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Google is reportedly testing one Family section on Pixel phones, which could make managing kids' phones and shared plans easier for Android households.
Read more: Google is testing a Family hub for Pixel phones, like the one on iPhoneA Galaxy AI switch that sounds like it keeps everything on your phone does not cover Bixby, and a test found spoken commands going to Samsung's servers.
Read more: Samsung's phone AI privacy switch doesn't cover Bixby voice commandsEngadget gives Lenovo's Googlebook 15 a 7.9 out of 10. The laptop is excellent, but the new Googlebook OS software still feels early.
Read more: Lenovo's first Googlebook laptop has great hardware but unfinished softwareChina's CXMT says quarterly revenue hit about $16.7 billion as AI demand lifted memory prices, which could make phones, laptops and cloud services cost more.
Read more: Chinese memory chip maker's quarterly revenue jumps more than sixfoldGitHub has launched Copilot Fusion, an AI agent tool, as agents now start about 40% of pull requests. Here is what that means for software you pay for.
Read more: GitHub launches Copilot Fusion as AI agents open 40% of code requestsApple has agreed to acquire Ascend.io, a startup whose AI agents handle data prep work, and an EU disclosure rule is how the deal came to light.
Read more: Apple buys a small AI company that automates data workA 32GB kit of DDR5 memory now costs about $500, up from $400. A Tom's Guide writer says AI spending is the cause and may be the thing that brings relief.
Read more: Computer memory prices keep climbing, and the AI boom may be whyA security blog says an Anthropic hack was used to spread hidden remote-control software to Claude developer laptops. It is one report, so details are thin.
Read more: Anthropic hack reportedly spread remote-control malwareAn Android Police writer says built-in Google and Samsung features now do the job of several apps and subscriptions he once paid for.
Read more: A writer says free Android and Gemini features replaced his paid appsResearchers showed a free AI model can turn a public Firefox fix into a working attack in hours, so putting off updates now carries more risk.
Read more: Free AI model hacked six Firefox versions before users got fixesElon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg now say 'super intelligence' on earnings calls, following Trump's order. Expect the new label in pitches, but check what a tool does.
Read more: Musk and Zuckerberg start saying 'super intelligence' instead of AIA writer at How-To Geek says an old computer under $100 can replace audiobook, streaming and photo subscriptions, and pay for itself in about two months.
Read more: A used computer under $100 can replace three paid subscriptionsGeneral Motors will pay $220 million to settle claims that it sold driving data without consent, but the money goes to states and drivers get privacy rights, not cash.
Read more: GM pays $220 million over selling driver data, but drivers get no cashScammers are posing as real charities to collect donations and personal details, and checking before you give is the best defense against them.
Read more: Scammers are posing as real charities to steal donationsO2, a UK mobile network, now blocks calls it suspects are scams before the phone rings. The free service is automatic and expects to stop over 3 million calls a week.
Read more: O2 now blocks suspected scam calls before your phone ringsFintech firm Reap launched Sentry, a service where its specialists run card fraud controls for clients. Wrongly blocked customers can cost as much as fraud.
Read more: Reap launches Sentry, a service that spots card fraud as it happensTravel startups raised $2.2 billion through September, less than all of 2025, even as many pitch AI. Big companies are buying the AI tools instead.
Read more: Travel startups are raising the least money in years, even with AIA Bishop Fox researcher used ordinary chat requests to pull an internal Anthropic program and pieces of a Google Cloud token out of Claude's sandbox.
Read more: Researcher gets Claude chatbot to reveal Anthropic's internal software and a keyAccenture says AI agents now screen resumes and book every interview, so job seekers there may face software before a person reads their application.
Read more: Accenture uses AI agents to screen resumes and book interviewsMicrosoft has fixed a bug that left work VPN connections stuck on Windows 11 after September updates. The fix is available now, with a workaround if you prefer to wait.
Read more: Microsoft fixes work VPN failures caused by September Windows updatesLehigh Valley Health Network will pay $800,000 to settle federal privacy charges after hackers leaked the records of 248,359 patients, including Social Security numbers.
Read more: Hospital network pays $800,000 after hackers leaked patient dataAdobe surveyed 1,003 U.S. shoppers and found 52% use generative AI for holiday buying, which makes accurate prices and delivery dates matter more for sellers.
Read more: Over Half of Holiday Shoppers Now Use AI to Help Them ShopA Galaxy Watch 8 owner stopped missing nights of sleep data by changing two buried settings, and a few quick checks on fit may help first.
Read more: How one owner fixed a Galaxy Watch 8 that kept losing sleep dataHark's free AI assistant now runs on Mac, and it can sign in to sites and buy things for you, so the permissions you set matter.
Read more: Hark's free AI helper for errands now runs on Mac computers
