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Apple's first foldable iPhone is arriving, and some popular apps like Instagram leave empty space on its screens. Past launches suggest updates will fix it.
Read more: Apple's first foldable iPhone launches with some apps that look offAndroid Authority says Samsung's One UI 9 still falls short of making its main selling point solid. Galaxy owners and buyers should know what that means.
Read more: Samsung's next phone software gets closer to Google's, but a gap remainsAnthropic says many companies can swap a crew of specialized AI helpers for one smarter helper, and in one test that setup ran about twice as fast.
Read more: Anthropic says one AI helper often beats a team of manyThe New York Times says Meta's Muse and OpenAI's dots can handle chores like job applications and tough restaurant bookings, which could save you real time.
Read more: AI helpers can now apply for jobs and book hard tables for youAnthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, is rumored to be nearing a record stock debut, and Fast Company says it wants the public to share in the upside.
Read more: Anthropic is rumored to be nearing a record stock market debutBill Gates says AI will bring abundance, but he expects about 20 hard years first, with sales, support and accounting jobs among the first to go.
Read more: Bill Gates expects 20 rough years of job loss before AI pays offGreece's parliament passed a law banning social media for children under 15 from 2027, and platforms must soon prove they can check users' ages.
Read more: Greece bans social media for children under 15 starting in 2027Malaysia's prime minister says SoftBank's Masayoshi Son has picked sites for $50 billion in tech spending, a big step in his bet on AI buildings and equipment.
Read more: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son picks Malaysia sites for $50 billion tech pushA Foreign Affairs essay co-written by Eric Schmidt says AI will be won by whoever can pay for it, and that government rules can switch off tools businesses use.
Read more: Eric Schmidt says AI giants now act like old colonial trading firmsA PYMNTS report says 57% of large firms have had bot or software agent incidents or losses, and it urges checking who an agent works for.
Read more: More than half of large firms say bots or AI agents have caused problemsA message called a 'phishing test' is usually a harmless drill from an employer, but scammers use the same words as bait, so check before you click.
Read more: That 'phishing test' message may be harmless, or it may be a scamOpenAI is offering deep discounts to win big customers from Anthropic, and some say their AI bills fell up to 90 percent. Here is why that matters to buyers.
Read more: OpenAI slashes prices to lure big customers away from AnthropicDropbox is weighing memory and attention training for staff, worried that leaning on AI could dull their own thinking. Here is what that means for your work.
Read more: Dropbox weighs brain training so staff stay sharp amid AI useAnthropic is investigating errors across five Claude models, and the Claude app, API, Claude Code and Claude Cowork are all affected. Plan for failed requests.
Read more: Claude AI hit by another outage, with five models affectedA research team released open phone agents that tap through apps for you, and they posted the best score among open models on real Android phones.
Read more: Free AI that taps through phone apps for you now rivals paid onesNew York City has proposed a rule to end chatbot loops, and California already requires that customers can reach a real person.
Read more: NYC Proposes Rule to Stop Chatbots From Trapping Customers in LoopsA trade group for wholesalers released a podcast with Tom McFadyen on AI and B2B sales. Here is why buyers and sellers of business goods may want to listen.
Read more: A wholesale industry leader explains how AI is changing business-to-business salesPingCAP says hackers stole its source code and customer records, including names, emails and query text. TiDB Cloud users should swap access keys now.
Read more: Database company PingCAP confirms hackers stole code and customer dataAmazon's new Alexa Tablet 12 Pro starts at $499, runs full Android, and one reviewer says its screen and build rival the best iPads.
Read more: Amazon's new Alexa Tablet 12 Pro wins a reviewer over with its screenCapitalOS raised $21.9 million to help business software offer cards and bill pay, which could change how small firms handle spending.
Read more: CapitalOS raises $21.9M to put business cards and bill pay inside appsGoogle Messages, the default texting app on many Android phones, is reportedly tidying its crowded settings menu so options are easier to find.
Read more: Google Messages is cleaning up its cluttered settings menuMost big retailers say they will prepare for AI shopping helpers, but few have done it. Wells Fargo's new terms also put the risk on you starting Nov 24.
Read more: Most Stores Plan for AI Shopping Helpers. Few Are Ready YetInstagram now has an app for Apple TV, so Reels, longer videos and live shows can play on the big screen. It needs recent Apple TV software.
Read more: Instagram now has an app for Apple TVWalmart now lets AI agents shop and check out for customers, and says they cannot see your card data. Any account holder can use it.
Read more: Walmart lets AI assistants shop and check out for you
