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OpenAI's new image model, Images 2.5, cuts generation time by up to 50% and holds up better when you make repeated edits to the same picture.
Read more: ChatGPT's new image tool is up to 50% faster and edits betterMicrosoft's new Pro Badge for GitHub Copilot is free and has no exam. It scores your skill from how you actually use the tool, which could matter if you hire or get hired.
Read more: Microsoft will now grade your skills by watching how you use GitHubOnePlus has published exact Android 17 update dates for more phones and tablets, so owners can see if their device is due in November.
Read more: OnePlus sets Android 17 update dates for more phones and tabletsGoogle says a power cable failure and a setup error kept backup generators off in London on October 20, disrupting banks and Royal Mail.
Read more: Google's backup generators failed to start during a London outageAI scribes that record doctor visits are spreading fast. Louisiana and Rhode Island now require patient notice, and HIPAA does not.
Read more: Your doctor's AI note-taker may be listening, and some states now require a heads-upIndia's cyber agency says AI-assisted hackers are stealing money from financial firms, often on weekends and holidays, and some were hit again after fixing problems.
Read more: India warns banks that AI tools are helping hackers steal moneyEnkio now lets you turn a song and a few images into a music video from a chat in ChatGPT or Codex, using the credits you already have with Enkio.
Read more: You can now make a music video from inside ChatGPTA US agency says hackers are using an Apple flaw fixed in 2024 to steal browser data from devices that never updated.
Read more: Hackers are using an old Apple flaw to steal browser dataAnthropic has committed $895.4 billion through 2045 to computing power, and your Claude limits and prices may depend on whether it can get enough.
Read more: Anthropic is spending nearly $900 billion to secure computing power for ClaudeA test sent an honest shopping robot to 200 US and UK stores. One in seven turned it away, and security software looks like the cause.
Read more: One in seven online stores turned away a shopping robot in a testAttackers chained a Chrome bug with a Snapdragon chip flaw to take over Android phones with no tap needed. Updating now closes the door.
Read more: Hackers broke into Android phones through Chrome without a single tapThe Financial Times says a new UK tax break for start-up founders is too small to matter much, and may only help if the government keeps it in place.
Read more: A new UK tax break for start-up founders may be too small to matterWhatsApp is testing an Android tool that uses AI to stretch square or wide photos into full-screen vertical ones, so you do not have to crop them.
Read more: WhatsApp tests a tool that uses AI to fill out your photosSecurity researchers say White House devices were quietly renting out their internet address, a risk that free apps can bring to any home or business.
Read more: White House Staff Devices Found Renting Out Their Internet AddressSamsung's Galaxy Buds 4 Pro and Buds 3 Pro can now act as over-the-counter hearing aids, which could help people with mild hearing loss.
Read more: Samsung earbuds can now work as hearing aids without a prescriptionFord says it will not sell driving data to brokers or insurers, days after GM agreed to pay $220 million over claims that it did exactly that.
Read more: Ford promises never to sell data on how you driveA new ElevenLabs guide says most transcription errors trace to three causes, and many can be fixed with small changes to recording habits and settings.
Read more: Why voice transcripts get words wrong, and how to fix itPalo Alto Networks is reportedly in talks to buy Israeli startup Clutch Security for about $500 million, a sign of how big security vendors keep growing.
Read more: Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy security startup for $500 millionBluesky added a pronouns field to profiles the day after the midterms. The company says the timing was a coincidence, and says activity on the site doubled.
Read more: Bluesky adds a pronouns field the day after the midtermsWestern Union's third quarter revenue fell 2% to $1 billion, and it is betting on Stablecard, a digital dollar wallet with a Visa card, to help it grow.
Read more: Western Union Launches a Digital Dollar Card as Sales Slip 2%A Twilio post warns that a popular score for customer service AI counts people who give up and hang up as handled. It names six better measures.
Read more: Customer service AI can look like a success while customers are unhappyZentriBase has launched a portal that puts client branding, contracts and payment records in one place for freelancers, agencies and businesses with several brands.
Read more: New ZentriBase tool puts client portals, contracts and payments in one placeApple is reportedly trimming the daily AI spending allowance for its engineers, a sign that even big companies are checking whether AI pays off.
Read more: Apple is reportedly lowering how much its engineers can spend on AIMastercard published a story on how Samsung built a smarter retail strategy. The details are not confirmed, but store tactics can affect what shoppers pay.
Read more: How Samsung is rethinking the way it sells in stores
