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Democrats 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 FirmsA nonprofit says Anthropic's AI is improving about twice as fast as before, mostly because the company uses AI to build it. Here is what that may mean.
Read more: AI is now helping Anthropic build its next AI, and progress has sped upMeta's Muse AI agent can now hold spoken conversations in real time and show an avatar that moves its mouth as it talks. It is live in the US app.
Read more: Meta's Muse AI assistant can now talk back to you out loudGM will pay $220 million to settle claims it sold driving data without consent, and the data was used by insurers to raise prices or deny coverage.
Read more: GM to pay $220 million over selling drivers' data without consentA listing in Samsung's own app hints that the Galaxy Fit 4 band can handle tap-to-pay, but a US radio filing does not mention the needed technology.
Read more: Samsung's next fitness band may let you pay with your wristNew York lawyers now have AI guidelines on billing, client privacy and court filings, which affects anyone who hires one in the state.
Read more: New York lawyers get AI rules on billing, privacy and court papersOpenAI took a lower $1.25 trillion price to fill its funding round, and Anthropic's growth slowed. One founder says cheaper AI models cut his costs 72%.
Read more: OpenAI cuts its price tag to $1.25 trillion as AI growth coolsSamsung's rugged Galaxy XCover 7 Pro can now update to One UI 9 in the US, so owners and business teams should check their phones.
Read more: Samsung's tough Galaxy XCover 7 Pro gets its big One UI 9 update in the USDelhi-NCR sales teams are selling through WhatsApp chats, and Meta's new India pricing means wasteful messaging now costs real money.
Read more: Delhi-area sales teams are closing business deals inside WhatsApp chatsA ZDNet reviewer found six Pixel 11 settings that are off or held back by default, and a few minutes in Settings can fix sharper text, charging and missed alerts.
Read more: Six Pixel 11 settings worth changing the day you open the boxRamp, Mercury, Corpay and Sunrate now offer company cards for AI agents, so software can pay for routine buys inside limits a business sets.
Read more: AI software can now get its own company credit cardApple's test version of iOS 27.3 adds Reachability to the iPhone Duo, letting owners slide the outside screen toward their thumb to use the foldable one-handed.
Read more: Apple's foldable iPhone gets a one-handed mode in the latest test versionA tech writer dropped Spotify and YouTube Music for Poweramp, a 16-year-old Android player that runs on music files you own, with no subscription needed.
Read more: A 16-year-old Android music app replaced his paid streaming servicesMany Android phones can get brighter or dimmer than the slider shows. Knowing how helps with sunlight, night reading and battery life.
Read more: Your Android phone's brightness slider doesn't show the real limitsOpenAI's president says the ChatGPT maker could be ready to sell shares to the public in 2027, as business customers drive its growth.
Read more: OpenAI's president says the company could go public in 2027A new Windows update makes laptops with 8 GB of memory run smoother, which could let budget buyers skip a pricier machine.
Read more: Windows Update Makes Cheaper 8 GB Laptops Run Much SmootherAnthropic's new Personal Finance feature lets Claude read your bank and card accounts to explain spending, but it means sharing up to two years of activity.
Read more: Claude can now read your bank accounts and explain your spendingDroidDeck lets some recent Snapdragon Android phones run full PC games from Steam, installed on the phone and playable offline, without streaming or rooting.
Read more: A new app lets some Android phones run full Steam PC gamesElectric truck startup Harbinger raised $240 million and is moving into defense, a sign that big fleet buyers like FedEx are backing electric trucks.
Read more: Electric truck maker Harbinger raises $240 million and moves into defenseThe Long Island Builders Institute's CEO says AI could cut permit waits from weeks to days and ease town costs. He wants New York to fund a pilot program.
Read more: Builders Group Says AI Could Cut Wait Times for Building PermitsAndroid Police says Google's Pixel 11 is quietly elite, but the short video post gives no price, features or release date to back that up.
Read more: Android Police calls Google's Pixel 11 quietly eliteAmazon's Alexa for Shopping now handles over 100 more tasks, including subscriptions and billing questions, as Amazon says shoppers spend more per order with it.
Read more: Amazon's Alexa shopping helper can now handle over 100 more tasksSamsung's first smart glasses open for pre-order on November 12, but no price has been shared yet, so check the cost and return terms before you buy.
Read more: Samsung's first smart glasses open for pre-order on November 12A flaw in OpenSSH on Alpine Linux and similar systems lets an attacker log in to locked accounts by typing a password that is far too long.
Read more: Flaw lets hackers into locked Linux accounts with a long password
