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A New York company has released a free tool that shows whether ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI answers mention your business, or send customers to rivals.
Read more: Free tool shows if ChatGPT and Google AI mention your businessNew FCC paperwork suggests Samsung's Galaxy T1 fitness earbuds are close to a US launch, so shoppers may want to wait before buying new workout earbuds.
Read more: Samsung's Galaxy T1 fitness earbuds are heading to the USXiaomi is reportedly building a wide, slab-shaped phone, but there is no price or release date yet, so the report is only a early signal.
Read more: Xiaomi is reportedly working on a wider, squatter phoneAnthropic's Claude Duet keeps working in the background at no extra cost on paid Claude plans, but it is U.S.-only and invite-based for now.
Read more: Anthropic's Claude Duet works in the background, but you must join a waitlistOne Android Authority writer prefers the iPhone 18 Pro's photo styles over the Pixel 11 Pro's. The two phones handle those built-in looks differently.
Read more: iPhone 18 Pro beats Pixel 11 Pro on photo styles, one reviewer saysOpenAI has added voice chat to its money tool in ChatGPT, so US users can ask about budgets and spending out loud instead of typing.
Read more: ChatGPT now lets you talk out loud about your moneyWhatsApp is preparing Smart Text Actions, which turns numbers, dates and addresses in chats into shortcuts, and reportedly handles the text on your phone.
Read more: WhatsApp will turn phone numbers and addresses in chats into one-tap actionsRadioShake, a free app for Android Auto, plays internet radio on your car screen and reportedly shows no ads. It is also said to be improving fast.
Read more: A free app puts internet radio on your car screen, with no adsWhatsApp is testing separate Meta AI chats with their own names and pictures, so work and home topics stay apart. Only some Android beta testers have it so far.
Read more: WhatsApp Lets You Keep Separate Chats With Its Meta AI HelperGoogle Pay in India is testing Discover Shop, a fashion section with virtual try-on. Only some users have it, and it relies on your Google activity.
Read more: Google Pay is testing a fashion shopping tab in IndiaFriendly Technologies unveiled an AI assistant that helps internet provider support staff diagnose and fix Wi-Fi problems, which could mean shorter calls for customers.
Read more: Wi-Fi support tool lets agents fix home internet fasterWorkday has launched a platform for building AI agents in HR and finance that are meant to stop and explain themselves when they step outside their permissions.
Read more: Workday Lets Companies Build AI Helpers for HR and Finance With LimitsMacPaw, maker of CleanMyMac and Setapp, has launched Eney, an AI assistant for Mac and iPhone that works with Mail, Calendar and Reminders.
Read more: MacPaw launches Eney, an AI helper built for Mac and iPhone usersGoogle's new Gemini 4 Carbon AI model tops a key test by one point and costs less per task than some rivals, but it still gets facts wrong and is not widely available.
Read more: Google's new Gemini 4 Carbon AI edges past rivals in testsCMF's $279 Phone 2 Pro matched the $379 Nothing Phone 3a on screen and battery. The cuts are elsewhere, and a successor is not coming in 2026.
Read more: How a $279 phone matched a $379 phone on the things you seeMaybelline now lets shoppers preview lipstick, eye and brow shades on their own face inside ChatGPT, then find where to buy them.
Read more: Maybelline lets you try on makeup inside ChatGPT using your cameraWalmart's AI assistant, Sparky, can now turn a photo of a handwritten list into a shopping cart, just ahead of the holiday shopping season.
Read more: Walmart's shopping assistant can now read your photos and handwritten listsApple's iOS 27.3 lets app makers plug Siri AI into their apps, so you can ask Siri to get things done inside them. It starts as a developer preview.
Read more: Apple lets Siri AI work inside the other apps on your iPhoneApple says iOS 27.3 brings new StandBy features, first seen on the iPhone Duo, to iPhone 11 and newer. The update is due to reach the public in December.
Read more: Apple's bedside clock mode is getting new features on older iPhonesApple is adding four more languages to its smarter Siri in iOS 27.3, bringing the total to 10. The update is in beta now and is due for everyone next month.
Read more: Apple's new Siri adds four more languages in the next iPhone updateApple's iOS 27.3 beta lets Siri handle chores in Music, Messages, Photos, Safari, Files and more, so you can do small tasks by voice.
Read more: Siri in iOS 27.3 beta can now do far more inside Apple appsApple's redesigned Health app arrives with iOS 27.3 next month, adding a Health Age score and fitness checks you can do at home with your iPhone camera.
Read more: Apple's rebuilt Health app is coming to iPhones next monthApple's first iOS 27.3 and macOS 27.3 betas bring side tabs, dark mode for sites that lack it, and Siri that can tidy your tabs. Most people get it in December.
Read more: Apple's Safari beta adds tabs down the side and dark mode for any siteApple's Fitness+ now has a beta gym strength plan that picks your lifts and changes each week based on what you log, at no extra cost to subscribers.
Read more: Apple's Fitness+ adds a gym strength plan that adapts as you lift
