AI, software, security and the apps you use every day, written for business owners and everyday people. New stories through the day, zero clickbait.
A work step that took 3 days now takes about 90 minutes with Claude, but the AI still stalled on 5 puzzles, so human checks still matter.
Read more: AI cut a 3-day step to 90 minutes, but stalled on 5 puzzlesMore than 100 groups in 15 countries are protesting on November 6 and 7, asking Europe to stop approving new large data centers until clear rules exist.
Read more: Protests across Europe demand a pause on new data centersA researcher says a rogue browser add-on can make Claude's desktop agent run code on your computer. Anthropic has not fixed it, and the weakness reaches other Claude features.
Read more: Anthropic leaves open a flaw that lets a rogue browser add-on control ClaudeOne writer ditched Netflix, Prime and other apps for VLC, a free player, and says buffering, ads and soft picture quality disappeared. It only works if you own your videos.
Read more: A writer quit streaming apps for a free video player and says the picture got betterScammers are emailing indie studios, demanding money or saying an AI copy of their game will launch first. No working clone has been shown so far.
Read more: Small game makers get threats over AI copies of their gamesA writer ran a home Wi-Fi router off a Ryobi tool battery during a 2-hour outage. Here is how it works and what to know before trying it.
Read more: A Ryobi tool battery can keep your Wi-Fi running in a blackoutT-Mobile is cutting $1,100 off Motorola's Razr Fold with a new line on its top plan, or $900 on a lesser plan. Check the plan cost before you jump.
Read more: Motorola's foldable phone is $1,100 off at T-Mobile with a new lineUnited is adding a Spotify app to its seatback screens, so passengers can log in and stream their own playlists and podcasts using Starlink Wi-Fi.
Read more: United will let you play your own Spotify on the seatback screenMotorola's Signature 27 costs $1,599 and brings a 200MP zoom camera and a very bright screen. It is a few hundred dollars above its main rivals.
Read more: Motorola's new $1,599 phone aims at iPhone and Galaxy flagshipsAI helpers that shop for you may skip the pages where stores show ads, which could hurt a major source of retail income and change how you shop.
Read more: AI shopping helpers could cut into the ads retailers rely onLyft is launching Lyft Go at $9.99 a month, bundling a DoorDash DashPass membership with credits for rides or delivery orders to take on Uber.
Read more: Lyft adds a $9.99 monthly plan that includes a DoorDash membershipShopify reportedly paid about $100 million for Shop.com, a record, as Google sends fewer visitors. Businesses that rely on search clicks should take note.
Read more: Shopify Reportedly Paid $100 Million for Shop.com as Google Clicks ShrinkInc. reports the next wave of startups is forming in college towns, not Silicon Valley, as Gen Z founders skip the usual career path.
Read more: Gen Z is starting more businesses in college towns, not Silicon ValleyDrone delivery startup Zipline raised $1.5 billion at a $21.5 billion value, and Walmart is adding about 300 drone sites, which could change local delivery.
Read more: Drone delivery company Zipline is now valued at $21.5 billionAgility Robotics is now on the Nasdaq, and its filings reveal what a warehouse humanoid robot costs to rent or buy, which is rarely public.
Read more: Humanoid robot maker Agility goes public, and shows what its robots costGoogle donated three open source tools for running AI agents to a neutral foundation, and says one of them fits 10x more agents on the same hardware.
Read more: Google gives away three tools for running AI agents safely at scaleVerifone now runs Visa's Featurespace fraud tool on its payment gateways, so shops may get built-in protection without hiring a separate fraud vendor.
Read more: Verifone adds Visa fraud detection to its card payment systemsTwo Windows malware families steal login tokens from AI tools, and those tokens can keep working after a password reset. Here is what to do and who should worry.
Read more: New malware steals AI chat logins that outlast a password changeA leak says OPPO and vivo's next top phones could carry five 200MP cameras between them, but nothing is official, so photo quality is still a guess.
Read more: Next OPPO and vivo flagship phones may carry five 200MP camerasAttackers took the names and emails of all 20,614 users of Norway's aid grant portal, and stolen emails are often used to build convincing scams.
Read more: Hackers steal names and emails of every user of Norway's aid portalQueens Public Library's website, Wi-Fi, self-checkout and app are down after a ransomware attack, though every branch is still open.
Read more: Queens Public Library hit by ransomware, Wi-Fi and checkouts downA group of 200-plus merchants is working with a payments body on rules for AI shopping agents, including which card they use and who is liable when a purchase goes wrong.
Read more: Stores and payment groups team up on rules for AI shopping agentsAARP posted a warning on Nov. 5, 2026 to help people avoid holiday scams as gift-buying season starts. Fake stores and delivery texts are on the list.
Read more: How to Spot and Stop Holiday Scams Before They StartCriminals phoning people while posing as Amazon staff took £86,837 from 110 reported victims in nine days, and most were aged 50 to 79.
Read more: Fake Amazon phone calls cost shoppers £86,000 in nine days
