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BioLite's new Backup battery keeps a fridge running through a blackout. Wired found it works well, but it costs $1,999 and the install was harder than promised.
Read more: A Home Battery Just for Your Fridge Works, but Costs $1,999Asana CEO Dan Rogers uses AI agents to sort his email, check his calendar and watch rivals. His main lesson: they only help once you give clear instructions.
Read more: This CEO has AI helpers run his inbox, calendar and rival watchingMore than 10 million people have turned on Meta's Muse, but big companies say it sends them very few orders so far. Here is what that means if you shop or sell online.
Read more: Meta's AI shopping helper Muse is barely moving sales so farRumors say Samsung's next phone software, One UI 10, could be renamed Galaxy OS. One writer lists five annoyances he wants gone, and some you can change now.
Read more: Samsung may rename its phone software Galaxy OS, and fans want fixesAndroid Authority picked five upcoming phones it thinks are worth saving for, a useful list if you skipped upgrading this year and your current phone still works.
Read more: Five Android phones coming soon could be worth waiting forGoogle DeepMind and the World Resources Institute released a free global forest map. It could help firms check supply chains under EU rules, but it has clear gaps.
Read more: Google and a research group map the world's forests by typeA tech writer let a storm soak his garage because no leak sensor sat in the trouble spot. His lesson: keep spares, and know what the sensors can miss.
Read more: Why one writer wishes he had spare water leak sensors at homeAnthropic's filing for a big stock offering leans hard on medicine, but no AI-designed drug has won FDA approval yet, so the promise is still unproven.
Read more: Anthropic, the maker of Claude, is betting its future on medicineFactory's Droid 1.0 lets an AI coding helper batch its steps into one script, which the company says cuts tokens, cost and wait time. The tests are unverified.
Read more: Factory's Droid 1.0 AI coding helper does the same work with far lessAn Android Authority reviewer says OPPO's earbuds beat Google's Pixel Buds Pro 2 on one thing: how well they fit in the ear.
Read more: A reviewer picks OPPO's earbuds over Google's Pixel Buds Pro 2 for fitResidents of both parties in Arizona are fighting new AI data centers, worried about water in a drought-stricken state, even though they welcomed TSMC's chip plants.
Read more: Arizona residents of both parties push back on new AI data centersSamsung's first AI glasses go on sale in Korea and the US in mid-December. They translate and give directions by voice, but the price is still unknown.
Read more: Samsung will sell its first AI smart glasses in mid-DecemberGPT Image 2 powers ChatGPT Images 2.0, but a newer model has already replaced it. Anyone paying for AI images should check which version they are using.
Read more: ChatGPT Images 2.0: what it does, what it costs, what came nextA repeated 'Write with Siri' prompt in Apple's new iOS 27 and macOS 27 is annoying some users, and Fast Company says it can be switched off in settings.
Read more: How to turn off the 'Write with Siri' prompt on iPhone and MacAn Android Authority writer says Samsung's stock camera app limits control, and a downloadable alternative fixes it. Here is what that means for your photos.
Read more: A writer swaps Samsung's built-in camera app for one with more controlCISA says two more Ivanti Connect Secure flaws are under attack. Together with a third, they let intruders take full control without a login and hunt for admin passwords.
Read more: Hackers chain three flaws in Ivanti remote access softwareExperts say the old tricks for spotting AI fakes, like counting fingers, no longer work. Checking the source and your own reaction is now the better defense.
Read more: Spotting fake AI images by their flaws no longer works, experts sayInc. examines the careful wording tech giants use when announcing mass layoffs, and why reading it closely can help you spot real risks to jobs and contracts.
Read more: What big tech companies really mean when they announce layoffsOpenAI turned on automatic ad changes for all ChatGPT Ads campaigns on Oct. 30. Advertisers who do nothing may see their ads reworded and relinked.
Read more: ChatGPT now rewrites advertisers' ads on its own unless they opt outNvidia's networking sales topped $17.5 billion in one quarter, more than Cisco's whole business, and that may shape what AI costs you.
Read more: Nvidia's networking sales now top Cisco's entire businessNo one can say yet whether mycoverageinfo.com is a scam. If insurance calls or texts followed a web form, treat them as unverified.
Read more: Insurance calls after a web form: what we could and could not confirmMicrosoft skipped its Copilot seat count and now bills by usage. New partner-bought licenses switch on December 1, so know who watches the meter.
Read more: Workplace AI is now billed by use, not just per personFake Apple Pay charge texts and calls from fake Apple Support are after your codes and money. Apple Pay itself has not been hacked.
Read more: Fake Apple Pay alerts are tricking iPhone users into handing over codesAn essay argues that as AI models become alike, the biggest long-term profits may go to whoever controls customers and payments, not to the labs.
Read more: AI may make less money for its makers than for those who control access
