dayA writer dropped YouTube Premium and uses Brave's free phone browser to block ads, hide Shorts and keep audio playing, but TV viewing and downloads are lost.
Read more: A free phone browser can clean up YouTube like Premium doesA researcher says Samsung TVs without a mic may borrow the mics in a soundbar or Bluetooth device. The claims are unconfirmed, but a few settings are worth checking.
Read more: Researcher says Samsung TVs may listen through your soundbarA new free tool called CostInflation shows grocery prices day by day, but its data source is unclear, so check that before relying on it for budgets.
Read more: New Free Tool Tracks Grocery Prices Every DayElavon, a U.S. Bank company, plans to build its payment tools into SAP applications. Businesses on SAP may one day handle payments without a separate system.
Read more: Elavon plans to build payments right into SAP business softwareA flaw in Brotli, a compression tool used by Node.js, .NET and Python apps, can let attackers take over software. Fixes are out and attack code is public.
Read more: Serious flaw in a common web tool forces emergency software fixesA Kroll report finds most people caught in data breaches were exposed through a vendor, not the company they dealt with. Here is what that means for your data.
Read more: Most people hit by data breaches were exposed through a vendorOpenAI says its newest AI can convert old bank and government code with high accuracy, but experts say that is far from replacing the systems themselves.
Read more: OpenAI says its AI can rewrite 1959 bank code, but experts say not yetOpenAI launched a company that places AI engineers inside client businesses, backed by more than $4 billion. Here is what that could mean for firms that want AI help.
Read more: OpenAI Starts a Company That Sends AI Engineers to Work Inside BusinessesMicrosoft is offering voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 employees in four countries, a sign that even the strongest tech firms are reshaping their workforces.
Read more: Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 workersPennsylvania says TikTok hooks kids and is not honest about adult content. If your child uses the app, the lawsuit is a good reason to check their settings.
Read more: Pennsylvania sues TikTok over kids' addiction and mature contentApple's hearing test and hearing aid features for AirPods Pro are coming to five Canadian provinces, at no extra cost, with Ontario possibly next.
Read more: AirPods Pro Get Hearing Aid and Hearing Test in Five Canadian ProvincesSaaStr put an AI agent on its sponsor contact form. It booked 614 meetings and sourced over $1 million in closed deals, and the old flow is gone.
Read more: A website chat agent booked 614 meetings and closed over $1 million
