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Binance says the largest theft on record began with a fake software installer and a fake job test. The same tricks can hit any work computer.
Read more: Biggest theft ever began with a fake software installer on a MacA new open-source test found the best AI model solved only 60 percent of routine cloud tasks, and some of its mistakes could not be undone.
Read more: AI assistants fail at many routine cloud computing jobs, a new test findsTitan OS, a smart TV software maker, raised $46 million and now runs on 30 million users' screens. Its business is ads and free channels on your TV.
Read more: Titan OS, a smart TV software maker, raises $46 million as ads fuel growthTwelve South's $80 AirFly View plugs into a seatback jack so Bluetooth headphones work on older planes, but cheaper models do much the same job.
Read more: A $80 gadget lets any headphones work with plane seatback screensAi2 is building NeuralGCM+, a free, open climate model funded by Google.org, aimed at faster long-range forecasts of rain and water supply through mid-century.
Read more: Ai2 and Google fund a faster, open climate model for the coming decadesApple's new Watch features can transcribe nearby conversations. They are in early testing now, and people near a wearer cannot opt out.
Read more: Apple tests Apple Watch features that listen to conversationsRiverside Payments agreed to pay $600,000 over claims it promised card-fee savings that did not show up and hid costs in a long contract.
Read more: Payments firm pays $600,000 over claims it hid fees from small shopsThe titanium Apple Watch Series 12 starts at $699, $300 above aluminum, and the extra money buys a nicer finish and tougher glass, not new features.
Read more: Titanium Apple Watch costs $300 more than aluminum. Is it worth it?Amazon Quick can now approve routine AI actions on its own, while sending risky ones back to a person. Here is how it works and what businesses should set up.
Read more: Amazon's AI assistant now skips routine approvals, but not risky onesApple's new Siri Recaps on Apple Watch turn the day's spoken details into notes. A TechCrunch tester found it useful, and a bit unsettling.
Read more: Apple Watch can now summarize your day's conversations, and it worksNetflix has launched AI Discover, a new tab that suggests shows and movies based on your mood, the time you have and who is watching with you.
Read more: Netflix adds a new way to find a show: tell it your moodUber says outside AI agents arranged just four rides last quarter, a sign that asking a bot to book your trip is still rare.
Read more: Uber says AI helpers booked just 4 rides last quarterAfter three months with Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8, one reviewer says the cameras still fall short, and leaks suggest the Fold 9 will not change that.
Read more: Galaxy Z Fold 8 cameras still disappoint, and Fold 9 may not improve themA São Paulo court barred Meta from scraping Brazilian news to train AI, a sign courts may make AI firms ask permission before using publishers' work.
Read more: Brazilian court blocks Meta from using news to train its AIRian Johnson and his cinematographer made Chromagraph Camera, a $13 iPhone app that skips some of Apple's processing to give photos a film look.
Read more: Director Rian Johnson built a $13 iPhone camera app for film-style photosAfter big Democratic wins, one analyst expects Congress to pass strict AI rules in early 2027, and local data center limits are already spreading.
Read more: Big Democratic wins make tough AI laws far more likely next yearmSecure told current and former customers to change passwords after a hacker reportedly stole an encrypted customer database. A weak master password is the risk.
Read more: Password app mSecure tells all customers to change their passwordsApple is pulling faulty eMudhra website certificates from the Mac tools used in Terminal. Most people are already protected, but command-line users should act.
Read more: Apple closes a Mac security gap tied to faulty website certificatesSnowflake says its AI coding tool, CoCo, is helping sales growth pick up again, a sign that AI helpers for business data work may be gaining ground.
Read more: Snowflake's new AI coding helper is lifting its sales growthA draft Senate bill would set clearer review rules for medical AI and create a way to pay for AI services, so your doctor may use more of it.
Read more: Senate draft bill would pay doctors to use AI and set safety rulesGoogle will back the financing for a Kentucky data center built for Anthropic, a sign of how much money the AI boom needs to keep growing.
Read more: Google agrees to back loans for TeraWulf's Anthropic data centerThe OCC, a federal bank regulator, released a guide for examiners reviewing bank AI use. It sets no new rules, so banks face the same safety standards as before.
Read more: Bank regulator issues a guide for checking how banks use AIJoveo has launched an AI assistant for the person asking the questions in a job interview. It is live now, so job seekers and hiring teams may meet it soon.
Read more: Hiring software now gives interviewers their own AI during live callsA tech writer built a short animated promo with Claude on a $20 plan. The trick is one detailed first prompt, then a few small fixes.
Read more: A writer made a full animated promo video with just four AI prompts
