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GM plans to debut OnStar AI, a voice assistant that can run car functions and check for problems, in the 2027 Cadillac Lyriq. Here is what to ask first.
Read more: GM plans a talking car assistant that can run checks and tasks for youProton now hosts a free, searchable map of Flock police cameras, so anyone can check whether their town is watched and how large the network is.
Read more: Proton now hosts a free public map of Flock police camerasMeta says it wants billions of people using Muse AI helpers, and then wants those helpers working together, even as privacy complaints and costs pile up.
Read more: Meta wants billions of AI helpers talking to each otherAbout 243 million people in Southeast Asia use generative AI, but few pay for it. Businesses are finding other ways to profit, from chatbots to shopping tools.
Read more: Southeast Asia adopts AI fast, but few people pay for itGoogle's August Android update removed the easy way to pick a default maps app. A workaround on Pixel phones puts Waze in charge in a few taps.
Read more: How to make Waze your default maps app on a Pixel phoneAnthropic's new Claude Duet app can shop for your business and keep working while you are away, but it asks before it pays, sends, signs or deletes.
Read more: Anthropic's Claude Duet can now buy business supplies for youMicrosoft says a China-aligned hacking group used an AI agent to automate attacks on hundreds of organizations. Any business could be a target, so basics matter.
Read more: Microsoft says Chinese state-linked hackers used an AI agent to attackTesla says it will sell its steering-wheel-free Cybercab to customers by year end, but a federal safety investigation could decide whether it can legally run.
Read more: Tesla plans to sell its driverless Cybercab to customers by year endAt Money20/20, finance firms said the best money tools hide their crypto plumbing, and AI shopping agents will work within limits that buyers can approve.
Read more: Money apps are hiding the crypto and letting you set limits for AI shoppersAuxoAI, a firm that builds AI systems for large companies, raised $20.7 million. It shows big businesses are paying outsiders to make AI work.
Read more: AuxoAI raises $20.7M to help big companies put AI to workTesla now says owners could add their cars to its robotaxi network in the second quarter of 2027. Past promises slipped, and the legal and insurance questions remain.
Read more: Tesla says your car could join its robotaxi fleet by mid-2027OpenAI told California's governor it backs tougher AI rules, including shutdown controls and yearly audits. The outcome could affect the AI tools many people use.
Read more: OpenAI asks California to make AI rules tougherAn AWS executive says nearly 4 in 10 European startups would consider leaving the region to grow, citing funding gaps, rule costs and energy limits.
Read more: Many European startups say they would move abroad to growA small landline handset in your Android status bar usually means Wi-Fi calling is on. A similar icon with an arrow can mean call forwarding, and neither switches on by itself.
Read more: That little phone handset icon on your Android means Wi-Fi callingGoogle Keep now has a Gemini sparkle button that turns a short request into a tickable checklist, but it needs a Google AI plan or a supported Pixel phone.
Read more: Google Keep's Gemini Button Builds Your Checklists in SecondsBlackstone's AI chief says rising borrowing costs are rattling markets, but he does not see a 2008-style crisis from the debt behind AI data centers.
Read more: Blackstone says worries about AI data center debt are overblownINMO's new GO3 smart glasses put a display in front of your eyes, work with Gemini, and add a physical cover for the camera lens.
Read more: New INMO GO3 smart glasses add a built-in display and GeminiSAP's cloud sales beat forecasts in the third quarter, a sign that business software is moving fast to subscriptions. Here is what that means for companies that use it.
Read more: SAP's cloud business grew 25% and beat expectationsA Texas report says new AI data centers could push power plant soot and smog pollution back to levels from the 2000s, depending on how they get their electricity.
Read more: AI data centers could push Texas air pollution back to 2000s levelsTesla released clips of its driverless taxi avoiding Waymo and Avride cars. The footage is hand-picked, so it says little about how safe the service really is.
Read more: Tesla shows video of its robotaxi dodging crashes with Waymo and Avride carsMastercard unveiled Mastercard Max, an AI assistant that tells cardholders which perks their card offers, so they can use benefits they may be missing.
Read more: Mastercard Launches an AI Helper That Finds Your Unused Card PerksA survey of 2,018 IT leaders at big firms finds nearly all approved a vendor upgrade they expected to hurt, and the lesson applies to any business buying software.
Read more: Big companies keep paying for software upgrades they expect to hurtA new review tests ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini on scam texts, but no independent lab has scored them, so treat any AI verdict as a second opinion.
Read more: People are pasting suspicious texts into AI chatbots to check themA Japanese server rental service says hackers installed malware on up to 26,739 customer servers. If you store passwords on rented servers, the clock is ticking.
Read more: Hackers plant malware on up to 26,739 rented servers in Japan
