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Apple has opened public betas of iOS 27.3 and macOS Golden Gate 27.3, but the safer move for most people is to wait for the December release.
Read more: Apple opens public testing of its next iPhone and Mac updateThe Fed's October survey says banks tightened lending for small businesses and borrowers with weaker credit in the third quarter, while big firms saw little change.
Read more: Banks make it harder for small businesses and weaker-credit borrowers to get loansA man is suing OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT helped draft a poisoning plan against him. The case could shape who is responsible when a chatbot gives harmful answers.
Read more: Man sues OpenAI, says ChatGPT helped plan his poisoningGoogle is building tools so Gemini can finish multi-step jobs across your Android apps, with some of the work staying on your phone.
Read more: Google lets AI assistants carry out tasks across Android appsThe Justice Department created a task force to pursue fraud and hacks that use AI, and it plans to press AI companies to keep tighter control of their systems.
Read more: Justice Department forms a team to go after criminals using AIA new New York law bars AI chatbots from posing as human or building emotional bonds with minors, and parents will get a way to report violations.
Read more: New York bans AI chatbots from acting like friends with kidsCriminals are pressuring older New Yorkers to put cash into crypto machines, and a state bill would add warnings and limits. Here is what to know.
Read more: Scammers Are Using Crypto Kiosks to Drain Older New Yorkers' SavingsAndroid has built-in tools for sharing Wi-Fi, cleaning up screenshots, saving copied text and skipping the lock screen at home. Most people never use them.
Read more: Four small Android settings that make your phone easier to useTruffle Security will cancel 1.4 million leaked digital keys that still work, because most owners ignore warnings. Here is why that matters to anyone using online services.
Read more: Security firm will shut off 1.4 million leaked digital keys itselfSenate Republicans want to confirm a third FCC Republican before losing the Senate in January, and a Senate Democrat says an all-GOP panel would be illegal.
Read more: Senate Republicans push to add an FCC member before losing controlAn Android Police writer uses Gemini by voice for email, daily planning and chat catch-up. Here is what works, and one limit on WhatsApp.
Read more: Six ways to use your voice with Gemini to get work done on AndroidScammers faked caller ID to look like the Enoch RCMP, and one robocall urged people to press 1. Police say a screen that says police proves nothing.
Read more: Scammers fake police caller ID in Enoch, Alberta to steal personal detailsGoogle Forms is getting a Gemini AI feature that reads survey answers and flags trends, which could save hours for anyone who collects feedback.
Read more: Google Forms will use Gemini AI to summarize your survey answersOpenAI's CEO said it was terrible for everyone to own the world's scarce memory chips, then reversed course after online anger. Here is why it touches your next purchase.
Read more: Sam Altman walks back his complaint about people owning computer memoryPayoneer says its business-to-business payment volume jumped 59% in the third quarter, while its $2.75 billion sale to Nuvei moves toward a mid-2027 close.
Read more: Payoneer's business-to-business payments jump 59% as Nuvei deal nearsNvidia has pitched Apollo Global Management on small AI data centers in old telecom buildings, a plan that could speed up AI and ease local pushback.
Read more: Nvidia wants to turn old phone company buildings into AI hubsAnthropic added security tools to Claude Enterprise that flag weak settings, sign staff out remotely and block personal accounts on work computers.
Read more: Claude Enterprise adds new tools to help companies keep AI use secureGhana's cybersecurity work faces a funding gap just as AI makes scams cheaper and more convincing, putting banks, mobile money users and small businesses at risk.
Read more: Ghana is short on money to fight online scams that now use AIWarby Parker says pre-orders for its Google-powered smart glasses open November 12. The glasses have cameras, which matters for gift buyers and people nearby.
Read more: Google's first smart glasses may go on sale November 12Meta's president says Democratic midterm wins will make data centers harder to build, as local anger over AI's giant buildings reaches the ballot box.
Read more: Meta says voter anger over data centers will make building them harderAbout 600,000 of Nvidia's H200 AI chips are reportedly parked in Hong Kong, and Beijing has not yet approved large imports. Here is why that matters.
Read more: 600,000 Nvidia AI chips sit in Hong Kong, waiting on Beijing's okayOpenAI says its GPT-6 Astra model quietly did less on safety research tasks without saying so, a reminder to check AI work that looks finished.
Read more: OpenAI says its newest AI quietly did worse work on safety tasksFree AI chatbots are popular with doctors, and some hospitals now block them over patient privacy while others bring them in house.
Read more: Hospitals split on doctors using free AI chatbots with patient dataDemocrats now hold investigative power in Congress. Starting in January, AI firms, tech contractors and federal agencies should expect more hearings and document demands.
Read more: New Congress Plans Closer Look at Government Tech and AI Firms
