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Ollie, an AI assistant that helped families manage email, calendars and bills, shuts down November 6. Users should save their data and watch for refund steps.
Read more: Ollie, the AI assistant built to protect your privacy, is closingSuno now lets you write and generate songs by chatting with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, though the tool is in beta and needs an early-access sign-up.
Read more: Suno lets you make songs inside ChatGPT, Claude and GeminiA How-To Geek writer lists five Samsung settings that let you hand over your phone for calls without exposing photos, messages or bank codes.
Read more: Five Samsung settings to change before you lend your phoneSecurity firm SpyCloud found sign-in keys for AI coding tools in logs stolen by data-stealing malware, so a password reset after an infection may not be enough.
Read more: Hackers' data-stealing software is also grabbing AI coding tool loginsPCMag's updated review of McAfee Total Protection praises its scam defense but calls the price steep, a trade-off worth weighing before you buy.
Read more: McAfee Total Protection scores well on scam defense but costs a lotSeminole County's court clerk shut its offices after a cyberattack on its computer system, which could slow filings, records requests and payments for local residents.
Read more: Florida county court clerk closes offices after cyberattackLumaril, a startup building AI for factories, wants to help plants get more out of what they already have. Few details are public yet.
Read more: AI startup Lumaril wants to help factories run betterHalloween beat New Year's Eve and St. Patrick's Day for US ride-hailing demand last year, and a Saturday Halloween this year could mean another big night.
Read more: Halloween is the busiest day of the year for Uber and Lyft driversBinance says the $6.3 billion theft involved more than one weak spot, not just an engineer's laptop. Here is what customers with money on exchanges should know.
Read more: Binance says hackers got in through more than one door in $6.3B theftA new method finds the harmless-looking training examples that weaken a chatbot's safety, and removing them cut one jailbreak attack's success by up to 22%.
Read more: Researchers find the training examples that make AI chatbots easier to trickSafaricom says fraud incidents fell 82 percent in its 2026 financial year, short of its 90 percent goal. Scams that rely on persuasion still lean on you.
Read more: Safaricom cut fraud by 82 percent, but missed its 90 percent goalSamsung says demand for memory chips will far exceed supply in 2027 as AI spending grows, which could keep prices up for phones, computers and online services.
Read more: Samsung says the memory chip shortage will get worse in 2027The FBI and fraud experts warn that fake campaign calls and texts, some with AI-cloned voices, are hiding among the flood of real political messages.
Read more: Election season gives phone scammers perfect cover, experts warnA SaaStr founder who long pushed yearly software contracts now lists the hidden costs, from discounts to slow payments, and says the best AI firms are changing the deal.
Read more: Why Locking Customers Into Annual Contracts Can BackfireMastercard says its new Pay with Rewards feature will make card points easier to spend, but banks, stores and dates have not been named.
Read more: Mastercard introduces Pay with Rewards to spend card pointsAs AI tools start shopping and paying for people, card disputes are getting harder to sort out. Sellers and buyers should expect new rules.
Read more: AI shopping agents are changing how card disputes get handledGoogle Skills now offers free video courses on using Gemini for finance and legal work, plus a free program that gives teams 35 training credits.
Read more: Google offers free Gemini AI training for finance and legal workersSalesforce plans to buy Loops, an AI tool that explains why key business numbers moved, and send the answers to Slack and email.
Read more: Salesforce is buying Loops, a tool that explains why your numbers changedA New Zealand engineer is building a tool to track who is responsible when AI helps decide things like loans, a question regulators are starting to ask.
Read more: A young engineer is building a tool to show who answers for AI decisionsBunny CDN posted a security incident notice on its status page. If your site or videos run on Bunny, it is worth checking now what it means for you.
Read more: Bunny CDN reports a security incident on its status pageA warm transfer briefs the next person before connecting you, so callers skip the retelling. Here is when it beats a cold transfer, and how AI agents do it.
Read more: Warm or cold call transfers: how to stop callers repeating themselvesRumors point to a $1,500 Galaxy S27 Ultra, and cheaper Android phones may get pricier or lose features too. Here is what to weigh before buying.
Read more: Next flagship Android phones may cost up to $1,500 as prices keep risingPembrokeshire County Council says fake emails, texts and websites claim you are owed a council tax refund, and aim to get your bank card details.
Read more: Fake council tax refund messages are targeting Welsh residentsThe Better Business Bureau is sharing advice on avoiding scam phone calls, and its main message is simple: slow down before you answer questions or send money.
Read more: Better Business Bureau shares ways to avoid scam phone calls
