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Michigan says scammers are using Medicare sign-up season to get Medicare numbers by phone, mail and door knocks, and the deadline is Dec. 7.
Read more: Scammers target Medicare sign-ups to steal personal informationA free open source tool called Android Auto Maker puts games and video players on a parked car's screen, but Google could shut the door later.
Read more: Free tool lets you run any app on your car screen while parkedMicrosoft says Claude AI models in Copilot will process data inside the EU by the end of 2026, so European businesses can use them without sending data abroad.
Read more: Microsoft will keep Claude AI chats inside Europe for EU customersSamsung Galaxy owners in the US can buy USDC, a digital coin tied to the dollar, inside Samsung Wallet, with Stripe running the process behind the scenes.
Read more: Samsung phone owners can now buy digital dollars in their wallet appAirbnb's CEO says AI agents like Meta's Muse and Instinct bring almost no bookings so far, which suggests people still prefer to plan trips themselves.
Read more: Airbnb says AI helpers are booking almost no stays so farOukitel's WP63 rugged phone has a pop-out heating coil that can light paper and dry leaves, plus night vision and a 20,000 mAh battery. It is $339 for now.
Read more: A rugged Android phone has a built-in fire starter and night visionThe UK wants powers to investigate when AI agents slip out of control, and the business that set the agent up is expected to explain what went wrong.
Read more: UK plans powers to investigate when AI agents go out of controlNew air conditioners use radar to follow you around a room and cool where you are. Makers claim big savings, but one expert says the real gains may be small.
Read more: New air conditioners track where you sit to save power, but gains may be smallEU regulators say TikTok's recommendation system can lead users into loops of harmful videos, putting the app one step closer to a new fine.
Read more: EU says TikTok's feed pushes users toward harmful videosCashfree's checkout pages now let browser-based AI assistants read orders and show a payment QR code, but shoppers still approve every payment themselves.
Read more: Cashfree lets AI assistants help you check out, but you still payMicrosoft has offered buyouts to about 60,000 employees while it spends billions on AI, a sign of how big tech is shifting money from people to technology.
Read more: Microsoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 workers as it spends on AIA Geeky Gadgets guide says Claude, an AI assistant, can turn plain written instructions into a first website draft. Here is what that could mean for a small business.
Read more: Build a Website by Typing Plain Instructions to ClaudeWhatsApp now lets you send recent group messages to someone new, so they are not lost on day one. Admins can switch the option off.
Read more: WhatsApp lets you share recent chat history with new group membersAndroid Authority still calls the Apple Watch Series 12 superb, but says Google's rival watch has closed the gap, which gives shoppers a real choice.
Read more: Apple Watch Series 12 is still great, but Google's watch has caught upNvidia is watching where its AI chips go in Southeast Asia more closely, after critics said it did too little to stop them reaching Chinese companies.
Read more: Nvidia Tightens Tracking of Its AI Chips Sold in Southeast AsiaA PYMNTS report says banks can use limited digital tokens so an AI assistant can buy your groceries without holding a card number that works anywhere else.
Read more: Banks eye single-purpose digital tokens to let AI shop safely for youASOS's CEO says casual fashion fans will like AI shopping most, while the retailer's clearest savings so far come from back-office work.
Read more: ASOS says AI shopping will win over casual fashion fans firstSardine launched a tool that shows stores the real person behind an AI shopping agent's order, so fewer legitimate purchases get blocked as bot activity.
Read more: Sardine's new tool helps stores tell AI shopping agents from botsGoogle's $180 Fitbit Edge is a comfortable everyday tracker, but a Tom's Guide reviewer found its button, workout tools and GPS battery use fall short.
Read more: Google's $180 Fitbit Edge tracker has a button that does very littleGoogle will switch off AI tools for students by default next year, but Search itself runs on AI, so schools that want no AI face a hard choice.
Read more: Google says schools that reject AI will lose Search next yearAmazon's cloud arm now sells a tool that proves a software flaw can be exploited before suggesting a fix. The price rises with every flaw it handles.
Read more: Amazon launches a tool that tests software flaws before fixing themTesla will reportedly wind down the Cybertruck at its Texas plant as Elon Musk turns the company toward robotics and AI. Owners and buyers should take note.
Read more: Tesla plans to stop making the Cybertruck at its Texas factoryNew York City is pushing Amazon to treat its delivery drivers as employees, which could change pay, protections and delivery costs for the person at your door.
Read more: NYC wants Amazon to count its delivery drivers as employeesThe Los Angeles County Sheriff says scammers use AI to copy voices and faces of people you trust, so a familiar voice asking for money is no longer proof.
Read more: Sheriff warns scammers now fake voices and videos of people you know
