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A small business guide says subscription and retainer income needs active management, starting with a few key numbers and automated billing.
Read more: Why Steady Subscription Income Needs Active ManagementBelize's Bankers' Association says scammers are calling and texting customers while posing as bank staff to steal logins and reset codes.
Read more: Bank group warns of scam calls posing as your bankA hacker team says it broke into an iPhone running Lockdown Mode, and the break-in survived a software update. Here is what that means for you.
Read more: Hackers break into an iPhone's strictest security modeAndroid Authority reports Chrome may get better tools for managing piles of open tabs, which could help anyone who keeps dozens open on a phone or computer.
Read more: Chrome may soon get better tools for taming too many open tabsGoogle added a way to save notes inside a Gemini chat, and one Android writer now uses it instead of Keep for research. It is open to personal accounts.
Read more: Why one writer now saves notes in Gemini instead of Google KeepA Bloomberg Intelligence survey says Chinese shoppers are delaying new phones because AI and foldables do not feel worth paying for yet.
Read more: Chinese buyers hold off on new phones as AI and foldables fall flatNvidia's CEO says he backs both open and closed AI models, while a startup shows a tuned open model matching a top rival at a fraction of the price.
Read more: Nvidia's CEO says he is happy to profit from both open and closed AIRunway's co-founder says AI is shifting from making video clips to building interactive worlds, a change that could reach how businesses make ads and training.
Read more: Runway's co-founder says AI is moving from making clips to building worldsWorkOS says an attacker used an AI hacking tool to get into its sales app and see contact records, so customers should expect more convincing scam emails.
Read more: Hackers used an AI attack tool to break into WorkOS sales systemA new podcast episode looks at why some phones never reach North America, and what shoppers have left now that OnePlus is gone from the market.
Read more: Podcast asks why some phones never reach North AmericaAMD's quarterly sales rose 45% to $13.38 billion as AI pushed data center demand up, while its PC and gaming business shrank.
Read more: AMD sales jump 45% as AI demand fills its data centersBallistic Ventures, an investor that only backs cybersecurity startups, is seeking $490 million as AI makes online attacks faster and easier to scale.
Read more: Cybersecurity investor Ballistic Ventures wants $490 million for new fundsEau Claire police saw a spike in fake law enforcement calls on Tuesday, November 3, claiming people missed jury duty. Here is how to spot it and hang up.
Read more: Fake police calls claim you missed jury duty and demand paymentA How-To Geek writer says Samsung's One UI 9 looks more like an iPhone. If phones feel alike, features and price may matter more than brand when you buy.
Read more: Samsung's newest phone software looks more like an iPhoneOpenAI has hired Uber's Jill Hazelbaker to run corporate affairs, a sign the AI maker is putting more weight on how it deals with the public and officials.
Read more: OpenAI hires Uber's Jill Hazelbaker to lead corporate affairsPalantir's revenue nearly doubled and U.S. business sales passed government sales, but many new corporate deals are short trials that could be dropped.
Read more: Palantir's sales nearly doubled, but its new business customers may not stayMaybelline now lets shoppers preview lipstick, eye and brow shades on their own face inside ChatGPT, then find where to buy them.
Read more: Maybelline lets you try on makeup inside ChatGPT using your cameraWalmart is growing its investment in Symbotic by $6 billion, and new robot systems are headed to 25 of its U.S. regional distribution centers.
Read more: Walmart puts $6 billion more into warehouse robots from SymboticWalmart's AI assistant, Sparky, can now turn a photo of a handwritten list into a shopping cart, just ahead of the holiday shopping season.
Read more: Walmart's shopping assistant can now read your photos and handwritten listsUS officials have reportedly held up approval for chip equipment SK Hynix needs in China, which also complicates its plans for new plants in New York.
Read more: US stalls chip equipment SK Hynix needs for its China factoriesCisco says it is combining what it sees across business networks with OpenAI models to build security that adapts on its own. Details are scarce.
Read more: Cisco is using OpenAI models to spot and stop cyberattacks fasterMatch Group says Hinge is testing a lower-priced subscription for women, with extra filters and more say over who appears in their feed.
Read more: Hinge is testing a cheaper subscription aimed at womenMeta says advertisers who followed its AI assistant's tips got about 5% more conversions and spent 9% more, and some outlets say Google Search could lose out.
Read more: Meta's AI ad helper links to 9% higher ad spending, Google may feel itInc. reports Google's AI search is slowing its ad revenue, yet Google won't turn it off. Here is what is known and what you can do about it.
Read more: Google keeps pushing AI search despite a hit to its ad business
