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India's telecom department warns that scammers use AI to copy a relative's voice and fake an emergency call. A familiar voice no longer proves who is calling.
Read more: Scammers copy a loved one's voice to fake emergency callsGoogle reportedly made an exception to its own privacy policy so Gmail and Google Photos data can be used for ads. Here is what to check in your account.
Read more: Google makes a privacy exception to use Gmail and Photos for adsWhatsApp seems to have been updated for Apple's foldable iPhone Duo a day before launch, but Meta has not confirmed it, and some users want more.
Read more: WhatsApp Appears to Add Support for Apple's New Foldable iPhone DuoCommunity developers have ported Samsung's Compass app, Gallery app and watch faces to the Pixel Watch, but setup is technical and unofficial.
Read more: Fans moved Samsung watch apps and faces onto Google's Pixel WatchAmazon's new security service checks which software flaws attackers can really exploit, then drafts fixes for a person to review, aiming to cut false alarms.
Read more: Amazon launches AI tool that finds real security holes and drafts fixesLegal software makers are connecting their tools so AI can handle more tasks, which raises new questions about legal bills and how far to trust AI answers.
Read more: Legal software makers are linking their tools so AI can do more workGitHub is rolling out a default rule for Copilot business plans through October 26, so features nobody configured will follow it. Admins should check now.
Read more: GitHub will switch on unset Copilot features for business accountsPalmer Luckey and Ben Lamm raised $200 million for Warhound, a startup that wants to use gene editing to breed better military and police dogs.
Read more: Palmer Luckey's new startup plans to engineer smarter military dogsA July 2026 report says tech staff now help choose bill-paying software, and 92% of organizations expect automation to free finance teams for bigger work.
Read more: Tech teams now help pick the software that pays a company's billsWhatsApp now lets chats erase themselves, but the only timer is seven days. For quicker privacy, that may fall short.
Read more: WhatsApp adds disappearing messages, but only after seven daysGoogle Cloud now offers Claude AI two ways. One gets new features first. The other keeps your data under Google's own agreements.
Read more: Google Cloud now lets companies run Claude AI two different waysRivian bought Third Dimension, a small U.K. startup, to turn real driving video into 3D simulations for testing its driver-assist and robotaxi software.
Read more: Rivian buys a startup that turns real video into 3D worlds for self-driving testsAmazon Connect managers can now build custom screens so each call center agent sees only the customer details their job needs.
Read more: Amazon lets call center managers choose what customer info agents seeTesla's quarterly revenue was flat, Meta wants a new class of shares to fund AI, and Netflix says not to worry. Here is what that means for investors.
Read more: Tech earnings season: Tesla stalls, Meta spends big, Netflix reassuresThe UK will create an AI unit inside government to spot wildfires faster, after a record-hot summer. It comes with new money for gear, aircraft and land repair.
Read more: UK to set up AI team in government to spot wildfires fasterA payments CEO says the winners will be the firms sellers never notice, judged on fast approvals, 2 am dispute help and absorbing risk.
Read more: Payment companies now compete on running quietly in the backgroundGlobal PC shipments fell 21 percent in Q3 2026 as pricier parts pushed up laptop costs, and phones also hit a 14-year low. Here is what it means for buyers.
Read more: New computer sales fell 21 percent as memory prices climbedDavid's Bridal wants to take its AI wedding planner, Pearl, public as a separate company. A deal is far from done, but it shows how a retailer sees its tech.
Read more: David's Bridal plans to spin off its AI wedding planner, PearlAndreessen Horowitz renamed its crypto arm a16z Frontier and will now also back AI and robotics startups, a sign of where investor money is heading.
Read more: Big investor drops the 'crypto' label to back AI and robotics tooNvidia and Reflection released open AI models that companies can run on their own servers, and Chinese rivals answered with price cuts.
Read more: Nvidia and Reflection Release Free AI Models Built for BusinessApple's first foldable iPhone launches October 23 without Reachability, a one-hand feature that is reportedly coming later this year in a software update.
Read more: Apple's foldable iPhone will add a one-hand feature after launchAnthropic is handing its AI skills standard to an independent foundation, which could make it easier for businesses to switch AI tools later.
Read more: Anthropic gives up control of its AI skills standardA writer for Entrepreneur says the same AI model can score 62.7% or 99.9% on one test, depending on the setup around it. That matters before you buy any AI tool.
Read more: Same AI model, wildly different results depending on its setupHubSpot's guide to building a first AI agent says to start with a repeatable job, and to skip the agent if simple rules or one prompt can do the work.
Read more: How to build your first AI agent, from first goal to going live
