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The SBA will pay cash rewards for tips that lead to action on pandemic loan fraud, and owners who took PPP or COVID EIDL money should expect more scrutiny.
Read more: SBA Offers Cash Rewards for Tips on Pandemic Loan FraudSEC Chair Paul Atkins wants to ease the rules that keep startups private, which could make going public a more realistic path for smaller companies.
Read more: The SEC wants to make it easier for startups to go publicAnthropic's Claude Marketplace now lists more than 25 partner tools, and some companies can pay for them from money already set aside for Claude.
Read more: Anthropic's Claude store now sells more than 25 partner AI toolsGoogle is testing a search bar in Chrome's settings menu, which could let you jump straight to a setting instead of digging through submenus.
Read more: Chrome may add a search bar to its crowded settings menuA How-To Geek writer says four tools already on Samsung Galaxy phones cover jobs many people take to a separate AI app, from fixing texts to cleaning up photos.
Read more: Your Samsung Galaxy already does these 4 AI jobs for youA group of state attorneys general says an automaker sold driving and location data without consent, and will pay $220 million. Insurance rates may be affected.
Read more: Automaker to pay $220 million over selling driver dataAT&T's Connected Life security system now works with Google's Gemini AI, so you can ask your cameras plain questions, but only on a $29.99 monthly plan.
Read more: AT&T home security cameras can now answer questions about your footageAMD CEO Lisa Su says public pushback on AI data centers is really about how they are pitched, which could shape what gets built near you.
Read more: AMD's CEO says AI's data center fight is about how it's pitchedAn Apple Watch with cellular can work with an Android phone, but only after you borrow an iPhone and move your SIM card back and forth.
Read more: You can use an Apple Watch with an Android phone, with big catchesCrunchbase says startups in 17 Republican-run states raised $8.6 billion this year, under 2% of U.S. venture funding, as AI giants soak up most of the money.
Read more: Startups in Republican-run states got under 2% of 2026 fundingGoogle told schools that turning off its AI features would also cost them Search. DuckDuckGo is offering an AI-free alternative, which matters if your child uses Google at school.
Read more: DuckDuckGo courts schools after Google ties search to AIOpen AI models are being adopted for lower costs and more control, and a Hugging Face policy chief says the open question is who makes money from them.
Read more: Free AI models are going mainstream, and the money question is openUber's delivery arm grew faster in the third quarter while ride-hailing slowed, and one analyst says the ride slowdown is not a big worry.
Read more: Uber's food and package delivery speeds up as ride growth coolsA reader poll found the premium Gemini plan beat the cheaper Google AI Plus. Before paying for either, check which features you would really use.
Read more: More people pay for premium Gemini than Google expectedFree phone settings, one text to 7726 and a few habits can cut daily junk calls and texts, and lower the risk of losing money to a scam.
Read more: How to cut spam texts and robocalls using free settings on your phoneVoters in 41 local ballot measures across 10 states mostly sided against limits being loosened on data centers, a sign the AI building boom faces real pushback.
Read more: Voters rebuff data centers in every ballot measure except one during the 2026 midtermsBill Gates says AI could help people make dangerous biological weapons, and he wants more government oversight of the technology.
Read more: Bill Gates warns AI-made bioweapons could be worse than CovidNothing says its first AI device ships in December with no new screen. Details are scarce, and earlier screen-free AI gadgets have struggled to win people over.
Read more: Nothing says its first AI gadget, with no screen, ships in DecemberOpenAI has added GIF creation to ChatGPT, so you can ask for a short looping clip in plain words. It could help anyone who sends memes or runs social posts.
Read more: ChatGPT can now make GIFs, the short looping clips, from your promptsCanva is cutting or moving 1,271 workers, about 22% of its staff, in the first major layoffs in its 13-year history. Here is what that could mean for users.
Read more: Canva cuts 1,271 jobs, about 22% of its staff, in its first big layoffsA leak says Samsung's Galaxy A38 could carry a 6,000mAh battery, bigger than the $1,400 Galaxy S26 Ultra's, at a much lower price.
Read more: Samsung's Next Midrange Phone May Out-Battery Its $1,400 FlagshipInstinct's founder says nearly 40% of users link a credit card within three weeks. Here is what these AI assistants ask for and what to check first.
Read more: Nearly 40% of users give an AI assistant their credit card in 3 weeksDreamHost says an attacker spent about two months inside its File Manager tool and took website login details. Customers should check their sites and email.
Read more: DreamHost says hackers stole website login details for two monthsAmazon's new Merchant Workspace lets outside stores link up so Alexa for Shopping can show their products, and shoppers get sent to those stores to buy.
Read more: Amazon lets outside stores show up when you shop with Alexa
