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MetaMask says an attacker diverted about 0.385 ETH in staking rewards, but regular wallets and customers' staked ETH were not touched.
Read more: MetaMask says hackers took a small amount of staking rewards, not walletsSpotify is testing a separate Pins shelf in its mobile app, which could cut scrolling for people with big libraries. It is only a test for now.
Read more: Spotify is testing a separate shelf for your pinned musicChainalysis says an AI-driven attack exposed names, usernames, password hashes and live tokens for every user, and key services are offline.
Read more: Chainalysis says hackers got every customer's login detailsGoogle fixed a daylight saving time bug that threw off schedules on some Nest and Lenovo smart devices. A quick check can confirm yours is back on track.
Read more: Google fixes daylight saving bug on Nest and Lenovo smart devicesXero and Chaney & Associates expanded their partnership to link accounting, payroll and international payments for churches and faith-based nonprofits.
Read more: Xero and Chaney & Associates team up on money tools for churchesA UK survey finds only 49% of recent texts came from someone people know, and many adults are deleting real messages from friends by mistake.
Read more: Fewer than half of our texts now come from people we knowBarracuda patched two flaws that together let an attacker take full control of its Email Security Gateway with no login. Businesses using it should update.
Read more: Barracuda email filter flaw lets hackers take full controlA free hosting control panel, Control Web Panel, has a hidden backdoor that runs attacker commands and leaves no trace in access logs, XLab researchers say.
Read more: Hidden backdoor found in free Linux web hosting control panelNew York startup Kalepa raised $75 million to bring AI to insurance decisions, a shift that could shape what business coverage costs and who gets it.
Read more: Insurance AI startup Kalepa raises $75 million at $470 million valueMacquarie's outgoing CEO says US pushback on data centers could send more AI computing work to Australia, which may shape the cost and supply of tools you use.
Read more: Australia could gain as US voters push back on data centersCloudflare's CEO says AI agents browsing the web can run up costs for site owners who get nothing back, and tools now exist to block or charge them.
Read more: Cloudflare's CEO says AI shopping bots are costing website owners moneyThe Fitbit Edge's GPS can last about 25 hours instead of about eight with one setting change, and a test found accuracy held up. You just need your phone.
Read more: A hidden Fitbit Edge setting can triple GPS battery lifeThe Enough Phone has a 5.3-inch screen and a swappable battery, and it offers a mode that blocks social media, games and web browsers. Price and date are unknown.
Read more: The Enough Phone is a small, calm phone for people tired of big screensNews18 published a guide to spotting a hijacked WhatsApp account, and a takeover can put your friends, family and customers at financial risk.
Read more: How to tell if your WhatsApp was hacked and get it backVeteran tech investor Dan Niles says free AI models are cutting prices and slowing revenue at top AI firms, which could mean a bumpier ride for AI stocks.
Read more: Investor Dan Niles says AI company revenue growth is slowingAffirm's CEO expects AI shopping agents to pick interest-free installment plans more often, which could change how you pay and what you agree to.
Read more: Affirm's CEO says AI shopping assistants may steer you to 0% loansMark Cuban says Facebook knowingly runs AI deepfake scam ads. Documents cited in the story reportedly show $16 billion in fraud-linked revenue.
Read more: Mark Cuban says Facebook knowingly profits from deepfake scam adsFranklin Templeton is building AI workflows to help its fund managers compare research views and weigh risks, which could shape how your savings are managed.
Read more: Franklin Templeton is building AI tools to help pick stocksOpenAI plans to buy Pierre, a maker of tools for software developers, to strengthen Codex, its AI helper that writes code. Here is why that matters.
Read more: OpenAI to buy Pierre, a developer tools maker, to boost CodexAmazon's AWS WAF now lets site owners charge AI bots for content and collect the money in local currency through Stripe, with no crypto wallet needed.
Read more: Websites can now get paid in regular money when AI bots visitQuestionPro, known for online surveys, bought Contlo, a messaging tool for online stores, to let AI use customer feedback to decide how to follow up with shoppers.
Read more: Survey company QuestionPro buys Contlo to build shopping AI agentsThe 2026 iPad mini swaps in a bigger OLED screen and a faster chip, but it now costs just $50 less than the larger iPad Air.
Read more: Apple's new iPad mini gets a brighter, bigger screen and a higher priceThe IRS has put 15 online seminars in front of tax professionals. Here is what they cover and what to ask the person who does your taxes.
Read more: IRS opens online tax classes for the pros who prepare your taxesUniversities in Australia are giving more students access to ChatGPT and building AI into classes, so new graduates may arrive at work already used to it.
Read more: Australian universities are bringing ChatGPT to more students
