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Apple published official repair guides for the iPhone Duo on launch day, but parts are not on sale yet and an out-of-warranty screen fix costs $999.
Read more: Apple now posts iPhone Duo repair guides on the day the phone goes on saleAnthropic, the company behind Claude, has filed to go public on Nasdaq. The filing shows huge losses, huge computing bills and risks the company admits to.
Read more: Anthropic files to go public, and the numbers are hugeCongress has widened who can use Subchapter V, a cheaper and faster bankruptcy path for small businesses that want to restructure debt and keep operating.
Read more: Congress makes it easier for small businesses to file for bankruptcyA listing for a ChatGPT for YouTube Android app turned up, but its page showed an error, so nothing about the app could be confirmed.
Read more: A ChatGPT for YouTube Android app is listed, but its page is missingGoogle is bringing a new scam defense to older Android phones, so check your updates to see if your phone or a relative's has it yet.
Read more: Google is adding a new scam defense to older Android phonesA How-To Geek writer swapped Google Assistant for Gemini and liked the smarter answers, but missed some smart-home routines that no longer fully work.
Read more: After switching from Google Assistant to Gemini, one user misses the old oneStripe is becoming a key way AI shopping assistants pay, often with one-time virtual cards, and the big card companies are uneasy about it.
Read more: Stripe is becoming the way AI shopping assistants pay, worrying card giantsPayPal now powers checkout inside Glance, an AI shopping app on about 60 million phones and TVs, so you can buy without ever leaving the app.
Read more: PayPal lets you buy inside Glance's AI shopping app without leavingSome Apple Watch owners in the UK and Europe say the always-on screen is an hour fast after clocks went back. U.S. clocks change on November 1.
Read more: Some Apple Watches show the wrong time after clocks went backMeta is moving Instagram videos onto the TV screen, so the clips you watch on your phone may soon show up in the living room.
Read more: Meta is moving Instagram videos onto the TV screenOracle NetSuite says SuiteExpress could cut business software setup from months to weeks or days, but it has not shared prices, a release date or speed tests.
Read more: NetSuite says its new AI tool could set up business software in daysScammers are posing as jail detention officers and telling families to pay bond or ankle monitor fees. Here is how to spot the call and what to do.
Read more: Fake jail officers are calling families to demand bond moneyClaude skills let teams save a repeat task as plain-English instructions, so nobody has to paste a long prompt into every chat. Most need no coding.
Read more: Teams can now teach Claude a repeat task once and skip the long promptAn Android Police writer compared Brave, Vivaldi and Firefox on his phones and picked Brave. Each browser won something, so the best fit depends on you.
Read more: A writer tried three phone browsers and dropped Chrome for BraveMost Android phones include a free tool that shows how long you spend on apps and lets you set daily limits. Many owners have never opened it.
Read more: Your Android phone has a free screen-time tracker hiding in SettingsAnthropic is adding a rule against abusing its Claude AI to its terms of service on Nov. 12, and Claude users should know what it covers.
Read more: Anthropic Adds a Rule Against Abusing Its Claude AI, Starting Nov. 12A former Slack insider describes the culture shock after Salesforce bought the chat company. For anyone relying on a vendor, it shows how a takeover can change daily service.
Read more: Slack insider: life after Salesforce bought us felt like a culture shockMoonshot's Kimi K3.1 Pro now ranks fourth in one independent ranking, and a free-to-download version is due by Nov. 4. Cheaper AI and security risks both grow.
Read more: Chinese AI model Kimi K3.1 Pro now ranks fourth in the worldA rumored GPT-7 name is circulating as OpenAI deals with a reported security exploit. Business users of ChatGPT should know what to do now.
Read more: Rumors of GPT-7 surface as OpenAI faces a security flawSell My Code has opened an online store with more than 90 ready-made apps that a business can buy, put its own brand on and run as its own.
Read more: Sell My Code opens a store for ready-made apps you can rebrandA writer's seven settings tweaks keep YouTube video habits out of YouTube Music mixes and limit how much activity Google keeps.
Read more: Seven YouTube Music settings that make it play songs you likeDext now lets accounting firms ask Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot about client data. Here is what that means for the privacy of your numbers.
Read more: Accountants can now ask AI chatbots questions about client dataChatGPT's new Locked Chats hides private conversations behind a PIN or Face ID, but it does not make them private from OpenAI.
Read more: ChatGPT now lets you lock private chats with a PIN or Face IDAttackers can sit inside a company network for days or weeks without a loud alert. Keeping network records helps defenders piece together what happened.
Read more: Hackers hide in the quiet gaps between security alerts
