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Attackers 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CEO defends AI safety record, admits bill misstepA marketing chief asked ChatGPT about her company and found an outdated picture. Her fix lifted its mentions in AI answers, and the lesson applies to any business.
Read more: A marketing chief found ChatGPT describing her company badlyIn iOS 27, the Shortcuts app lets you describe a task in plain words and builds the automation for you, but only on newer devices.
Read more: iPhone Shortcuts Now Builds Automations From a Plain SentenceWhatsApp is reportedly preparing sound stickers, which would add short audio to chat stickers. It could make your chats noisier, so a quick settings check may help.
Read more: WhatsApp is working on stickers that play short soundsNVIDIA expanded its open source toolkit so company AI agents can use a business's own records while staying inside limits set by the company.
Read more: NVIDIA adds tools to help company AI agents use your data safelyA sheriff's office says scammers are calling crash victims and offering to sell them their own accident report. Real police do not do that.
Read more: Scam targets people trying to get an accident reportGoogle's Pixel phones have a VIPs feature that gathers your key contacts in one hub, and one reviewer says it has become a daily habit.
Read more: Pixel's VIPs feature puts your most important contacts in one spotA tech writer asked Claude Code to build its own rival. The result, XDACode, is a working coding assistant that runs in a terminal, and it took about 15 minutes.
Read more: A writer had Claude Code build its own rival in 15 minutesAndroid Police's reviewer likes the new Googlebook laptop but won't buy one, citing AI that can see everything on screen and a $999 starting price.
Read more: Google's new Googlebook laptop has a privacy problem and a high priceA Cleveland-area congresswoman wants labels on political ads made or changed with AI, which could help voters spot fakes. It is only a proposal so far.
Read more: Ohio congresswoman proposes labels on AI-made election adsVisa says scammers are building fake stores to fool AI shopping tools this holiday season, so a purchase made for you could send your money to a fraudster.
Read more: Visa warns fake online stores are built to fool AI shopping helpersA longtime no-code fan writes in Inc. that drag-and-drop app building is ending, as AI tools that write software from plain words take its place.
Read more: Building apps without code is fading as AI writing tools take overScammers can make a call show a real police number. Caller ID is no proof of who is on the line, so a official-looking number should not be trusted.
Read more: Scammers fake police phone numbers to make fraud calls look realWhatsApp is testing an Android menu bar that shrinks into a small pill as you scroll, which could leave more room for your chat list.
Read more: WhatsApp is testing a menu bar that shrinks as you scrollNew French rules on sales calls began in August, but readers say spam calls continue, especially from scammers. Here is what they report and what helps.
Read more: Spam calls in France keep coming despite new cold-calling rulesGoogle says Fitbit Air will get sleep breathing quality soon, but owners will need a Google Health Premium subscription to see the data.
Read more: Google says Fitbit Air will get sleep breathing tracking after allA tech writer gave Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT separate jobs at work, home and play, and found the setup helped in some ways and cost in others.
Read more: One writer gave Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT separate jobs, with mixed resultsSamsung has posted a shutdown notice for a smart TV hub that only recently added Google Photos, so families who show photos on their TV should take note.
Read more: Samsung is shutting down a smart TV hub that just got Google PhotosPresident Trump says data center companies should pay local communities a dividend. If one is planned near you, expect offers and read them closely.
Read more: Trump floats payments to towns that host big data centersAndroid Authority says Samsung's first Android XR glasses have a design problem a rival has already solved, a sign that looks may matter as much as tech.
Read more: Samsung's first smart glasses may have a looks problemOne writer fed a $400 grocery bill to ChatGPT and Gemini, followed their tips, and his next bill came in at $300.56. Here is what the bots told him to do.
Read more: A writer asked two AI chatbots to cut a $400 grocery billRobotics startups raised $33.4 billion in the first half of this year, more than all of last year, as investors bet that smarter AI finally makes robots worth funding.
Read more: Investors are pouring billions into robots after years of lossesAnthropic has drafted a federal AI bill that uses a $1 billion risk line to decide when the government could block an advanced AI model. It is not law.
Read more: Anthropic proposes federal AI bill with a $1 billion risk threshold
