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Meta plans to raise $95 billion for AI, including a $35 billion stock sale, and that could change what each Meta share you own is worth.
Read more: Meta plans to raise $95 billion to pay for its AI build-outHP's new $3,200 OmniBook Ultra 16 impressed a reviewer, but its 32GB base model struggled with the local AI work it is meant to promote.
Read more: HP's $3,200 AI laptop is great, but the base model runs short on memoryA months-old security startup says its AI agents got into Anthropic's internal systems in under 12 hours, a sign of how fast automated attacks could move.
Read more: Startup says AI agents broke into Anthropic's systems in under 12 hoursApple's next iPhone update adds four Notes upgrades, including Siri that writes whole notes for you. It is still in developer beta, so it is not public yet.
Read more: iOS 27 Gives the iPhone Notes App Four Big UpgradesAdPlug has launched a connector that lets Claude and ChatGPT work with Google Ads, which could save time for anyone who runs online ads.
Read more: New tool lets Claude and ChatGPT run your Google Ads for youVerizon added more than twice the phone customers analysts expected, its best third quarter in five years, which could mean better deals for shoppers.
Read more: Verizon adds far more phone customers than expected, best in five yearsAviatrix is giving enterprises a free tool from Nov. 1 that limits how far a hacker can get inside cloud systems, and lets teams test its rules before turning them on.
Read more: Aviatrix Offers Free Tool to Limit Damage From Hacked Cloud SystemsCybernews published an expert guide on checking a site first, a one-minute step that can spare you fraud, stolen logins and lost money.
Read more: How to tell if a website is safe before you hand over your detailsWhatsApp is testing a Mentions & Replies filter that would pull out the messages aimed at you, which could help in busy group chats.
Read more: WhatsApp is testing a filter that shows only messages meant for youScammers are posing as the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador to sell vendor space at a fair that is already full. Vendors and community groups should check first.
Read more: Scammers pose as craft council to sell fake holiday market boothsTexas has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, saying ChatGPT's weak age checks and parent alerts fail kids. Here is what the state wants and what parents can check.
Read more: Texas sues OpenAI to keep ChatGPT away from kids in the stateA Mac owner found a hidden cryptominer after the machine kept overheating, and the case shows why odd heat or slowdowns deserve a look.
Read more: A hot Mac led an AI helper to find a hidden crypto minerBrave promises privacy, but a fresh Android install had five of its own data and ad settings on. Here is where they are and how to turn them off.
Read more: Brave browser ships with five of its own data and ad settings turned onAmerican Express will let only approved AI shopping assistants use its network, and it is building protection for purchases when those assistants make mistakes.
Read more: American Express will let approved AI shopping assistants use its networkGlobe Telecom and Makati City trained more than 600 seniors to avoid online fraud, a lesson many families could copy at home.
Read more: Globe Telecom trains 600 seniors in Manila area to spot online scamsNatWest's head of payments says stablecoins and tokenisation could fix slow cross-border transfers. Here is what that may mean if you send money abroad.
Read more: NatWest exec on faster, cheaper money transfers abroadNew Jersey Democrats say that if they win the House, federal rules on data centers and AI are a top priority. Here is what that could mean near you.
Read more: New Jersey Democrats Want Federal Limits on Data Centers if They Win the HouseAndroid Authority says Gboard works much better once it is set up properly, and it lists six settings worth changing first on any new Android phone.
Read more: Six Gboard settings worth changing on a new Android phoneAn Android Authority writer says a free app brings a favorite iPhone feature to a Samsung Galaxy phone, because Samsung's own tool falls short.
Read more: A free app brings a favorite iPhone feature to Samsung Galaxy phonesPNB has warned customers about scams that copy a real person's voice, fake videos and phishing messages. A familiar voice on the phone is no longer proof.
Read more: PNB warns customers about fake voices, deepfakes and phishingA rentable Android spyware kit hides inside altered copies of Telegram and WeChat, copies your 2FA password and can lock you out. Only outside-store installs are at risk.
Read more: Fake Telegram and WeChat apps can steal your password and take over your accountAttacks on a flaw in PHP, software behind many websites, began before it was made public. A columnist says the way security fixes are shared needs a rethink.
Read more: A web software flaw leaked early, and experts say secrecy needs a rethinkApple came close to passing Nvidia as the world's most valuable company after a rough week for tech stocks, a sign of how much AI worries now move big tech.
Read more: Apple briefly closes in on Nvidia as the world's most valuable companyTSMC's first Phoenix chip factory is reportedly producing at rates comparable to its Taiwan plants, which could mean steadier supply of chips for phones and cars.
Read more: TSMC's Arizona chip plant now matches its Taiwan output
