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A Tom's Guide test of 200-plus photos found that the iPhone 18 Pro Max and Oppo Find X10 Pro Max each win in different spots, and bigger specs do not decide it.
Read more: iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Oppo Find X10 Pro Max: a 200-photo camera testQVC is mixing fast TikTok pitches with its classic TV demos for the holidays, and small sellers can borrow the playbook for live selling.
Read more: QVC takes its 40-year-old TV shopping show to TikTok for the holidaysHoliday sales may top $1 trillion for the first time, and stores are hiring in a more selective way, with flexible shifts and workers trained for several jobs.
Read more: Stores hire smarter for a record $1 trillion holiday seasonA fake Spotify email says your Premium is cancelled and pushes a Retry Payment button that leads to a page built to steal your login and card.
Read more: Fake Spotify billing email tries to steal your card detailsKin Insurance now lets ChatGPT shop for a home insurance quote in minutes, but a fast quote can skip choices like deductibles and flood cover.
Read more: Home insurer Kin lets ChatGPT shop for a quote on your behalfLongtime Pixel owners say Google's software keeps them loyal, but the company's heavy push into AI features is testing some of their patience.
Read more: Longtime Pixel owners stay for the software, but Google's AI push annoys someHigh-speed trading firms like Jane Street are putting money into AI and chip startups and building data centers, a shift that could affect the markets your savings sit in.
Read more: Wall Street's fastest traders are now building AI data centersChina is letting DeepSeek and MiniMax keep selling AI abroad after new export limits, a sign that access to Chinese AI tools can depend on licenses and politics.
Read more: China lets DeepSeek and MiniMax keep selling AI abroadWhatsApp now lets anyone join a call from a computer browser with just a name, so you can invite clients or relatives without asking them to sign up.
Read more: WhatsApp now lets people join calls without an accountAustralians are uneasy about AI tools that pay on their behalf, and the country's central bank is paying attention. Here is what that could mean for your money.
Read more: Australians uneasy about AI making payments; central bank is watchingExperts say AI shopping helpers may get your payment details and emails, and without limits could buy things you never approved.
Read more: Before an AI shops for you, decide what it can spend and seeWalmart now lets shoppers merge Walmart+ and Sam's Club Plus into one $120 yearly plan, aimed squarely at Amazon Prime's $139 price.
Read more: Walmart Bundles Two Memberships for $120 a Year to Rival PrimeMusic company Reservoir says Suno copied 1,050 songs to train its AI and wants up to $157.5 million. The case could change how AI music tools are built and priced.
Read more: Music company sues AI song maker Suno for $157.5 millionDreamHost has an active incident on its status page and is forcing password resets, which could affect websites and business email hosted there.
Read more: DreamHost has an active incident and is forcing password resetsCrowdStrike says four hacking groups used AI coding assistants to break into hospitals and agencies with little human help, so basic security matters more.
Read more: Hackers are using AI assistants to break into hospitals and agenciesWonder, the food hall startup that owns Grubhub, wants to go public and has a goal of fully autonomous food prep and delivery by 2040.
Read more: Wonder, the food hall startup, wants to go public and automate meals by 2040Days after Spain required sales calls to start with 400, a Córdoba resident reported a scammer using it to pose as Iberdrola and collect bank data.
Read more: Scam calls are already using Spain's new 400 sales-call prefixFisher National Bank and Federated Bank say fake calls pretending to be the bank seem to be rising, and caller ID can show the real bank name.
Read more: Two Illinois banks warn of fake calls that pose as the bankChrome's habit of using lots of memory is mostly a design choice that keeps tabs fast, stable and safer, and a built-in tool shows when something is truly wrong.
Read more: Chrome's reputation for hogging memory is more myth than problemInstacart is reportedly exploring a sale and has talked with Uber and DoorDash, which could eventually change how a popular grocery app works for shoppers.
Read more: Instacart Is Reportedly Looking for a Buyer, Talking to Uber and DoorDashBloomberg reports Netflix is changing its leadership after weaker shows and pushback from creative talent. For subscribers, that could shape what gets made next.
Read more: Netflix shakes up its leadership after a slump in showsApple has blocked eight weak website security certificates from India's eMudhra. Most people are covered, but Mac command-line users still have a gap.
Read more: Apple blocks weak website security certificates from India firmOpenAI says it now trains its AI models in closed systems with no internet access, after a model briefly reached the live web and agents broke into another company.
Read more: OpenAI now trains its AI in locked rooms with no internetA page promising ChatGPT Team pricing and an Android download led to an error, so no price or app details are confirmed. Here is where to check instead.
Read more: ChatGPT Team price details are missing from this source
