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Google 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 thresholdApple's new HomeView display, Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2 are open for preorder, and prices vary by a dollar or more depending on the store.
Read more: Apple's New Smart Home Display and Apple TV Are Open for PreorderLoop Capital downgraded Apple to Hold and expects fewer iPhones to ship this year. Here is what that means if you own the stock or plan to buy a phone.
Read more: Wall Street firm lowers Apple rating over weaker iPhone salesWhatsApp is reportedly building an optional in-app browser for iPhone, so chat links could open without leaving the app. There is no release date yet.
Read more: WhatsApp on iPhone may soon open chat links inside the appAndroid Auto is adding Gemini personal intelligence, so drivers can ask the car about flights, photos and food stops by voice, and switch it off whenever they like.
Read more: Android Auto Now Lets You Ask Your Car Personal Questions by VoiceScammers cloned an Osceola County, Florida, sheriff's captain's voice with AI to run fake warrant calls. Officials in eight states have warned about similar tricks.
Read more: Scammers are cloning a sheriff captain's voice to demand moneyAnthropic is hiring a human writer for up to $345,000 a year, a sign that judgment still carries a premium even as AI tools get faster.
Read more: Anthropic has a $345,000 writing job, and it says a lot about AIFinance teams jumped from 16% to 80% using generative AI for cash flow in a year, but only 5% let AI agents act on their own, a new study finds.
Read more: Finance teams now use AI for cash flow, but few let it act aloneThe latest Android 17 beta lets you lock four key switches on the lock screen, so a thief has a harder time cutting off a lost phone.
Read more: Android 17 beta lets you lock key switches on a locked phoneA Tom's Guide how-to says three changes can calm a laggy or glitchy iPhone on iOS 27, without waiting for Apple to ship a fix.
Read more: Three iPhone settings to change if iOS 27 feels slow or glitchyA Medium essay looks at AI tools that record and recall workplace talk, and why owners should settle consent, access and storage rules before they switch one on.
Read more: A Medium essay asks what changes when AI remembers office talkOne hacker's AI agents tried 1,200 sites and got into about 100 companies for roughly $50 each. Experts say cheap, nonstop attacks are becoming more common.
Read more: AI agents are hacking companies on their own, for about $50 a break-inAnthropic's CEO answered a safety critic with a 2,000-word post on X, arguing the company does more good by staying at the front of the AI race.
Read more: Anthropic's CEO defends staying in the AI race in a 2,000-word replyA crypto tracking firm says scam gangs are using chatbots instead of people, and that fast reporting is the best way to get stolen money frozen.
Read more: Crypto Tracking Firm Says Scam Gangs Are Switching to AI ChatbotsA new guide explains three ways to move WhatsApp chats from Android to an iPhone Duo, and warns that Google Drive backups will not work on their own.
Read more: Moving WhatsApp chats from Android to a new iPhone, step by stepSierra and Meta unveiled a shared way for customers' AI agents to prove who they are to businesses. Here is what owners should do before more of them show up.
Read more: Meta and Sierra Launch a Standard for AI Shopping Agents to Identify ThemselvesA tech CEO said AI critics would balk at losing ChatGPT. Reddit pushed back, and some daily AI users said they would still pull the plug.
Read more: Would you give up ChatGPT to stop new AI data centers? Reddit said yes
