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GitHub now lets teams build shared Copilot Automations, so one AI helper can do routine work for everyone, but an admin has to turn on billing first.
Read more: GitHub lets teams share AI helpers that do routine work for themA writer found his Galaxy Z Flip 7 was not using his earbuds' best sound mode, even though the app said it was. One hidden toggle fixed it.
Read more: A hidden phone setting made cheap earbuds sound far betterA notice on an LG TV says Microsoft is ending Copilot on all smart TVs this year, so the AI helper on your set will likely stop working.
Read more: Microsoft is shutting off its Copilot AI helper on smart TVsTwo critical bugs in PHP, the language behind about 70% of websites, forced rushed fixes. Some sites went offline, and experts expect more of this.
Read more: Two serious flaws in PHP, used by most websites, forced rushed fixesFake PS5 emulators on GitHub hide a password stealer that switches off antivirus checks and erases itself, so a bad download could cost you your logins.
Read more: Fake PlayStation 5 emulators on GitHub are stealing passwordsGoogle now lets any U.S. developer build an app for Gemini and Search, which could change how people find and use services, and how businesses get found.
Read more: Google lets any business plug its app into Gemini and SearchGitHub Enterprise now includes the Copilot AI coding helper for every licensed user, but AI use is billed against the company budget from the first request.
Read more: GitHub now bundles its AI coding helper into its top business planSouth Korea fined Apple and Google for steering app makers to their own payment systems, and told Apple to let developers link to outside payment options.
Read more: South Korea fines Apple and Google over app payment rulesAnthropic added ready-made templates to Claude for Legal that check sources first, so a lawyer reviews work that already links each claim to its origin.
Read more: Claude's legal tool now checks sources before a lawyer reviews the workA Civic owner found a cheap Amazon car stereo with a call recorder, Baidu location services and a script that reinstalled apps. Here is why that matters.
Read more: Cheap car stereo bought on Amazon came loaded with hidden spyware appsNvidia released a free model that turns recordings into text in up to 40 languages, which could improve meeting and medical note apps. It does not handle live audio.
Read more: Nvidia gives away a tool that turns recordings into textApple's iOS 27.2 adds a hidden SynthID watermark to photos made or changed with AI tools in Photos, which could help people spot edited images.
Read more: Apple's iPhone update now marks AI-edited photos with a hidden labelWhatsApp is rolling out a new backup screen on Android and iPhone. Chat backups decide whether your messages and photos survive a lost or new phone.
Read more: WhatsApp changes how chat backups look on Android and iPhoneIndia's cyber agency says older Apple software has serious flaws. Apple already released fixes on October 26, and installing them is free.
Read more: India's government tells Apple users to update their devices nowLeaks say Samsung may sell six folding phones in 2027, including a cheaper wide Fold and one that slides. None of it is confirmed.
Read more: Samsung may launch six folding phones in 2027, including one that slidesQuake AI, a cloud company with 22,000 AI chips, is building its services for AI agents rather than people. The idea could change how apps and websites work.
Read more: A cloud company bets its future customers will be AI programs, not peopleProphecy has announced DataGPT, a product built to work with Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, so teams may soon use business data inside the AI chat tools they know.
Read more: Prophecy launches tool to use company data inside Claude and ChatGPTProphecy's new DataGPT lets staff run data work inside ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot, with a visible map of the steps behind each answer. A free account is available.
Read more: New tool lets office staff check the steps behind AI spreadsheet answersFirefox 159 fixes 167 security flaws, 41 of them found by OpenAI. No attacks are reported, but the update is worth checking today.
Read more: Firefox update fixes 167 security holes, 41 found by OpenAITailscale fixed flaws in its built-in SSH feature that could let one hacked device take root control of other servers. Self-hosted headscale users are still exposed.
Read more: Tailscale fixes security holes that could give hackers full control of serversHackers hid malware in 42 real GitHub projects. Opening one in Claude, Gemini, Cursor or VS Code could run it, putting passwords and business accounts at risk.
Read more: Hackers hide malware in 42 real code projects to hit AI tool usersA new report says 81% of Hong Kong respondents met a scam last year and 21% lost money. Most scammers reach people by phone, text and WhatsApp.
Read more: Over 80% of people in Hong Kong met a scammer last yearSecurity firm Gen Digital found that password-stealing malware is now being told to grab saved logins and chat history from AI coding tools such as Claude and Cursor.
Read more: Password-stealing malware now hunts the files AI coding tools leave behindStripe's study of 100+ fast-growing companies finds they sell in many countries at once, offer more local payment options, and face more fraud attempts.
Read more: Fast-growing companies sell in many countries at once, Stripe finds
