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A survey finds 21% of UK 18 to 24 year olds say their bank account was taken over, against 2.1% of people 65 and over. Scam warnings should reach every age.
Read more: Young Brits report far more bank account hijackings than older adultsA reporter nearly fell for a fake sheriff's sergeant. One wrong word, "Department" instead of "Office," gave the scam away, and it shows what to listen for.
Read more: A wrong word exposed a fake sheriff's call to this reporterA writer who used Google's Pixel 11 Pro XL and Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max says Pixels have closed the gap, which matters if a new phone is on your list.
Read more: A writer who used both says Google's Pixel now rivals the iPhoneA Google Cloud outage early Tuesday disrupted UK banking services, including Revolut. It shows how one tech provider can stall many everyday services at once.
Read more: Google Cloud outage knocks out Revolut and other UK banking servicesFirms that rent out computing power for AI are losing favor with investors, and that could affect the cost of AI tools your business rents.
Read more: Companies Renting Out AI Computing Power Lose Investor FavorCNET's latest test finds Mullvad VPN still charges a flat 5 euros a month and still ranks among the best for privacy, but it is weak for streaming.
Read more: Mullvad VPN keeps its flat $6 price and strong privacy focusAn Android Authority writer tried to turn a Pixel phone into a smart display and says the effort was not worth it. Here is what that means for old phones.
Read more: A writer tried to make a Pixel phone act like a smart display, and regrets itA Schlotzsky's and Cinnabon franchisee says ChatGPT Work cut his cash counting time 94%. Owners stuck with daily paperwork may want to see how.
Read more: Franchisee cuts cash reconciliation time 94% using ChatGPT WorkGoogle now offers a ready-made AI search tool that runs fully offline inside secure networks, so sensitive files never leave the building.
Read more: Google adds private document search with Gemini AI for locked-down networksMeta has released Muse Spark Open, an open source AI model, and is working with Apple so it can run on your own device. Here is why that matters for cost and privacy.
Read more: Meta releases a free AI model and teams up with Apple to run it locallyGoogle has released a preview of an AI agent for government work. It is meant to cut paperwork and review time, and it affects anyone who serves or contracts with agencies.
Read more: Google launches a Gemini AI agent for government agencies, in previewA reviewer used the $449 Chuwi UniBook as a daily work laptop for two weeks and found it far more capable than cheap Windows laptops usually are.
Read more: A $449 Windows laptop that holds up better than you would expectA power fault at Google's London cloud site stalled court hearings and blocked payments at Lloyds, HSBC and Revolut for hours on Tuesday.
Read more: Google cloud outage in London knocks out UK banks and courtsAndroid Authority says a new Ultra phone could get a major zoom camera upgrade in 2027. It is early talk, so no details are confirmed yet.
Read more: A new Ultra phone may get a big zoom camera upgrade in 2027Wrongly declined cards and clunky checkout checks may cost online shops far more than fraud does, according to a payments consultant writing in The Paypers.
Read more: Shoppers want online card security they never have to noticeA Chelsea workspace called Series HQ charges up to $9,000 a month for private pods, and its tenants say the real draw is the people.
Read more: Tiny startups pay $9,000 a month to share a workspaceDeepSeek has made DeepInfer, the engine it says runs its large-scale AI services, free for anyone to use, though only part of it is released.
Read more: DeepSeek releases the software it uses to run its AI modelsGoogle Sheets on iPhone is getting Gemini, Google's AI helper, which Android users already had. Here is what that could mean if you track money or orders.
Read more: Google Sheets on iPhone now gets Gemini, Google's AI helperThe UK prime minister says kids 16 and under would be banned from social media. Details are thin, but parents and youth-focused businesses should watch.
Read more: UK prime minister announces social media ban for kids 16 and underCognition makes Devin, an AI agent that writes code with less hands-on direction. If you pay for custom software, it may soon touch your projects.
Read more: Cognition's Devin is an AI agent that writes software codeAttackers swapped download files for five versions of OVHcloud's command-line tool for 94 minutes. Anyone who installed it in that window may need to change passwords.
Read more: Hackers swap five OVHcloud tool downloads for password-stealing malwareWhatsApp is reportedly building a call filter that answers unknown numbers and asks why they called, so you can read the reply before you pick up.
Read more: WhatsApp will soon answer unknown callers for you and ask why they calledOnly Listicles, a UK firm, now sells placement in 'best of' lists to help businesses show up when people ask AI tools for advice. It admits there is no guarantee.
Read more: A UK firm will pay to get your business named in 'best of' listsNew research says 69% of students have met a scam, nearly double the general public. Mastercard, NatWest and the Home Office are teaming up to help.
Read more: University students are twice as likely to meet a scam, new research finds
