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Apple 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 outputAiven says heavy AI users on its staff cut spending about 80 percent by using cheaper open models for most work, and it plans to sell the tool behind it.
Read more: Aiven says cheaper AI models cut its own AI costs by 80 percentCloudflare's free beta Auto Router picks an AI model for each request to save money, but one expert warns it may underrate risky tasks like refunds.
Read more: Cloudflare's new AI picker chooses a model for you, and it can misjudge riskSamsung is reportedly cutting Galaxy A production by about 20%, and rising memory costs could mean fewer, pricier budget phones.
Read more: Cheap Samsung Galaxy phones may get scarcer and pricierA writer gave Google's free Gemini photos and measurements of a door lock and got a printable cat guard. The first draft would have failed, though.
Read more: A Writer Used Google's Gemini to Design a Cat-Proof Door Lock CoverAn automated campaign uses stolen GitHub tokens to make private repositories print their own secrets, then deletes the evidence. Here is who is at risk.
Read more: Hackers use stolen GitHub keys to pull secrets from private codeAndroid is getting stricter about apps installed outside Google Play, yet it still can't install bundled app files by itself, so users need extra software.
Read more: Android is tightening app rules, but one basic install job still needs extra helpAndroid Authority ranks nine browsers built on the same base as Chrome, so you can leave Google's browser and keep how websites work.
Read more: Nine web browsers that work like Chrome but are not made by GooglePodigee, a podcast host, can now be added to ChatGPT and Claude, so podcasters can ask an assistant to handle publishing chores while keeping final approval.
Read more: Podcast host Podigee now works inside ChatGPT and ClaudeAnthropic says Claude 4.6 and later can take in 1 million tokens at once. ChatGPT's biggest window is 400K, and only on its Pro plan.
Read more: Claude can read 2.5 times more text than ChatGPT's top planAI agents are emailing story pitches to editors every day, and the editors say no. Any inbox that takes pitches may see more of them.
Read more: AI Bots Are Pitching Stories to Editors, and Nobody Is BuyingSquare bought the Zenlytic team to build Managerbot, a tool meant to let sellers ask plain questions about their sales instead of digging through reports.
Read more: Square buys AI team so sellers can ask their sales data questionsVolkswagen and Xpeng can now test self-driving systems on public roads in China, a sign Beijing wants the technology used on a bigger scale.
Read more: China lets Volkswagen and Xpeng test self-driving cars on public roadsA single reflection helped expose a fraud ring running 500 accounts, and the story says fraud warnings should be shared across industries.
Read more: One reflection helped expose a 500-account fraud ringBusinesses now pay by check, bank transfer, virtual card and more, but older payment systems struggle to handle the mix, which raises costs and fraud risk.
Read more: Businesses now pay by many methods, but the old systems can't keep upCoyotec, an AI cohost on LA's José 97.5 FM, is tied to a jump in young listeners. Its makers say audiences connect with it, and it won't be the last.
Read more: An AI radio host in Spanish is pulling in young listeners in Los AngelesAI shopping assistants may already be reading your product listings. A few quick checks show whether they describe your store correctly, or not at all.
Read more: Your online store may already be visible to AI shopping assistantsA news outlet says WhatsApp users face a new cyber threat. The details are thin, but a few quick checks can protect your account today.
Read more: Warning issued to WhatsApp users over a cyber threatAttackers are copying Microsoft 365 sign-ins after the password and code check, then using them to take over email at 79 organizations.
Read more: Hackers steal Microsoft 365 logins that already passed the code checkAndroid Auto may soon remember which number you pick when a contact has several, so calling from the car takes less attention.
Read more: Android Auto may soon remember which number to call for a contactAlphabet, Amazon and Microsoft report earnings this week, and investors want proof that heavy AI spending is starting to pay off.
Read more: Google, Amazon and Microsoft report earnings this week as investors want AI payoffA report says the follow-up to one of 2026's best camera phones may get a bigger zoom lens, a square selfie camera and a better main camera. It is still a rumor.
Read more: Next big camera phone may add a bigger zoom lens and a square selfie cameraTech companies say AI shopping agents like Meta's Muse will save you money, but prices keep climbing and the savings are still unproven.
Read more: AI shopping assistants promise savings, but prices keep rising
