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Samsung's One UI 9 update changes the small outer screen on the Galaxy Z Flip, and many owners are unhappy. Here is what to check before you update.
Read more: Samsung redesigns the Galaxy Z Flip's outer screen, and owners push backA report says Samsung's Galaxy A38 may finally get a bigger battery after more than six years, which could mean fewer midday charges for budget phone buyers.
Read more: Samsung's popular Galaxy A38 may finally get a bigger batteryZDNet's reviewer says the RedMagic 12 Pro is the fastest Android phone he has tested, and it is now launching worldwide, not just in China.
Read more: Reviewer calls RedMagic 12 Pro the fastest Android phone he's testedGoogle Cloud says businesses can now use top AI models from Google, Anthropic and OpenAI in one place, which could mean easier comparison and less dependence on one vendor.
Read more: Google Cloud now offers AI models from Google, Anthropic and OpenAIIntuit says its AI can send payment reminders and stop once you are paid, and customers using it get paid up to four days faster. Owners set the rules.
Read more: QuickBooks wants AI to chase your unpaid invoices for youOpenAI held a ChatGPT for Everyday event, and one attendee left with seven uses worth trying, from cooking to budgeting, plus one privacy warning.
Read more: ChatGPT can coach you in the kitchen, plan trips and sort budgetsDeepSeek's record $15.9 billion round drove startup funding to $59 billion in October, and most of the money went to a few AI companies.
Read more: China's DeepSeek raises $15.9 billion, pushing October startup funding to $59 billionResearchers say AI tools found many unrecorded loopholes in German law. If that works cheaply, businesses and families could see new kinds of rule-gaming.
Read more: Researchers use AI to find hidden loopholes in German lawData center builders are turning to retired jet engines to get power in as little as two years, instead of waiting years for the grid. Here is why it matters.
Read more: Data centers are buying old jet engines to get power fasterApple's new AirPods 5 add noise cancelling to every model at $129 or $149, but Wired still prefers the $249 AirPods Pro 3 for some buyers.
Read more: Apple's new $129 AirPods finally include noise cancellingShopify says revenue rose 32% in the latest quarter, and it is building shopping into AI assistants, which could change how shoppers find your store.
Read more: Shopify's sales grew 32% as online stores keep spending moreA non-programmer says he built stand-ins for three paid apps with a $20 Claude plan, and the apps keep working even if he cancels.
Read more: A writer used Claude to replace $400 a year in app subscriptionsA Yle investigation found WhatsApp recommends children's public channels to adult strangers, and some kids post their school hours, locations and phone numbers.
Read more: WhatsApp suggests children's channels to adult strangers, probe findsYouTube Music is testing animated play and pause buttons. It is a small visual tweak, and some people may never see it.
Read more: YouTube Music is testing buttons that move when you tap themHuawei is reportedly telling some AI chip buyers to find their own memory, and a smuggling trade is filling the gap as prices jump.
Read more: Huawei tells AI chip buyers to find scarce memory on the black marketA writer's Samsung phone lost about 30 points of battery overnight with wireless Android Auto. Turning off one startup setting cut the loss to about 4 points.
Read more: A hidden Android Auto setting was draining my phone overnightTLDR Tech's Nov. 3 issue leads with Apple's home robot and OpenAI's work on scaling git, but the material says little about the details of either.
Read more: Tech roundup: Apple's home robot, OpenAI's code tools, open sourcePeople report calls, texts and letters from 'D2 Management' demanding payment, and one BBB report calls the calls fake. Pay nothing until you see the debt in writing.
Read more: Got a call from D2 Management? Pay nothing until you see proofMarathon Health says a caller posing as an IT worker got into its systems. Letters are going out to up to 5.7 million people, many of whom never visited a clinic.
Read more: Health Provider Marathon Health Breach Hits Up to 5.7 MillionInc. argues that in a rough economy, protecting what your small business already has can be a smarter growth move than expanding. Here is what that means.
Read more: Why Holding Steady May Beat Expanding for Small Businesses NowA New York health IT company says an intruder took patient files, exposing birth dates, insurance details and medical histories for 49,467 people.
Read more: Hackers got into a New York health IT firm's files for nearly three monthsAbout 30% of US shoppers used AI to help buy something lately, but few let it pay. Sellers who show up in AI answers and keep approval fast stand to gain.
Read more: AI helps a third of Americans shop, but rarely checks out for themSome AI safety researchers want to make good behavior the smart bet for AI models, using rewards and penalties instead of trying to read the AI's mind.
Read more: Researchers want to keep AI in line with rewards and penaltiesApple says faster battery drain after iOS 27.2 is normal and temporary, so there is no need to rush to a repair shop or replace your battery.
Read more: Battery draining fast after the iOS 27.2 update? Apple says that's normal
