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A blogger says their internet provider tampered with site lookups, a post that drew 105 points on Hacker News and a reminder to check your own settings.
Read more: Blogger says their internet provider quietly tampered with site lookupsStripe now lets AI assistants like Claude and Cursor read your Stripe data, so you can ask plain questions about revenue. The main tool is free into 2027.
Read more: Stripe lets AI assistants read your sales data and answer questionsMistral launched Mistral Large 4 and an expanded Studio platform that lets companies run AI on their own systems and keep control of their data.
Read more: Mistral releases a new AI model and a platform to put it to workThe FTC is using National Veterans Small Business Week to urge people to help veteran-owned businesses spot scams. Any business owner can use the same advice.
Read more: Help veteran-owned small businesses spot and avoid scamsGoogle's Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash makes video clips up to 15 seconds and costs 30% less, with edits that no longer mean starting from scratch.
Read more: Google's AI video tool now makes 15-second clips for 30% lessOpenAI's new security AI found at least 81 new flaws in Firefox and built attacks for 948 in Linux. Only a limited group of customers get it first.
Read more: OpenAI's new hacking-hunter AI finds flaws in Firefox and LinuxGoogle says Gemini can take a photo of your drawing and build a working app from it, so a napkin idea can become something you can click and test.
Read more: Gemini can turn a hand-drawn sketch into a working appiOS 27.2 adds an Excluded Apps list that keeps chosen apps away from Siri, Search and suggestions, though some Siri features will stop working.
Read more: iPhone update adds one list to keep apps away from Siri and SearchA report says Samsung's next mid-range Galaxy A38 will carry a 6,000 mAh battery, bigger than the one in the $1,400 Galaxy S26 Ultra.
Read more: Samsung's next mid-range phone may out-battery its $1,400 flagshipGoogle, Meta and TikTok each sued California to stop a new law that bans features meant to hook users under 16. Parents of teens should watch the outcome.
Read more: Google, Meta and TikTok sue California over teen protection lawMicrosoft is capping more free Copilot Chat features at work and will not say where the limits are, so surprise cutoffs and upgrade prompts are coming.
Read more: Microsoft adds hidden usage limits to free Copilot Chat at workVisa tested 22 AI models on shopping tasks and the average pass rate was 57.2%, so letting an AI buy for you or your customers still needs a human check.
Read more: Visa tests AI shopping helpers, and many still fail to buy rightDigiCert says a server mistake let an unauthorized account read archived customer data, including some passports and driver's licenses.
Read more: DigiCert breach exposed customer IDs, including passportsAI assistants often look up sources before they answer. Clear, well-organized pages may be more likely to get used, though nothing is guaranteed.
Read more: How AI Assistants Pick the Web Pages They Quote in AnswersGoogle says a maker pre-loaded a backdoor on more than 1.3 million Android TV boxes, and a factory reset may not remove it.
Read more: Some cheap Android TV boxes shipped with hidden malwareMotorola's Moto Buds Ultra 27 pair Bose-tuned sound with live AI translation, but the best features need a Motorola phone and there is no US price yet.
Read more: Motorola's new Moto Buds Ultra 27 earbuds add Bose sound and live translationA Harvard economist says supply chains follow cost, so tariffs often move where goods are made instead of stopping imports. Here is what that means for prices.
Read more: Why your stuff is made where it is, and why tariffs rarely change thatSaaStr let an AI agent test three email vendors on 500,000+ emails. It found a failure that a dashboard marked as complete, and a short trial would have missed.
Read more: An AI Agent Tested 3 Email Vendors and Caught a Hidden FailureElevenLabs says its AI music tool can now publish straight to SoundCloud, while other streaming services move to label, filter or ban AI songs.
Read more: ElevenLabs lets people post AI-made songs straight to SoundCloudTikTok has quietly released a standalone TikTok Shop app in four Asian countries, a sign it wants to compete with Amazon and Temu for your online shopping.
Read more: TikTok launches a separate shopping app in four Asian countriesAdobe expects AI-driven visits to US retail sites to jump 130% this holiday season, and Google's new shared cart is already live for shoppers.
Read more: AI shopping helpers are set to send far more shoppers to stores this holidayMerchantFloor launched an AI tool that turns a photo and a few notes into a Shopify listing in under five minutes, with a free trial for small stores.
Read more: New AI Tool Builds a Shopify Product Listing in Under Five MinutesResy says it is investigating a partial outage that may disrupt table bookings, so anyone with plans tonight should check with the restaurant.
Read more: Resy restaurant booking app is having a partial outageScott Wiener, who led California's AI safety bill, won the race to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress, which could shape how AI rules are debated nationally.
Read more: California's AI safety law author wins a seat in Congress
