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Inc. 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 normalConvoso has launched an AI voice agent that answers sales calls and screens leads, which could ease the load on small sales and call center teams.
Read more: Convoso Launches an AI Voice Agent to Answer Sales CallsFrench AI company Mistral says it needs far more computing power to keep pace with rivals, a sign that hardware costs shape who can compete in AI.
Read more: Mistral says it needs far more computing power to keep up with rivalsElevenLabs, the AI voice company, says 2028 is a good time to start preparing for a stock market debut, riding demand for AI agents that handle business communications.
Read more: ElevenLabs, the AI voice company, eyes a stock market debut around 2028Data tied to about 851,000 Harvard email addresses is now public, and alumni and donors should watch for scam emails and calls that use real details.
Read more: Hackers leaked Harvard alumni and donor data on 851,000 accountsAndroid Authority reports Google is quietly tying accounts together when they share a phone number. A quick settings check shows what is saved to yours.
Read more: Google may be linking your phone number across accountsA new Regula report says identity checks at signup are not enough, and that recovery, retries and AI agents are where businesses can be caught out.
Read more: Identity checks at signup are not enough, a new report warnsteam.blue, a European owner of web hosting and software brands, is adding AI connectors. Small business customers should know what may change and what is unclear.
Read more: team.blue adds AI connectors to its web software brandsThe SBA says it delivered $100 billion in capital and support this fiscal year, even as a 43-day shutdown froze its lending. Here is what that means for borrowers.
Read more: SBA says it backed small businesses with $100 billion this yearBouygues Telecom says it is the first French operator with its own channel on ChatGPT, a sign that customer service is moving into chatbots.
Read more: French phone company Bouygues now answers customers inside ChatGPTSamsung's $229 Galaxy Buds On sit outside the ear canal so you can hear your surroundings, and they come with hands-free voice, nod and shake controls.
Read more: Samsung's new open-ear earbuds let you hear your surroundingsA Realtor.com study found no clear gap in home price growth near new data centers, but power bills, water and noise remain open questions for neighbors.
Read more: A nearby data center may not lower your home's value, study findsHoney Badger's new Risk Playbooks lets fraud teams build and launch live risk checks without code, which could speed up how a business reacts to fraud.
Read more: Honey Badger lets fraud teams build risk checks without codingMicrosoft's Dataverse business data tool now works inside Copilot Cowork, more AI coding helpers and n8n, using each user's existing permissions.
Read more: Microsoft's business data tool now plugs into more AI coding helpersTeams sharing large files across cities often work from outdated copies, and The Register says the cost shows up late as resent files and repeated work.
Read more: Teams in different cities keep working from the wrong version of a fileBoost Payment Solutions had budgeted for outside tech, then found AI and new hires let it build some of it. Here is what the CEO says and what is still unclear.
Read more: Payments company says AI lets it build tools it planned to buySeveral big companies announced thousands of job cuts this earnings season, and investors cannot agree if that is smart planning or a warning sign.
Read more: Big companies announce thousands of job cuts, and investors disagree on whyWhatsApp is reportedly testing a feature that turns phone numbers, dates and addresses in chats into tappable shortcuts, but it has not confirmed a launch.
Read more: WhatsApp tests tappable phone numbers, dates and addresses in chatsMIT researchers say asking an AI about your health can reveal details about relatives, and that privacy rules are struggling to keep up.
Read more: When you tell an AI about your health, you may expose your familySamsung's Galaxy A58 tops out at the same charging speed as the phone it replaces, so anyone hoping for a faster refill will not get one.
Read more: Samsung's Galaxy A58 charges no faster than its predecessor
