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Android 17 lets you pin up to five apps as floating bubbles that stay on top of everything, starting on Google Pixel phones.
Read more: Android now lets you keep your favorite apps floating on screenChatGPT's new Slides tool builds presentations from your chats, but the full version needs a Pro plan. A Lifehacker tester found the results rushed.
Read more: ChatGPT can now build slide decks, but the best version costs $100 a monthSpain's main opposition party posted an AI video of rivals seeming to confess to crimes. It drew nearly 2 million views, and the label was hard to see.
Read more: Spain's main opposition party posts fake AI videos of rivalsUltraMobile Imaging says a network break-in exposed health and financial details on 75,000 people, and credit monitoring does not appear to be on offer.
Read more: Mobile scan provider says data on 75,000 patients was exposedA How-To Geek writer says Android Auto beats Apple CarPlay for her daily drive, citing voice help, automation and muting single chats.
Read more: One driver explains why she prefers Android Auto over Apple CarPlayA writer put a cellular Pixel Watch 4 in a 3D-printed slab case to use it like a tiny phone, and a new version comes with a downloadable file.
Read more: A 3D-printed case turns a Pixel Watch into a tiny phoneCash was still about 56% of South African consumer transactions in 2024, even as banks build faster payments and test AI, the central bank found.
Read more: South Africa builds fast digital payments, but most people still use cashAnthropic says AI has cut its junior hiring and changed how its staff work. Outside experts say the report may be aimed at investors ahead of a possible stock market debut.
Read more: Experts doubt Anthropic's claim that AI is reshaping its own workforceSaaStr says AI agents are becoming the real buyers of business software, much as developers did a few years ago. Sellers may need to win over the agent first.
Read more: AI assistants are becoming the new buyers of business softwareAmerican Express and Barclays both announced job cuts tied to AI this week, a sign that more bank work may soon be done by software instead of people.
Read more: American Express cuts thousands of jobs as banks shift work to AIPennylane, a bookkeeping startup valued at $4.25 billion, says AI will free accountants from routine work so they can advise clients like a CFO.
Read more: Pennylane's founders say AI will turn accountants into financial advisorsMeta is testing a two-link monthly cap on Facebook pages, and city and nonprofit pages say they were hit even though Meta says they should not be.
Read more: Facebook is limiting free links for city and nonprofit pagesGoogle has made it simpler to put web apps built with Gemini online, in a few clicks and with no coding, which could help small businesses share quick custom tools.
Read more: Google makes it easier to put your Gemini-built web apps onlineShein will pay $100 million to settle a US FTC probe into late deliveries and other complaints, a sum equal to about 44% of its second-quarter profit.
Read more: Shein agrees to pay $100 million to settle US consumer complaint probeA writer at Android Police says three changes in Waze's settings cut the nagging and clutter in Android Auto, and saved 10 to 15 minutes per commute.
Read more: Three Waze settings that make driving with Android Auto less annoyingAnthropic's own site lists five Claude plans, seven products and four model families. Knowing how they fit together helps you avoid paying for the wrong tier.
Read more: Claude has five plans, seven products and four model familiesAnalysts say fears that AI agents could pull money out of banks are overblown for now, though the idea is getting more attention.
Read more: Analysts say AI fears for bank deposits are overblown, for nowFederal regulators propose a cyan light so anyone on the road can tell at a glance when a robotaxi, not a person, is driving the car.
Read more: Federal regulators propose a special light for driverless carsSoftware can now check whether ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI tools name your business when customers ask for advice, though coverage and prices vary by plan.
Read more: New tools show whether AI chatbots mention your businessSam Altman says AI will eventually slip out of any containment, and he wants internet security rebuilt. Here is what that means for your devices and vendors.
Read more: Sam Altman says advanced AI will eventually get out of any cageScammers are posing as Sam's Club in ads, emails, texts and calls to steal card and account details, and the fakes look more real than before.
Read more: Fake Sam's Club emails, texts and calls are getting harder to spotAbout a quarter of early Muse users use Meta's AI helper to shop, spending around $200 a purchase, while banks and experts warn that protections lag.
Read more: Meta's new AI helper is mostly used for shopping, at about $200 a buyApple's iOS 27 is out on the new iPhone Duo, with a revamped Siri and an updated Safari. Not every iPhone gets every feature.
Read more: iOS 27 is here: a guide to what's new on your iPhoneAndroid phones can send big videos, photo batches and documents to nearby devices wirelessly, with no email, no upload and no extra app.
Read more: Android's built-in Quick Share sends big files without email or uploads
