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iOS 27.2 adds Apple TV 4K remotes to the Find My app, so a remote lost in the couch no longer means an automatic trip to buy a new one.
Read more: Lost your Apple TV remote? Your iPhone can now help find itA new report warns that AI-cloned voices and fake video calls are being used to impersonate bosses and trick staff into sending money. Here is what to know.
Read more: Fake video calls from the boss are a growing fraud risk for firmsPolitical campaigns are exempt from the Do Not Call list, but the FCC says you can still cut down on their texts with a few simple steps before Election Day.
Read more: You can stop political texts, but campaign calls may not stopIndia's Supreme Court says banks should be held responsible for fraud losses caused by weak security, which could mean stronger checks and better odds of getting money back.
Read more: India's top court says banks should repay customers hit by online fraudPolice say a Bucks County man lost over $17,000 after a dating app match, a fake deputy's calls and a used credit card. Here is what to watch for.
Read more: Man loses over $17,000 after meeting a woman on a dating appThree AI startups watch your ticket after you buy it and ask airlines for money back when the fare falls. Here is what they charge and where the catch is.
Read more: Three startups use AI to win you refunds when airfares dropAnthropic's 335-page stock filing promises an age of miracles and warns of existential risk. Anyone thinking of buying AI stocks should know what it leaves out.
Read more: Anthropic asks investors to bet on AI miracles and warns of disasterDoorDash made its AI grocery reorder 8 times faster by doing the heavy thinking ahead of time. Shopping list views doubled and orders rose about 34%.
Read more: DoorDash makes its AI grocery reorder 8 times fasterChatGPT now has a Try On button that shows outfits on a photo of your own body, which could cut online returns but means sharing a picture of yourself.
Read more: ChatGPT Can Now Show How Clothes Look on You Before You BuyLocal Code, from the makers of Draw Things, lets Mac owners run an AI assistant on their own machine for free, keeping files off outside servers.
Read more: Free Mac app runs an AI assistant on your own computerInstacart paid $350 million for Caper, a smart cart maker, and one expert says the deal shows great technology fails if stores do not adopt it.
Read more: Instacart's $350 million smart cart deal shows tech is not enoughDoorDash says AI agents from other companies have placed only several hundred orders, a tiny number next to its millions of deliveries, so the apps still rule.
Read more: DoorDash says AI agents have placed only a few hundred ordersAnthropic says a new self-check inside Claude flagged over 100,000 possible child exploitation incidents from one business customer, and it also exposed a scam operation.
Read more: Anthropic's Claude flagged 100,000+ child abuse cases from one customerOpenAI's CEO says he feels for mathematicians buried in AI results, but the company will keep releasing them and says more are still unreleased.
Read more: Sam Altman says OpenAI will keep releasing AI math resultsTELUS Digital says a voice agent that phones new internet customers cut early cancellations to less than half the usual rate. Here is what it did and what to check.
Read more: TELUS uses an AI voice agent to call new customers and cut cancellationsA new PYMNTS survey finds AI is changing where shoppers start looking, but Amazon still wins most of the final purchases, especially those that begin with AI.
Read more: People research with AI, but most still buy on AmazoniPadOS 27.2 puts a small Siri helper next to selected text and adds viewer profiles to the Apple TV app, which helps anyone who shares an iPad.
Read more: iPad update adds a quick Siri helper and viewer profilesThe US cyber agency says attackers are using a top-severity GitLab flaw that was fixed this month. Companies running their own GitLab server should update now.
Read more: Hackers are now attacking a serious flaw in GitLab softwareSamsung phones show a green dot when an app uses your camera or mic. One UI 9 adds a blue dot for location, and a settings page shows which apps used what.
Read more: What the green and blue dots on your Samsung phone meanA new white paper says many firms already own security protections they never switch on, and a test-first process can turn them on without breaking anything.
Read more: Why known security fixes sit unfinished for days, and how to speed them upViture's $599 Phantom Beast glasses, tied to the game Phantom Blade Zero, put a huge virtual screen on your face. Some devices need extra gear.
Read more: Phantom Blade Zero game gets its own $599 smart glassesA hacker who hijacked the AP's Twitter account in 2013 got 42 months in prison. His fake post briefly wiped $136 billion off the Dow, and a stolen password started it.
Read more: Hacker behind fake White House bombing tweet gets 42 months in prisonA fake add-on posing as Claude AI was caught giving hackers a hidden way in. It was live for 11 hours, so anyone who added it should check now.
Read more: Fake Claude add-on gave hackers a way in for 11 hoursApple's HomePod mini 2 is on sale today for $149 in the U.S., which is $20 more than the old model cost after a June price rise.
Read more: Apple's new HomePod mini 2 speaker is in stores today at $149
