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Startup Nirva raised $25 million for a wearable AI companion that offers relationship advice. Anything that listens to you raises privacy questions worth asking first.
Read more: Nirva raises $25 million for a wearable AI that gives life adviceIndia's telecom department wants messaging apps to tie accounts to your SIM card, and the rules are expected to start January 1, 2027. Your chats could be affected.
Read more: India will tie WhatsApp and Telegram accounts to your SIM cardGoogle Search no longer shows its Export to Docs button, but Gemini still sends answers to a Google Doc. If you save research that way, here is what to know.
Read more: Google Search drops its Export to Docs button, but Gemini keeps itInnovative Renal Care agreed to a $900,000 settlement over a 2024 cyberattack, and people affected can claim money by December 21, 2026.
Read more: Kidney care company pays $900,000 over 2024 patient data theftA HowStuffWorks explainer looks at who owns Anthropic, the maker of Claude, and why that matters if you rely on the AI tool.
Read more: Anthropic makes Claude AI. Here is who owns and controls itEbanx now lets global subscription services charge Nigerians through the OPay wallet app, a big opening in a country where few people own credit cards.
Read more: Nigerians can now pay for global subscriptions straight from a wallet appAnekha Sokhal, a former energy trader, is building Moshi, an AI tool that links market news to what matters for each trader, and she says fit with daily work is key.
Read more: A former energy trader built an AI tool to cut through market noiseA security firm says attackers copied company code and files within minutes of getting in, often before anyone could step in. Here is how, and what to ask.
Read more: Hackers now grab company data within minutes of breaking inChinese Android makers are reportedly weighing variable aperture cameras and curved screens for future flagships, though nothing is confirmed.
Read more: Android phones may bring back camera and screen features Apple is pushingAI agents can now get their own work email and a directory listing from Google and Microsoft, and few companies have a plan to manage them.
Read more: Google and Microsoft now give AI agents their own work accountsThe Microsoft cofounder says AI will bring about two decades of rough change, with jobs, safety and family life all in play. Here is what he said and what to do.
Read more: Bill Gates says to prepare for about 20 years of rough AI changeWalmart says AI shopping agents arrive next month. You can approve each purchase or set a spending limit, and no membership is needed.
Read more: Walmart will let AI shop for you, with spending limits you setA new NYU Tandon study found chatbots often give wrong or risky advice to people being stalked through their devices, and some can be tricked into helping abusers.
Read more: Chatbots gave bad or unsafe advice to most stalking victims in a studyApple is adding a "Made for iPhone Duo" badge to the App Store so buyers of its $1,999 foldable can find apps that use the bigger screen.
Read more: Apple will label apps built for its new $1,999 foldable iPhone DuoMeta's new business terms widen its rights over your content and linked websites, and simply using its products for business counts as agreeing.
Read more: Meta's new business terms start Oct. 30 and you accept by stayingAn Android Police writer dropped Gboard for offline keyboards that can't send typing data to remote servers. The cost is some of the smart features.
Read more: Offline phone keyboards keep what you type from leaving your phoneChrome can now warn you about sites that look like known scams, but you have to switch on Enhanced Protection, which shares more of your activity with Google.
Read more: Chrome Can Now Warn You About Websites That Look Like ScamsHidden instructions for WhatsApp's AI help bot showed up in its help pages, including a rule against pointing users to privacy regulators. Meta blames a bug.
Read more: WhatsApp's hidden chatbot rules leaked from its own help pagesStartup Nirva raised $25 million for a $249 pendant that listens all day but is built to capture only the wearer's voice. Here is what to know about the privacy.
Read more: Nirva's $249 jewelry pendant listens only to your voice all dayFigure, a lender that offers home-equity credit lines for business use, says it funded over $50 million in September. For owners, it is a fast option with real risk.
Read more: Figure's home-equity loans for small businesses top $50M in a monthNvidia's CEO says memory chips won't be oversupplied by 2029, pushing back on a warning that rattled memory stocks and could affect device prices.
Read more: Nvidia's CEO says computer memory won't be in surplus by 2029Slingshot, a Minneapolis startup, raised $27M to help software companies sell low-cost add-on insurance at checkout without drowning in paperwork.
Read more: Startup raises $27M to make tiny checkout insurance cheaper to sellSwipe navigation is the default on most Android phones, but three tasks still go better with the old three-button bar, according to a How-To Geek writer.
Read more: Android swipe controls are smooth, but the old buttons still win at 3 thingsBazaarvoice and DaVinci Commerce want AI shopping agents to read reviews from real buyers, which could shape what these tools pick for you.
Read more: Shopping bots will soon read real customer reviews before they buy
