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Hackers got into a system retailers trust, and Staples now faces a loss of about $5 million. Any business with internal tools should take note.
Read more: Staples faces a $5 million loss after hackers hijack a trusted systemAI shopping helpers can search, compare and buy for you, and scammers are building fake deals to catch them. Here is what that means before holiday shopping.
Read more: AI shopping helpers are hunting holiday deals, and scammers are waitingSome Android phones, mostly Samsung, show a Google Play system update with a future date. It looks like a display glitch, but it is worth a quick check.
Read more: Some Android phones show a Google update dated in the futureThe SBA is putting more than $7 million into nine new regional hubs that link small firms with buyers, bringing the program to 12 clusters nationwide.
Read more: SBA funds nine new groups to help small firms win big contractsDemis Hassabis, a Nobel winner who built DeepMind, now says human-level AI could be two to three years away, down from his earlier guess of three to five.
Read more: DeepMind founder now expects human-level AI within 2 to 3 yearsSamsung now sells its own refurbished Galaxy phones on Amazon, starting at $489, with a one-year warranty that third-party sellers do not offer.
Read more: Samsung now sells its own refurbished Galaxy phones on AmazonAnthropic signed an AI safety agreement with Singapore and opened a local office, a sign that AI makers and governments are setting testing rules together.
Read more: Anthropic signs AI safety deal with Singapore and opens office thereGalaxy A56 and A57 owners who install One UI 9 can now send photos and files straight to iPhones, iPads and Macs without email or messaging apps.
Read more: Some Samsung Galaxy A phones can now send files to iPhonesSamsung's One UI 9 update is tied to a web error and to phones freezing at startup. Samsung has a workaround for one problem, but not yet a full fix.
Read more: Samsung's big phone update brings bugs, and one has a workaroundGoogle skips the power adapter in the box, and a leftover one may slow your Pixel. A charger under $20 with the right specs can fix it.
Read more: Your Pixel may be charging at half speed with the wrong power brickiOS 27.2 gives HomePods an animated light show, lets you lock the touch controls, and adds profiles to the TV app so kids stay out of your queue.
Read more: iOS 27.2 adds HomePod light show and TV app profilesChrome now shows a warning before an insecure site loads, so you can back out before typing a password or card number on a page that may not protect it.
Read more: Chrome will now warn you before you open an insecure websiteA writer with work and personal lines on one Samsung phone cut SIM prompts from about 35 to 3 in five days with two settings Samsung barely points out.
Read more: Two hidden Samsung settings cut my SIM pop-ups from 35 to 3AT&T is working with OpenAI to make legal answers easier for employees to get. Small businesses with thin legal help may see the same idea soon.
Read more: AT&T works with OpenAI to make company legal advice easier to getWaymo now runs driverless rides to and from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, though only a few riders can use the service at first.
Read more: Waymo's driverless cars can now take you to the Las Vegas airportNew York City proposed rules that would make businesses offer a way to reach a real person, with fines for companies that leave customers stuck with automated systems.
Read more: New York City Proposes Right to Reach a Real Person for Customer ServiceOpenAI and Peter Thiel are among backers of a $45 million round for a brain implant meant to fight cancer, a sign tech money is moving into medicine.
Read more: OpenAI and Peter Thiel back a $45 million brain implant to fight cancerA Missouri county health department will pay $2.25 million over a 2022 breach. Affected people can claim $150 or up to $300 by November 16, 2026.
Read more: Missouri health department pays $2.25M over 2022 data breachMicrosoft built a cleaner Windows 11 for developers, but it needs special hardware. A free script gets close, though it adds coding tools most people don't need.
Read more: Microsoft's clutter-free Windows 11 is only for special developer PCsVisa is rolling out fraud checks and AI tools for business card payments. Owners who pay suppliers by card should ask what it costs and when it arrives.
Read more: Visa adds fraud checks and AI helpers for business card paymentsBroadcom launched Arcot Scam Defense, a tool that lets banks block an online card payment you approved if it looks like you were being manipulated.
Read more: Broadcom adds a second check to stop card scams you approve yourselfA survey of 2,000 US consumers finds that 36% delayed a payment because paying was too complicated. Bill senders may get paid later if it takes more than three clicks.
Read more: Making people click more than 3 times to pay can cost you the paymentCareCredit has launched Pay Later, a loan with fixed monthly payments for dental, vision and other care that insurance skips. Here is what to compare before you sign.
Read more: CareCredit adds a fixed-payment loan for health costs insurance skipsHHS has warned seven health tech companies suspected of blocking access to health data. You have a legal right to your records, and regulators are starting to act.
Read more: Federal Regulators Warn Seven Health Tech Firms Over Blocked Patient Data
