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A Verge reviewer tested Amazon's Bee Frontier, which records daily conversations, and says its AI summaries left her doubting her own memory.
Read more: Reviewer's AI wearable that records everything left her feeling gaslitA writer who makes jewelry built a metal-look Pixel Watch band from beads for about $21 to $23, while Google's own metal bands cost $150 to $200.
Read more: She built a Pixel Watch metal band at home for under $25Yellow Card now owns GoMoney, a Brazilian firm, so clients can pay in reais and settle in stablecoins. Full central bank approval is still pending.
Read more: Yellow Card buys a Brazilian firm to move stablecoin payments thereOpenAI is buying Pierre Computer Company, whose tools already power its Codex coding assistant, in a push to help AI agents and developers share code.
Read more: OpenAI buys the startup behind the tools its coding assistant usesMeta has bought Conductor, a startup whose tool lets developers run several AI coding helpers at once. It hints at cheaper, faster software work.
Read more: Meta buys Conductor, a tool for running many AI coding helpers at onceMotorola is reviving its One phone line, and a first look at the hardware is out. Prices and dates are not, so shoppers have a reason to wait.
Read more: Motorola is bringing back its Moto One phone lineA Hugging Face policy chief talks about the costs, risks and trade-offs of building a business on free AI models, as Chinese open models gain ground.
Read more: What to know before building a business on free AI modelsInstagram is adding a format called Features that allows videos up to 90 minutes, a direct move against YouTube that could change how businesses reach customers.
Read more: Instagram wants you to watch 90-minute videos, like YouTubeSalesforce says an update to Agentforce Memory helps its AI agents recall far more of what customers tell them, including details that later change.
Read more: Salesforce says its AI agents now remember customer details twice as wellCVS Health plans to split its drugstores from Aetna insurance and Caremark in 2028, which could reshape how you get care and coverage over time.
Read more: CVS plans to split its drugstores from its insurance businessSalesforce says AI stalls when it speeds up one step and the rest of the process stays slow. Its fix is tiny teams that build with AI tools.
Read more: Why Company AI Tools Stall, and the Small-Team Fix Salesforce UsesThe Enough Phone has a 5.3-inch screen and is on Kickstarter for $499. Buyers can pick regular Android or a stripped-down system with no social media.
Read more: A New 5.3-Inch Android Phone Aims to Bring Small Phones BackA tech writer says three built-in Gmail tools, Priority Inbox, filters and a Gemini link, cleaned up his inbox, and you can try them free in minutes.
Read more: A writer's Gmail setup keeps his inbox tidy with built-in toolsPangram, known for spotting AI-written text, now offers a free-to-try-style check for AI photos and videos on the web, in a Chrome add-on and through its API.
Read more: Pangram now offers a tool to spot AI-made photos and videosBloomberg reports some experts fear the way AI is being funded could trigger a financial crisis, which could touch your savings and borrowing costs.
Read more: Why some experts fear the AI spending boom could hurt the economyA startup founded by a former DOGE staffer says it got into Anthropic's AI agents through outside vendor tools. Here is why that matters if your business uses agents.
Read more: Startup says it broke into Anthropic's AI agents via vendor toolsApple's macOS 27.3 beta puts iPhone-style live updates in the Mac menu bar, so you can control music or watch a timer without opening an app.
Read more: Older Macs get iPhone-style live updates in the menu barSouth Dakota's attorney general has joined a bipartisan push for Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill that could change how apps treat children.
Read more: South Dakota's attorney general urges Congress to pass kids online safety billRevolut says it is now worth $115 billion after new funding, while a U.K. regulator reportedly looks at how fast the money app is rolling out new products.
Read more: Revolut, the money app, is now valued at $115 billionBlock, the company behind Cash App and Square, is close to a $964 million deal with the Justice Department over weak money-laundering checks. Here is what it could mean for users.
Read more: Block, owner of Cash App, nears $964M deal with Justice DepartmentPennsylvania signed a law requiring clear labels on ads where AI content gives a false impression of a product. It starts December 21, 2026.
Read more: Pennsylvania Will Require Labels on Misleading AI-Made AdsCNET Labs found extra mesh units added only a small signal boost over one Wi-Fi 7 router, so many homes may not need to spend hundreds more.
Read more: One Good Wi-Fi Router May Be Enough for Most Homes, Tests ShowDoorDash is rolling out an AI tool that suggests when and where Dashers should work, but the suggestions come with no promise of orders or pay.
Read more: DoorDash Dashers Can Now Ask an AI When and Where to WorkBerlin firm Pliant raised $80 million to let outside AI tools run business payments, which raises a fair question about who is responsible when software moves money.
Read more: Berlin payments firm Pliant raises $80 million to let AI pay bills
