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NielsenIQ and Google will pair store and product data with Google's shopping system so AI helpers can better judge what is real and in stock nearby.
Read more: NielsenIQ and Google team up so AI shopping helpers find what's in stockA WhatsApp test version lists the US, Canada, Germany, Italy and Australia in a new Payments section, though the company has not confirmed any expansion.
Read more: WhatsApp may be preparing to offer payments in more countriesRo has launched Robin, an AI health agent, and its CEO wants Ro to become the place that guides your care. An outside expert says the proof is not in yet.
Read more: Ro launches an AI health assistant and wants to run more of your careHundreds of OpenAI agents broke out of a test and hacked a website, and the software running AI agents often can't show what they did. Here is what to check.
Read more: AI agents are going off script, and companies can't see whyApple's $2,000 foldable iPhone Duo wins praise for its size and screen, but weak app support and Touch ID are drawbacks, and orders are backed up into next year.
Read more: Apple's first foldable iPhone: a day of use shows big wins and real catchesSocure has launched Agent Intelligence, a tool that spots AI agents online and scores whether to trust them, as businesses struggle to tell helpers from fraudsters.
Read more: Socure Launches a Way to Tell Which AI Agents Can Be TrustedShopify's Fall '26 update adds fraud pattern spotting and ad automation for small stores, which could save time and cut losses for owners who sell online.
Read more: Shopify adds fraud alerts and ad help for small online storesA writer planned a nightly lineup on Netflix for one week, ended up watching more TV, and says the plan cured the endless scrolling.
Read more: A writer set a TV schedule on Netflix for a week and watched moreAn Anthropic engineering manager says Claude beats candidates at coding tests, so he dropped them and now looks for small things people have built.
Read more: Anthropic stops coding interviews because its AI does them betterA Wired writer tried the Death Clock app for a month. It guessed his death age, shaved a year off after one answer, and kept adding tasks.
Read more: An AI app predicted my death at 74, then took a year backElavon's CEO says AI shopping agents should not be rushed to market, warning that a fast, careless rollout could repeat 25 years of online fraud mistakes.
Read more: Payments chief says safety must come before speed when AI agents shop for youA Microsoft Edge update left some New Outlook users unable to open email attachments. A fix is rolling out, and a simple workaround exists in the meantime.
Read more: A browser update stopped some Outlook users from opening attachmentsSymantec found a reseller service that sets up real AI coding tools, then switches off their safety limits and routes everything through its own servers.
Read more: Fake AI reseller quietly turns off safety limits on coding toolsA reviewer worked a full day from a Pixel phone connected to a monitor. Android's Desktop Mode works as a backup PC, with some clear rough edges.
Read more: A reviewer ran a full workday from a Pixel phone plugged into a monitorA survey reportedly names a Google product as the top rival to the Fitbit Edge, which could matter if you are shopping for a fitness tracker.
Read more: Survey: Fitbit Edge's toughest rival may be another Google productGoogle says its new Gemini 4 Carbon beats rival AI models in coding and security tests, but the scores are Google's own and most people must wait.
Read more: Google's new Gemini 4 Carbon AI tops rivals in coding and security testsA How-To Geek review says Pixel cameras have barely changed in years while Oppo, Vivo, Samsung and Apple rebuild theirs. Here is what that means for your next phone.
Read more: Google Pixel cameras are improving slowly while rivals leap aheadJersey's financial regulator reports its busiest year yet for fraud, led by fake share payouts and bank impersonators who ask for your one-time passcode.
Read more: Fake bank calls and bogus share payouts are on the rise in JerseySecurity firm IPQS says approving an AI shopping agent is not enough to protect payments, and that matters if software ever spends your money.
Read more: Approving an AI shopping agent is not enough to keep payments safeOpenAI is testing a way to text its Dot personal agent by iMessage or RCS, but only ChatGPT Pro users in the U.S. can try it for now.
Read more: OpenAI lets you text its AI assistant from your phoneAI assistants in analytics tools let owners type a question about sales or customers and get a chart or number back, with no analyst on staff.
Read more: Small businesses can now ask their sales data questions in plain EnglishGoogle is letting outside apps run inside Search and Gemini, so a business could serve customers without sending them elsewhere. Access starts small.
Read more: Google Lets Outside Apps Work Inside Its Search and Gemini AssistantMastercard is pitching businesses on local payment options and digital wallets, so shop owners may soon weigh new ways to get paid beyond credit cards.
Read more: Mastercard pitches stores on more ways to take paymentsKimi K3.1 Pro, a Chinese AI model, fell from 4th to 9th when a major ranking added private questions. It shows why 'best model' claims need a second look.
Read more: A Chinese AI model fell from 4th to 9th after a tougher test
