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OpenAI is now aiming to raise $20 billion, not $30 billion, as worries about AI spending hit tech stocks. That could matter for your investments and your tools.
Read more: OpenAI Cuts Its Fundraising Goal From $30 Billion to $20 BillionMeta's new business terms let it use content from websites linked to Instagram and Facebook business accounts for AI. U.S. users have no clear way to opt out.
Read more: Meta changes business terms so it can use your website content for AISome home routers must leave a Wi-Fi channel when they detect radar, which can briefly cut your connection. A settings change can stop it.
Read more: Radar can knock your home Wi-Fi offline for a momentMicrosoft's Clarity data shows checkout appears in 25% of AI-assisted site visits versus 15% of human ones, but it cannot say who clicked or whether anyone bought.
Read more: AI shopping helpers reach checkout more often than people doA text that seems sent to the wrong person can be the first step in a scam. Even a polite reply can start a chat that ends with lost money.
Read more: A text sent to the wrong number may be the start of a scamAn 8-hour online course on using the Claude AI assistant is $19.99 instead of $159, which could help anyone who wants more from AI at work.
Read more: An 8-hour Claude course is on sale for $19.99 instead of $159A driver says a fake Uber rep nearly tricked him into sending his wallet balance to a scammer's card. Here is how the trick works and how to spot it.
Read more: Scammers pose as Uber staff to drain drivers' earningsTech CEOs keep praising AI for parenting, dating and errands. A TechCrunch podcast asks whether they are building for normal life at all.
Read more: Tech CEOs keep pitching AI for life tasks most people don't struggle withFreecash, an app that pays small sums for playing games, briefly hit the App Store's top five, but users say the pay is thin and spending traps are easy to fall into.
Read more: Apps That Pay You to Play Games Are Hot, but Most Users Wash OutApple's iPhone 18 Pro sold 3.1% better worldwide at launch, but only because China jumped 29% while the U.S. and Japan bought fewer.
Read more: China buys more iPhone 18 Pros while U.S. and Japan buy fewerThe FBI says North Korean hackers stole about $6.3 billion from Binance in 20 minutes, the biggest crypto theft on record, after breaking into one engineer's laptop.
Read more: FBI says North Korea stole $6.3 billion from crypto exchange BinanceFilings with the SEC show 47 companies now mention humanoid robots, and the article says past buzzword surges often came before market bubbles.
Read more: 47 companies now mention humanoid robots in SEC filingsA new report says gig nursing apps are lobbying in at least 17 states to loosen staffing rules, which could affect who cares for you or your family.
Read more: Gig apps that staff hospitals with nurses are lobbying to dodge the rulesAndroid lets you install apps from outside Google Play. Here are four safe routes, and the one tap that can put a virus on your phone.
Read more: Four safe ways to get Android apps without the Google Play StoreSamsung ends security updates for the Galaxy S22 lineup in February 2027. The phones will keep working, but they will slowly become easier to attack.
Read more: Samsung phones lose security fixes after five years, even if they still workServiceNow says buying Israeli startup Sweep lets big companies switch customer software in 30 to 60 days. That could change how hard it is to leave a vendor.
Read more: ServiceNow buys Sweep to cut customer software switches to weeksA man in Ahmedabad allegedly lost Rs 5.9 lakh after opening a fake transport app file on WhatsApp. His saved card did the rest.
Read more: Fake government app on WhatsApp costs man Rs 5.9 lakhPolice cyber adviser warns Diwali shoppers about fake shopping sites, apps, QR codes, delivery texts and refund calls that can drain a bank account fast.
Read more: Festival shoppers face fake sites, fake apps and fake refund callsExplicit videos appeared on digital billboards in Egypt, Malaysia and Brazil. If you run any connected screen, the lesson is to change default passwords.
Read more: Hackers Put Explicit Videos on Billboards in Several CountriesCriminals now use AI-made video, cloned voices and fake images to pose as celebrities, bosses and relatives. A familiar face or voice no longer proves who is real.
Read more: Fake videos and cloned voices are now used to steal moneyAn analysis says candidates who back a data center pause could win up to 15 of 36 governor races on Tuesday, which could shape where new ones get built.
Read more: Data center pause is now a campaign issue in up to 15 governor racesClaude Code is bundled into the $20 Pro plan, about $17 a month if paid yearly. The Free plan has no access, and Enterprise bills by usage, not a flat fee.
Read more: Claude Code starts at $17 a month, and the Free plan does not include itChatGPT can now be linked to iCloud Mail and Calendar. It means an AI tool can see your private messages and plans, so the permissions are worth a close look.
Read more: You can now link iCloud Mail and Calendar to ChatGPT. Read this firstGooglebook laptops start at $899, but Galaxy owners may already get a similar desktop experience free with Samsung DeX, a reviewer says.
Read more: Samsung phone owners may not need Google's new $899 Googlebook laptop
