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Anthropic's stock market filing calls personal Claude users a 'top-of-funnel engine' for business sales, and admits the effects of daily AI use are not fully understood.
Read more: Anthropic's IPO filing says free Claude users are a sales pipelineHon Hai, Apple's main iPhone assembler, says its global factories can keep up with growing demand for Apple's foldable, which could mean shorter waits.
Read more: Apple's iPhone builder says it can handle demand for the foldableResearchers found flaws in Cursor, Copilot, Claude Desktop, VS Code and Codex. The Codex and VS Code bugs are reportedly still unpatched, so developers should stay careful.
Read more: Security flaws found in five AI coding tools, two still unfixedAmaze File Utilities, an open source Android app, let one writer delete three storage apps and reclaim 12GB. It costs $3 for life after a 20-day trial.
Read more: One free-to-try Android app replaced three and freed 12GBA Bluetooth keyboard with a cover that folds into a stand can hold a phone and a tablet, and one writer says it makes working from a coffee shop easier.
Read more: A phone keyboard with a built-in stand turns your phone into a laptopYouTube ad revenue grew 9% to $11.2 billion, short of forecasts, and Alphabet shares fell. Rivals are now chasing YouTube's TV viewers.
Read more: YouTube ad sales grew more slowly than expected, and Alphabet stock fellNew York has signed a law that makes AI chatbots stop acting like friends or authority figures for users under 18, and requires age checks.
Read more: New York bans AI chatbots from acting like friends to kidsThe FTC had 19 fake versions of its own website taken down. Imposter scams cost people $3.5 billion in 2025, so a pause before paying or clicking matters.
Read more: Government shut down 19 fake websites posing as the FTCHowler, a free open-source Mac app, shows AI answers on a parchment letter and burns the chat when you press Escape. Your Mac keeps no history, but the AI company might.
Read more: Free Mac app answers AI questions, then burns the chat awayLawyers at big firms are skeptical of AI agents, and executives say it will take time for office workers to use the newest tools well.
Read more: Lawyers at big firms are wary of AI agents, and it is slowing adoptionAmazon says over 400 million people have used its Alexa shopping helper in a year, and they spend 50% more. Here is what that means when you shop.
Read more: Over 400 million people have used Amazon's Alexa shopping helperNvidia is reportedly in talks to back the debt behind a huge data center for Anthropic, a sign of how risky and costly AI infrastructure has become.
Read more: Nvidia may back a young cloud firm's debt for Anthropic's data centerOpenAI now gives subscribers on $100, $200 and $500 ChatGPT plans matching API credits, following a similar move by Anthropic earlier this month.
Read more: OpenAI now gives top ChatGPT subscribers free credits for developersSamsung's Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra has a 14.6-inch screen and costs $1,400, with $200 off Galaxy Buds or a Galaxy Watch until December 6.
Read more: Samsung's New 14.6-Inch Tablet Costs $1,400 and Comes With a DealGuelph police say fraudsters are phoning seniors, then sending someone to the door to collect their bank cards and PINs. Thousands of dollars have been spent.
Read more: Scammers posing as banks are sending people to seniors' doors for their cardsFake texts claiming you owe an unpaid toll are aimed at drivers on fall trips, and one tap on the link can expose your card details.
Read more: Fake unpaid toll texts are targeting drivers on fall road tripsBarry Diller, 84, says old print brands like Southern Living can still earn money as AI changes media. Owners of trusted brands may want to take note.
Read more: Barry Diller, 84, is turning old print brands like Southern Living into new incomeA campaign using fake AI models on Hugging Face came back days after takedown. One model was downloaded over 28,000 times and can take over GPU servers.
Read more: Fake AI models on Hugging Face secretly hijack servers to mine cryptoWhatsApp is testing new chat themes with Android beta users, so some people can change how their chats look before everyone else.
Read more: WhatsApp Tests New Chat Themes for Android Beta UsersA hack at travel software maker Amadeus exposed data on about 92,000 Japan Airlines customers, and passengers of three other airlines also report impact.
Read more: Japan Airlines says a booking vendor leaked data on 92,000 flyersThreads is testing a friends-only option that lets you share posts with up to 50 people, in Ireland, Italy and Japan first.
Read more: Threads tests a way to share posts with just 50 close friendsWhatsApp is adding four new tools for group chats, according to Sammy Fans. Anyone who runs a family, club or business group may want to check for the update.
Read more: WhatsApp adds four new tools to make group chats easier to useGoogle's Gemini 4 Carbon now tops an independent AI ranking, and OpenAI halved the price of its mid-tier model. Cheaper AI could reach your business tools.
Read more: Google's new AI model takes the top spot as OpenAI cuts pricesAmazon's CEO says outside AI shopping assistants send only a sliver of its visitors, while shoppers using Amazon's own Alexa for Shopping buy more and spend more.
Read more: Amazon says outside AI shopping assistants send it very little traffic
