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Apple'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 uploadsA reviewer who paid for Google AI Pro for a year says the cheaper Plus plan covers most daily needs, as Google reshuffles what each Gemini tier includes.
Read more: Google's $20 AI plan may be more than most people needThe iPhone Duo can show two apps side by side on its unfolded screen, and you can lock a favorite pair so they always open together.
Read more: The new iPhone Duo can show two apps on screen at onceClaude's document tools are now free on every plan, and Anthropic released a small model, Haiku 5.5, without saying what it costs.
Read more: Anthropic's October: one small AI model and six other movesSweden's government offices are moving to ban ChatGPT and Claude, a sign of how seriously some employers take private data and AI chatbots.
Read more: Swedish government offices move to ban ChatGPT and ClaudeA hacker known as k0t targeted exposed Fortinet and Palo Alto firewalls worldwide, and researchers tied the campaign to more than 70,000 exposed logins.
Read more: Hackers broke into company firewalls and took 70,000 loginsResearchers got an AI agent to run commands, send out data and delete files just by having it read an email. Anyone who gives an assistant access should know why.
Read more: AI helpers can be tricked into harmful acts by a single emailAI is helping criminals write fake emails, texts and calls that sound real, and everyday current accounts are a common target. A few quick checks can protect your money.
Read more: How to protect your bank accounts from AI-powered scamsA conservative group wants AI-voice political calls allowed on cell phones without consent. The FCC has not agreed, but the midterms are close.
Read more: Group asks regulators to allow AI-voice political calls to your cell phoneGoogle plans to make every Android app developer register and show government ID in 2027, which could make apps from outside Google Play harder to get.
Read more: Google to require every Android app developer to register in 2027Engadget's review of the ASUS ProArt P16 finds NVIDIA's new RTX Spark chip fast and capable, but priced for people who want to run AI on their own laptop.
Read more: ASUS's $2,800 laptop with NVIDIA's new chip is built for AI fansQuest Diagnostics says hackers got into a lab ordering system and patient records were likely exposed. Here is who should pay attention and what to watch for.
Read more: Quest Diagnostics says hackers likely got patient recordsBalsio has launched Workspaces, a new product for small business teams. The price and features were not shared, so owners should check before signing up.
Read more: Balsio launches Workspaces for small business teamsNew York says Dollar General charged more at the register than on the shelf. The $1.875 million settlement is a reminder to check your receipt.
Read more: Dollar General settles for $1.875M over overcharging New York shoppersLyft now sends a driver to bring back a phone you left in a ride, often within hours. Lyft Pink members pay nothing, and everyone else pays a fare.
Read more: Lyft Will Now Bring a Phone You Left in a Ride Back to YouSamsung's Galaxy Z Flip8 is the lightest and slimmest flip phone yet, but it costs $100 more than last year's model and Wired gave it a 7 out of 10.
Read more: Samsung's Newest Flip Phone Is the Smallest Around, but Costs $100 MoreBuilt-in graphics can now run big games at 1080p, but skipping a graphics card saves only a few hundred dollars while memory and storage stay pricey.
Read more: PCs can game without a graphics card now, but they still cost a lotMeta's AI glasses, in Ray-Ban and Oakley styles, are now sold in Malaysia. Here is how to pick one and what to think about before you wear them.
Read more: Meta's Ray-Ban and Oakley AI glasses now on sale in MalaysiaFour men must give up $6 million tied to a crypto pyramid scheme that spread through Haitian prayer groups and WhatsApp chats, New York's attorney general says.
Read more: Four men give up $6 million tied to crypto scam aimed at Haitian communityNvidia's CEO unveiled a shipping-container data center in Berlin, while stocks of firms renting out AI computing power fell on worries about debt.
Read more: Nvidia's CEO shows a data center in a shipping containerState Bank of India says it has contacted customers whose personal details leaked online. Funds are safe, but the data could make scam calls sound real.
Read more: SBI tells affected customers their personal data leaked onlineA Michigan reactor restart is delayed after problems at the site, which matters because AI is driving demand for electricity and the bills that follow.
Read more: Michigan nuclear plant restart is delayed after problems at the siteFree Obsidian add-ons can stand in for Todoist Pro, Notion and Roam, which could save solo users real money each year, with some trade-offs.
Read more: Free Obsidian add-ons can replace four paid note and task apps
