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A hospital AI chief says medicine has used AI for decades, and that forgetting this is risky. His advice for patients and leaders: judge AI by patient outcomes.
Read more: Hospital AI chief says medicine has used AI for decades, not just latelyAI helper programs can now sort email, shop for groceries and reach bank accounts. Here is what that means for the internet and for what you let them touch.
Read more: AI agents are starting to run errands for us across the internetRadnor police say scammers called members of religious groups posing as leaders and asked for gift card donations. Others posed as police. Here is what to know.
Read more: Scammers pose as police and clergy to get money from localsA self-described non-techie now lets an AI helper run his weekly tennis league, and it shows what these tools can do for small chores and what they still ask of you.
Read more: A non-techie runs his tennis league and daily chores with an AI helperScott Alexander argues that AI labs focused on safety should not quit the race alone, because that could leave the world worse prepared if no global pause happens.
Read more: A top AI safety writer says safety-minded labs should stay in the raceAbout 20 communities vote this week on banning or pausing data centers, the buildings that power AI, and the results could shape how fast AI grows.
Read more: Voters in about 20 communities decide on data center bans or pausesAttackers hide invisible commands in project files that AI coding assistants read on their own, and reported hijack rates run from 40% to 84%.
Read more: Hidden text in project files can trick AI coding helpers into stealing dataA writer at Android Police says Citymapper, an app built only for public transit, shows clearer steps and exact fares than Google Maps. Here is what to know.
Read more: A transit app called Citymapper beats Google Maps for bus and train tripsStores in four European countries reported fridge and freezer temperatures changed remotely. Any business with connected cooling should check how it is protected.
Read more: Hackers are raising the temperature in European supermarket freezersElon Musk says running Grok Bot costs far more than it brings in, after paying users complained their usage limits ran out too fast.
Read more: Musk says Grok Bot costs too much to run for what it earnsAdaptive Audio on newer AirPods blocks most background noise but lets in sounds like horns and voices. Here is how it works and which models have it.
Read more: AirPods Have a Middle Setting Between Silence and Hearing EverythingAmazon is opening its delivery network to all, and AI shopping tools tend to reward the quickest delivery, which could matter if you sell online.
Read more: Amazon opens its delivery network to all as AI shoppers favor speedNew York has signed a law that stops AI chatbots from posing as human, flattering kids or urging secrecy. It starts in January 2027, so parents should know what to expect.
Read more: New York bans AI chatbots from acting like friends to kidsAnthropic added a rule against sustained, needless cruelty toward its Claude chatbot. Experts say tone may matter for answers, especially if memory is on.
Read more: Anthropic tells users not to be cruel to its Claude chatbotSalesforce and Meta now report real revenue and usage from AI agents that handle customer chats, and Meta has begun charging larger businesses by usage.
Read more: Companies Are Now Paying Real Money for AI Agents That Do WorkEngadget lists five Spotify settings that can improve sound and shuffle, and the defaults may be costing you audio quality. Each takes a minute to change.
Read more: Five Spotify settings worth changing for better sound and playlistsA pocket-sized travel router can handle the hotel Wi-Fi login once, then share the connection with every phone, laptop and gadget you bring.
Read more: A small travel router can fix hotel Wi-Fi login headachesAttackers are using a top-severity GitLab flaw to take over servers, and Shadowserver still sees more than 1,000 unpatched ones online weeks after a fix.
Read more: Over 1,000 GitLab servers still open to a known, active attackFake ChatGPT Plus billing emails lead to a counterfeit checkout page where a scammer watches live and can then ask for your bank's one-time code.
Read more: Fake ChatGPT billing emails steal card details and bank codesO2 is rolling out free AI call blocking that stops suspected scam calls before the first ring, with over 3 million blocked each week expected.
Read more: O2 now blocks suspected scam calls before your phone ringsAnthropic's own AI use, priced at retail, now tops its employee pay. It is a paper figure, but it hints at how work and costs may shift at other firms.
Read more: Anthropic's AI use now costs more than its staff pay, on paperDutch startup Braid raised about $38M so companies can sell mobile data plans under their own brand, which could put new plan offers in apps you already use.
Read more: Dutch startup Braid raises $38M to let any brand sell mobile plansVenture funding hit nearly $680 billion through Q3 2026, a record, yet investors are writing fewer checks to the youngest companies.
Read more: Record startup funding, but far fewer young companies are getting itAmazon has cut off Meta's Muse shopping agent, so an AI helper that works at some stores may not work at Amazon. Here is what shoppers should know.
Read more: Amazon blocks Meta's new AI shopping assistant from buying on its site
