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Google Cloud is adding OpenAI's newest models to its catalog, but only select business customers can try them for now.
Read more: OpenAI's AI models are now available inside Google CloudResearchers found ransomware operators' AI chat logs, stolen data and tools on open servers. The case shows which basic security steps matter most.
Read more: Ransomware crews used AI chatbots to plan attacks, then leaked their own filesProofpoint says AI now writes fluent, personal scam emails, so filters that look for odd behavior are losing ground. Here is what to check.
Read more: AI-written scam emails now look real, and old spam filters miss themTwo critical flaws in PHP, the code behind much of the web, now have a fix. It will not install itself, so site owners must act.
Read more: Serious flaw in PHP, which runs most websites, gets a fix todayGoogle quietly added a year to the free period for Satellite SOS on the Pixel 9, so owners keep an emergency backup with no bill yet.
Read more: Google gives Pixel 9 owners a third free year of Satellite SOSThe Odin 3 Portal, an Android handheld built for gaming, goes on sale this week, and Android Authority says the price is better than expected.
Read more: A new Android gaming handheld, the Odin 3 Portal, goes on sale this weekSamsung's best-selling phone is getting stable One UI 9, built on Android 17, so many Galaxy owners should check for the update and back up first.
Read more: Samsung's biggest-selling phone starts getting its big software updateInfoQ says AI agents are a new way to build business software, and warns the field moves so fast that last year's best practice can become this year's mistake.
Read more: InfoQ series says AI agents will reshape how business software is builtGoogle Cloud and NVIDIA unveiled new AI servers for big companies, with cloud sales starting next month and options to keep sensitive data under tighter control.
Read more: Google and NVIDIA announce new AI computing power for large companiesGoogle Cloud says AI jobs on its newest NVIDIA chips can now run with data locked even from the cloud provider, with only a small speed cost.
Read more: Google Cloud now offers encrypted AI processing on NVIDIA's newest chipsNvidia published a plan for fencing in AI agents, but it needs Nvidia hardware and sends usage data to the company unless you switch that off.
Read more: Nvidia releases a blueprint for keeping AI agents within set limitsSome Samsung Galaxy Watch owners say they found red, burn-like marks on their wrists, and the cause is still unknown. Here is what to check on your own skin.
Read more: Samsung Galaxy Watch owners report red, burn-like marks on their wristsLocaleyes has launched Lens, a free tool that scores how easily customers can find a local business on Google, Maps, social media and AI assistants like ChatGPT.
Read more: Free tool shows local shops how they appear on Google and ChatGPTA new Canadian program backed by RBC will help nonprofits design their own AI agents, and share the best designs openly for others to copy.
Read more: Canadian nonprofits get a free program to build their own AI helpersCurrent and former TikTok employees say the company profited from illegal child exploitation videos. TikTok disputes it. Parents should check settings now.
Read more: TikTok accused of profiting from child abuse videos, staff sayThe EU is investigating Booking.com over fake listings and phishing scams. Travelers should be wary of any message asking for extra payment.
Read more: EU opens investigation into Booking.com over travel scamsMedicaid must cover nursing homes for anyone eligible, but home care can have caps and waitlists. An opinion piece argues that gap leaves families and nonprofits exposed.
Read more: Medicaid pays for nursing homes by right, but home care is cappedYouTube Music has a built-in equalizer that can fix thin, boomy or flat-sounding budget earbuds, and it is easy to miss because it sits deep in the settings.
Read more: A hidden YouTube Music setting can make cheap earbuds sound betterScammers are copying the Kelowna RCMP's real phone number so calls look genuine. Their goal is your passwords and banking details, which can cost you money.
Read more: Scammers fake the Kelowna RCMP's real phone number to steal loginsWhatsApp plans to open web links inside the app instead of Chrome or Safari, which raises a fair question about what an in-app browser can see.
Read more: WhatsApp is adding its own web browser inside the appNVIDIA released open AI search models that can find answers inside charts, tables and scanned pages, aimed at assistants that work from a company's own files.
Read more: NVIDIA releases free search models that read charts and tablesAI tools that hack your own apps to find weak spots are only as safe as the rules and code around the AI, according to a security vendor's new write-up.
Read more: AI security testing depends on the safety setup around the AI modelAttackers took over more than 300 Tor exit relays in early October and captured SSH passwords. Anyone who logged in to a server that way should change those passwords.
Read more: Hackers hijacked 300+ Tor relays to steal remote server passwordsAnthropic's CEO says his company's safety choices carry real costs, and admits it mishandled a draft AI bill. Here is what that means for AI users.
Read more: Anthropic CEO defends AI safety record, admits bill misstep
