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A new guide from Small Business Trends lays out five steps for an online store report that shows lost sales, weak ads and what to fix first.
Read more: A Simple Five-Step Way to Build a Useful Online Store ReportMeta will create a new class of shares to pay for AI, acquisitions and staff pay, while its Muse AI app faces privacy questions.
Read more: Meta will sell a new kind of stock to pay for its AI spendingBoeing and Microsoft launched Dataliner, an AI tool meant to flag airplane repairs early, which could mean fewer surprise delays, though savings are unproven.
Read more: Boeing and Microsoft launch AI tool to spot airplane repairs earlyColorado gets 27 million unwanted robocalls a month, and scammers now take up to $4,000 per successful call. Details that sound real are no proof.
Read more: Colorado gets 27 million scam calls a month, and they cost more nowMeta says its Muse AI app has over 10 million users, and many let it shop for them. Here is what that means for your bank link and your data.
Read more: Meta's Muse AI app passes 10 million users, and many use it to shopFTC data shows older Americans lost about $3 billion to fraud. A talk with a parent or relative about common scams could help protect their money.
Read more: Older Americans lost about $3 billion to fraud, FTC data showsA writer tested Samsung's browser on a non-Samsung Android phone and found it fast and easy to use one-handed, but limited to six ad blockers.
Read more: Samsung's web browser works on any Android phone, with one big catchOpenAI says companies that offer its AI to their own customers must follow the same safeguards, so the rules should not change from app to app.
Read more: OpenAI explains how partners must follow the same safety rulesSeveral European governments and Canada pulled sites offline after a patch for two serious flaws in PHP, software behind WordPress and Drupal. Business sites should update.
Read more: Governments pull websites offline over a flaw in web softwareOpenAI launched Patch the Planet, a plan to find hidden software flaws, as an emergency fix arrived for two PHP bugs that could let hackers take over web servers.
Read more: OpenAI launches a plan to find and fix hidden security flaws onlineAn Ark Investment analyst says Tesla's future is robotaxis, and that its Cybercab costs less to run than Waymo's next vehicle. It is one view, not a fact.
Read more: Analyst says Tesla's big bet is self-driving taxis, not just carsGoogle will stop asking local officials to sign secrecy agreements for data center projects, so residents may hear about plans sooner.
Read more: Google will stop making local officials sign secrecy deals for data centersTesla has begun building its Optimus humanoid robot in California, but profit fell 43% as spending on robots, AI and self-driving climbed.
Read more: Tesla starts making its humanoid robot as profit drops 43%Kaspersky says North Korea's Lazarus Group used quantum-resistant encryption to hide malware aimed at South Korean firms, a sign that attackers adopt top security tools too.
Read more: North Korean hackers use next-generation encryption to hide their malwareTwitch's new Stream Recaps turn a livestream into a highlight reel, so you can catch up on a missed broadcast in minutes instead of hours.
Read more: Twitch will now turn each livestream into a highlight reelFord issued 152 safety recalls last year, a record for any automaker. Inc. says the lesson is about automation and keeping people who can spot problems.
Read more: Ford set a recall record last year with 152 safety alertsAnthropic's Claude Code can read, edit and test the files in a software project. It needs a paid Claude plan, so check current prices before you plan around it.
Read more: Claude Code is an AI helper that works inside your software projectTwo customers reportedly bring in about a fifth of Anthropic's sales, and they can leave anytime. That matters if you ever think about buying into an AI IPO.
Read more: Two customers bring in about a fifth of Anthropic's salesMeta's sales rose 26% to $64.6 billion, but a $10 billion legal charge and heavy AI spending shrank profit and pushed cash flow below zero.
Read more: Meta sales jump 26%, but legal bills and AI spending cut profitBose has bought Skullcandy, the budget-friendly headphone brand, so Bose-style noise cancellation could reach more affordable products.
Read more: Bose buys Skullcandy, the budget-friendly headphone brandAutomattic, the company behind WordPress.com and WooCommerce, has started layoffs and staff expect more. Site and store owners should watch for service changes.
Read more: WordPress parent company Automattic starts laying off staffA new tool called Opposable lets an AI tap and type on your Android phone, but early tests show it is slow, costly at times and often fails.
Read more: New app lets an AI tap your phone for you, slowly and not always rightUnited Memorial Medical Center in Batavia now uses AI on heart CT scans to judge blockages, which could mean fewer invasive tests and lower costs for patients.
Read more: Batavia hospital uses AI to check heart blockages from a CT scanCode in iOS 27.2 suggests Apple is building a way to keep muted chats out of the red unread number on the Messages icon.
Read more: Apple's Messages app may stop counting muted chats in your unread badge
