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A Seeking Alpha piece says shoppers are starting to chat with AI to find products, but the money from those visits is not yet flowing to everyone.
Read more: AI shopping helpers bring visitors, but few stores are paid yetAmazon's CEO says AI shopping agents don't hurt its ad business, yet Amazon blocked Muse. Here is what that means if you use an AI helper to shop.
Read more: Amazon says AI agents don't hurt its ads, yet it blocked MuseAn unreleased Anthropic AI model found a severe Linux flaw and built a working attack. Some fixes are still arriving, so businesses running Linux servers should check.
Read more: An AI found a serious Linux flaw and built a working attackAndroid 17 has reached about 1% of active phones since June, and roughly 40% still run Android 13 or older. Updates are free and protect your data.
Read more: Only 1% of Android phones run the newest Android 17YouTube is testing a 30-day window for some channels to fix or remove flagged videos instead of being terminated on the spot, a possible lifeline for creators.
Read more: YouTube tests a 30-day window to fix a channel before it is deletedHarker Heights, Texas, says a scam tied to city permits and planning is circulating. Anyone who files for permits should confirm a bill before paying it.
Read more: Harker Heights warns of scam targeting permit and planning requestsOpenAI says it will honor a shared robots.txt signal, giving website owners a simple way to say whether their content may be used to train AI.
Read more: OpenAI will respect website owners' choice on AI trainingDoorDash is buying Instacart, and Anthropic is set to go public, per a deal roundup. Delivery app users and sellers should watch for changes.
Read more: DoorDash buys Instacart as Anthropic prepares to go publicChrome is testing a case-sensitive Find in Page option and better ways to move between results, which could save time on long pages. No release date is set.
Read more: Chrome may soon let you search a page by exact capitalizationApple Music 7.0 for Android drops the red icon for a black or white note, turns the accent color blue and adds a see-through floating bar.
Read more: Apple Music on Android gets a new look and a new blue colorSamsung is upgrading sleep apnea tracking on its watches and ring to show how severe the problem is, but US owners have no release date yet.
Read more: Samsung watches will soon show how bad your sleep apnea isAn AI writer says his bet that free-to-download AI models would not cripple the internet looks shaky, as a wave of serious software flaws lands.
Read more: AI writer revisits his bet that open AI models won't wreck the internetAmazon says pharmacy customers grew more than 60% in a year, and its app can now take you from a health question to a prescription at your door.
Read more: Amazon Now Lets You Ask a Health Question and Get the PrescriptionOpenAI rewrote the public rules for how its GPT models should behave, including a ban on resisting shutdown. Whether the models obey is still open.
Read more: OpenAI rewrites its rulebook for how ChatGPT-style AI should behaveZest now lets you text an AI concierge to choose a restaurant and book a table. It works in group chats too, but it learns your taste from your card purchases.
Read more: Text this AI to pick a restaurant and book your tableReported healthcare data breaches dropped 34% in August, but 2026 is still running ahead of last year, which was the worst on record.
Read more: Healthcare data breaches fell in August, but 2026 is still on a bad paceAllstate says impersonation scams led the scam cases it saw in 2026. A fake call, text or email from a trusted name can cost you money.
Read more: Allstate Says Impersonation Scams Top Its 2026 Scam CasesPolice in Uzbekistan say fake voting links sent by hacked friends are taking over Telegram accounts, then used to ask contacts for money.
Read more: Fake voting links are stealing Telegram accounts from friends' chatsStarbucks says it will explore drive-thru menus that recognize returning customers and change for them. If you join in, your visits could be tied to your habits.
Read more: Starbucks plans a drive-thru menu that recognizes you and changes for youOpenAI dropped its plan to lower ChatGPT usage limits after users pushed back, so your daily allowance should stay as it is for now.
Read more: OpenAI backs down on plan to cut ChatGPT usage limitsScammers pose as Social Security by call, text, letter and social media, and can fake caller ID. Knowing how the agency really reaches you is the best defense.
Read more: Fake Social Security calls and texts target retirees. One rule helps.Toronto police say scammers use AI to sound like your bank or carrier, and more than $50 million was stolen in the city by mid-October.
Read more: Toronto police say scam callers now use AI to pose as your bankRe:Build raised $2.1 billion and Kalshi $1 billion in a week when money flowed to factories, robots and AI tools that could shape what businesses buy.
Read more: Investors put $2.1 billion into a factory startup this weekInc. looks at how companies grow without venture capital, and why owners may want to know their options before giving up a share of their business.
Read more: How some companies grow without venture capital money
