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Amazon'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 youDurham police say scammers posing as your cell company use your account to order phones, then trick you into sending them away and leave you with the bill.
Read more: Fake phone company calls trick people into ordering devicesCiti, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are limiting outside AI agents, and Wells Fargo says their mistakes are on you.
Read more: Big banks are blocking AI agents from logging into your accountsDaily Monitor reports that mobile money scammers still work openly and still catch people out, so anyone who moves money by phone should slow down.
Read more: Mobile money scammers keep operating in the open, and people keep losing cashA cybersecurity expert's 79-year-old mother lost about $3,000 to online scams. Her three habits for helping without taking the phone away may work for your family.
Read more: A cybersecurity pro's mom lost $3,000 to scams. Here is what he does nowA How-To Geek writer says a Raspberry Pi can add smart features to old TVs, speakers and appliances without ads, accounts or the tracking built into new smart TVs.
Read more: A $-cheap mini computer can make your old TV and speakers smartA research firm says AI that can browse, choose and buy for you rests on three parts: agents, payments and tools. Here is what that means for shoppers and sellers.
Read more: The pieces for AI that shops and pays on your behalf are coming togetherThe Burke County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina warned residents about the latest scam calls. Details are thin, but a quick hang up can protect your money.
Read more: Burke County Sheriff warns residents about new scam callsMetrolist, a third-party app, reworks YouTube Music so it opens straight to your library and tucks videos away. It also has a catch: you install it outside the Play Store.
Read more: A free Android app makes YouTube Music far less clutteredAnthropic added support for slow, background jobs and mid-task permission prompts to Claude Code, but only for developers on three surfaces for now.
Read more: Claude Code can now run long jobs and stop to ask your permissionPSU Connect, a Penn State outlet, posted a list of five tips for protecting bank money from fraud. Here is what is known and what is not.
Read more: Five simple habits that can protect your bank account from fraudBanks are using AI to scan payments as they happen and flag risky ones, which can affect whether your purchase or business payment goes through.
Read more: How banks use AI to catch risky payments before money is lostAn iPhone Duo owner says scanning the base of your index finger lets Touch ID unlock the phone as you lift it. Trying it takes about a minute.
Read more: A Reddit tip says one Touch ID trick beats Face ID on iPhone DuoVirtual card numbers can limit damage when a store is hacked, but they do nothing if a fake login page steals your password. Both risks need a defense.
Read more: Virtual Card Numbers Stop Breach Losses, Not Fake Login PagesA person in Ahmedabad lost Rs 4.32 lakh after installing a fake app file while trying to book a doctor. Here is how the trick works and what to watch for.
Read more: Fake doctor-booking app file empties Rs 4.32 lakh from a victim's bankNasdaq's CEO wants banks, tech firms, phone companies and police to act together on fraud, as scams increasingly play on love and fear.
Read more: Nasdaq's CEO wants a national plan to fight scams, as fraud losses hit $579 billionTelia Finland customers can now forward suspected scam texts to 7726 at no cost, helping the company act faster against phishing.
Read more: Telia Finland lets customers report scam texts for freeScammers posing as a Louisiana sheriff's office are charging inmates' families for ankle monitors that do not exist. Here is how to spot the call.
Read more: Scammers sell fake ankle monitors to families of jail inmatesA caller posing as the Better Business Bureau told a Tennessee woman she won $3.5 million. The catch was a prepaid card, and that is how these scams get your money.
Read more: Fake Better Business Bureau call claims you won $3.5 million
