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Walmart is launching a $10-a-month membership that covers bulk and everyday shopping, which puts new pressure on Amazon and Costco.
Read more: Walmart launches a $10-a-month membership that bundles bulk and daily shoppingUS, UK and German agencies warn that SafePay ransomware, which has hit more than 600 organizations, gets in through weak logins and old, unpatched business gear.
Read more: US and allies warn about SafePay, a fast-growing ransomware gangKearney surveyed more than 100 leading global companies on agentic commerce, AI tools that shop for you, and the question is who controls the sale.
Read more: AI shopping agents are coming for retail, and big companies are preparingTwo Chicago residents say Coco and Serve delivery robots measured their faces without consent. Both companies deny it, and the cases could test how far robot cameras can go.
Read more: Delivery robots in Chicago accused of scanning faces without consentWhatsApp is testing a floating menu bar at the bottom of the screen, which could change how the buttons you tap every day look and feel.
Read more: WhatsApp is testing a new floating menu bar at the bottomScam callers are using the Gaines County Sheriff's Office real phone number to claim you missed jury duty, so a genuine-looking caller ID is not proof.
Read more: Scammers fake a Texas sheriff's office number to demand jury duty paymentsProof and Circle showed an AI agent proving one fact about its owner, then paying in digital dollars, which hints at safer shopping by AI assistants.
Read more: AI shopping assistant buys with digital dollars after proving who it isA privacy expert joins the Security Bite podcast to ask who benefits when you let an AI agent act for you, and what it can see about you.
Read more: Privacy expert asks who your AI assistant is really working forGoogle says it has not ruled out bringing a top Pixel Watch feature to the Fitbit Edge, so anyone eyeing the tracker may want to wait for news.
Read more: Google leaves door open to a Pixel Watch feature on Fitbit EdgeOwners are using AI coding tools to remove ads and clutter from TVs they already own, but results vary by model and a wrong change can break the set.
Read more: Owners use AI tools to strip ads from TVs they already ownFast Company points to two free tools that shrink big videos and PDFs while your files stay in your hands, which helps when email rejects an attachment.
Read more: Two free tools shrink big files without sending them anywhereGoogle's $179 Fitbit Edge replaces the Charge 6 with a bigger screen and new health alerts, but it can no longer pay at a store checkout.
Read more: Google's new Fitbit Edge beats the Charge 6, but drops tap-to-payWorkday says its new AI agents can handle hiring, payroll and accounting checks in the background, with people still approving the key steps.
Read more: Workday launches AI helpers that run payroll checks and hiring on their ownSkyfire and Forter now let stores check which AI agent is buying and who sent it, so real agent orders stop getting blocked as bots.
Read more: Online stores learn to tell helpful AI shopping agents from fraud botsSalesforce plans to buy Braze, which times and tailors brand messages, for $5.66 billion. Expect more AI behind the offers and alerts you get.
Read more: Salesforce to buy Braze, the app messaging firm, for $5.66 billionMacs running macOS 27 include a free AI chatbot that runs on the computer itself, with no subscription. Here is how to find it and what it can do.
Read more: Newer Macs include a free AI chatbot that works without the internetGoogle ended smart features on its first three Nest Thermostat generations in April 2025. A columnist says it shows how fragile a connected home can be.
Read more: Google ended smart features on old Nest thermostats, and the smart home dream took a hitAmerican Express is offering guidance to small business owners on AI tools that shop for customers, a shift that could change how people find and pay you.
Read more: American Express Helps Small Businesses Get Ready for AI Shopping AgentsApple TV is adding profiles on iPhone and iPad, plus optional sign language, in iOS 27.2. Families sharing one account get more control.
Read more: Apple TV adds separate profiles and sign language on iPhoneA Mississippi sheriff says scammers posing as "Pre-Trial Services" are calling inmates' families and charging fees for releases that never happen.
Read more: Scammers pose as jail staff to take money from inmates' familiesMicrosoft is rolling out Copilot Code, a tool that builds simple work apps from a plain-English description, so non-developers can make their own trackers and dashboards.
Read more: Microsoft starts letting workers build apps by describing themBeijing has approved DeepSeek and MiniMax to offer their AI models overseas, so more AI tools from China may soon reach your phone or business.
Read more: China clears DeepSeek and MiniMax to offer their AI abroadYouTube is redesigning its mobile homepage so you can sort videos by mood, and the change is starting to reach users in the US.
Read more: YouTube lets you build a separate feed for each viewing moodVisa is rolling out new fraud tools for business-to-business payments and starting a pilot where AI agents help handle them.
Read more: Visa adds fraud protection and tests AI helpers for business payments
