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Oracle says customers will pay for the AI work done in its business software, on top of their subscriptions. Bills could rise as AI use grows.
Read more: Oracle plans to charge for each task its AI does, not just per userSwitching to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 changes who answers your lookups, not who can read them. Encrypted DNS in your router can cover the whole home.
Read more: Changing your DNS provider doesn't hide the sites you visitBank of America emailed customers to keep banking passwords away from AI agents, as other big banks restrict the tools too. Here is why and what to do.
Read more: Bank of America tells customers not to give AI agents their passwordsSamsung is adding a more detailed AI sleep apnea check to its Galaxy Watch and Ring, starting in Korea in November, with the US expected to follow.
Read more: Samsung's watch and ring get a smarter sleep apnea checkResearchers showed a booby-trapped file in the Downloads folder can make an AI coding helper leak private logins, so what lands on your computer matters.
Read more: Hidden instructions in a downloaded file can trick AI coding helpersT-Mobile settled with New York's attorney general over price hikes on old "Price Guarantee" plans. Affected customers get a 45-day choice to leave or lock in.
Read more: T-Mobile Must Let Some NY Customers Quit or Lock In Their PriceBloomberg Intelligence says AI is shifting from writing text to taking action, which could change what businesses buy and where investors put money.
Read more: AI is moving from answering questions to doing the work itselfBelgium's tax agency pulled its main online portal offline after a cyberattack and pushed back a filing deadline for some people to November 16.
Read more: Belgium's tax agency takes online services offline after cyberattackGoogle's October 2026 update lets Pixel Buds stop playing when you doze off, but only with a Pixel Watch. Everyone else can use five settings.
Read more: Pixel Buds can now notice when you fall asleep and stop playingScammers are faking the White Rock RCMP's real phone number to pose as officers, so a caller ID that looks official is no longer proof of anything.
Read more: Scammers fake the police station's phone number to steal your infoCollective, an AI bookkeeping company for solo business owners, raised $100 million, which hints at more automated paperwork for people who work for themselves.
Read more: Collective raises $100M to automate bookkeeping for solo business ownersSome startups now run with about ten AI agents for every human employee. Here is what that looks like and what it means for owners and staff.
Read more: Some startups now have ten times more AI workers than peopleJoko, an AI shopping app, wants to be where you start every search. To do that, it asks you to link your bank account and browser, so the privacy trade-off matters.
Read more: AI shopping assistants could become the new place shopping startsFake ChatGPT and Claude apps on GitHub hide a crypto miner beside a real installer, and they rank high in Google. Windows users who search and download are at risk.
Read more: Fake ChatGPT and Claude apps on GitHub hide a crypto-mining virusA recorded call offering a 'free' cruise from Orlando Promotion Center matches a pattern the FTC has taken to court, so the safest move is to hang up.
Read more: A 'free cruise' call from Orlando Promotion Center looks like a scamLiveChennai published 10 tips for protecting your bank account from fake calls, texts and websites, and a few minutes on your habits can protect your savings.
Read more: Ten simple habits that keep your bank account safe from online thievesMeta, OpenAI and Anthropic are racing to sell AI agents that do tasks for you, and the newest versions are meant for people who are not tech experts.
Read more: AI helpers that do tasks for you are now built for everyday peopleChrome has a reputation for using a lot of memory. Five settings can rein it in, and none of them requires switching browsers.
Read more: Five Chrome settings that can cut how much memory it usesRokid and Alibaba have announced smart glasses with eye tracking, so you may soon pick menu items with a glance instead of a wristband or finger pinch.
Read more: Smart glasses you control with your eyes are starting to arriveThe New York Times is testing an AI helper in its Cooking app that rewrites recipes on request, and some subscribers are upset they cannot turn it off.
Read more: NYT Cooking app tests AI that rewrites recipes for youAnthropic's Claude Duet agent is in preview for US Pro and Max users, and it shares your plan's limits, so trying it could leave less room for regular chats.
Read more: Anthropic's new Claude Duet agent opens to US Max users first, Pro nextA study of four AI tools found 8.2% of answers on local issues contradicted official data, even when the chatbots read government sources. Midterms are close.
Read more: AI chatbots got about 1 in 12 local election answers wrongA Raspberry Pi can take over a DVR, a password manager and a price tracker, three jobs many people pay for. How-To Geek says each is a weekend project.
Read more: 3 ways a Raspberry Pi can cut your bills this weekend, starting with free DVR (Oct 30 - Nov 1)The Justice Department is examining Nvidia's $12.93 billion Hugging Face deal, which could matter to any business that depends on AI tools and chips.
Read more: US regulators examine Nvidia's $12.93 billion Hugging Face purchase
