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Zoho Analytics now has an AI helper that learns how your business is set up, then explains sales and costs in plain questions and answers.
Read more: Zoho's New Analytics Tool Uses AI to Explain Your Business DataA warning is spreading across Sussex about scammers posing as Amazon. A familiar name is not proof, so check any contact yourself before you act.
Read more: Warning in Sussex about scammers pretending to be AmazonLeaks point to a Galaxy Fit 4, Samsung's first new budget fitness band in three years, with a sharper screen and metal case. It may still skip iPhones.
Read more: Samsung may soon release a new low-cost fitness bandAI chatbots can search the web well for simple, popular questions, but regular search is often safer for health, money, legal and breaking news topics.
Read more: When to trust an AI chatbot to search the web, and when not toA new Medium guide lays out four parts of a company AI setup: models, agents, MCP and governance. The rules matter most before AI spreads across a business.
Read more: A plain guide to setting up AI safely inside a companyFinextra Research says trust is the base for AI that buys for you. The open question is how stores and banks know an AI really acts for you.
Read more: As AI starts shopping for you, trust becomes the key to paymentsWhatsApp is adding dotted underlines to phone numbers, dates, addresses and emails in chats, so one tap can call, save or add to a calendar.
Read more: WhatsApp now turns phone numbers and dates in chats into tapsMicrosoft says attackers posing as IT staff on Teams gained remote control of PCs, then used weak certificate settings to act as privileged accounts.
Read more: Fake IT help on Teams lets hackers take over company networksCriminals are locking files on Synology storage boxes that have not been updated, and asking for thousands of dollars to unlock them.
Read more: Home and office storage boxes are being locked by hackersIndia's provident fund body now lets members check balances and download passbooks on WhatsApp, though early users report glitches and delays.
Read more: India's Provident Fund Balance Can Now Be Checked on WhatsAppNorway's minority government faces pressure to freeze new data centers over power shortage warnings, a sign that AI's appetite for electricity is now a political fight.
Read more: Norway's allies push to pause new data centers over power fearsAnalyst Ben Thompson says Google's earnings miss echoes Facebook's, and argues it shows Google is making bolder bets than people realize.
Read more: Google's earnings miss looks like Facebook's, and that may be goodAndroid Authority built four apps with ChatGPT's Intelligent UI and concluded it is not ready for prime time. Here is what that means for small businesses.
Read more: A reviewer built 4 apps with ChatGPT and found it not ready yetFord has made a public privacy promise and launched a site showing what your car shares. Turning sharing off also switches off some features.
Read more: Ford promises to keep your car's data safe and under your controlOne tech writer says running Power Saving all the time adds about 50% battery on his Galaxy, and also keeps the phone cooler and quieter.
Read more: Power Saving mode on your phone does more than extend batteryMinnesota has banned crypto kiosks after scammers used them to move victims' money. Here is what changed and the one phone call rule to remember.
Read more: Minnesota bans crypto kiosks after scammers used them to drain savingsAnthropic says its Claude AI cut one drugmaker's document review from over 25 hours to under three, and it is now working on other steps of drug development.
Read more: Anthropic's Claude helps drugmakers cut paperwork review from 25 hours to 3Apple reports earnings after the market closes Monday, and a months-long run in the stock means even decent news may not be enough for investors.
Read more: Apple stock has climbed so high that earnings can't disappointFujifilm's Instax Square 2 prints square instant photos, costs $119 in the US, and adds two color filters and a new focus mode over the older model.
Read more: Fujifilm's new square instant camera is simple, pretty and $40 cheaperOpenAI began letting some US Pro users text their ChatGPT helper on October 28, 2026, but the messages are not end-to-end encrypted, so keep them short.
Read more: ChatGPT Now Texts You, But Those Texts Are Not Fully PrivateAdly, an Arabic-first marketing tool, now runs inside ChatGPT, so business owners can design, approve and schedule ads without switching apps.
Read more: Adly now lets business owners make Arabic ads inside ChatGPTSome Galaxy phones on Samsung's newest software are having trouble linking to car screens through Android Auto, and no fix has been announced.
Read more: Some Samsung Galaxy phones are struggling to connect to car screensSamsung's Camera app ships with some useful options switched off, and you can turn them on in settings for free. Android Authority says the app feels better.
Read more: Samsung phones have camera features turned off until you switch them onMeta is adding parent alerts for self-harm searches and AI chats on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. Here is what parents with monitoring on may see.
Read more: Meta will alert parents if teens search for self-harm or discuss it with its AI
