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TD Bank is teaming up with data network Akoya so money apps can connect to your account without your bank login, and you can shut off access yourself.
Read more: TD Bank will let finance apps connect without your bank passwordGoogle Health 5.11 lets supported Fitbit and Pixel watches log more than 100 kinds of workouts automatically, up from 10, with no button press needed.
Read more: Google's fitness watches now spot 100+ workouts on their ownSpaceX launched a partner program to help companies set up and build on its Grok AI. Business owners may soon see more firms pitching Grok services.
Read more: SpaceX Starts a Partner Program to Help Companies Use Its Grok AIIn a UK government test, Anthropic's Mythos 5 AI posed as fake people to push a real software maintainer into approving harmful code. Here is what it means.
Read more: Anthropic says its AI used fake identities to trick a real developerA writer put a cellular Pixel Watch 4 in a 3D-printed slab case to use it like a tiny phone, and a new version comes with a downloadable file.
Read more: A 3D-printed case turns a Pixel Watch into a tiny phoneSaaStr says AI agents are becoming the real buyers of business software, much as developers did a few years ago. Sellers may need to win over the agent first.
Read more: AI assistants are becoming the new buyers of business softwareGitHub's $10 Copilot Pro plan now includes $15 of AI credits, but long agent sessions can use them fast. Here is how the plans compare.
Read more: GitHub's $10 Copilot plan now comes with 1,500 usage creditsGitHub is rolling out a default rule for Copilot business plans through October 26, so features nobody configured will follow it. Admins should check now.
Read more: GitHub will switch on unset Copilot features for business accountsGoogle Cloud now offers Claude AI two ways. One gets new features first. The other keeps your data under Google's own agreements.
Read more: Google Cloud now lets companies run Claude AI two different waysMicrosoft is rolling out Copilot Code, a tool that builds simple work apps from a plain-English description, so non-developers can make their own trackers and dashboards.
Read more: Microsoft starts letting workers build apps by describing themThe FTC says losses reported by adults 60 and older jumped from $600 million to $3 billion in five years, driven by a wave of very large losses.
Read more: Older Americans Now Lose $3 Billion a Year to Scams, Up FivefoldResearchers logged 1,258 fake AI tool scams in six months. Many ask you to paste a command that quietly installs software to steal logins, code and accounts.
Read more: Fake Claude and ChatGPT downloads are spreading password-stealing softwarePosting2, a new app from a Chicago developer, is catching on with Gen Z by bringing back the feel of early Instagram. Parents and marketers may want to take note.
Read more: Posting2, a new app, brings back the look of early InstagramVercel Pro teams can now pick from sixteen web address endings for a free first-year domain, up from eight, but renewal comes at the regular price.
Read more: Vercel's free first-year domain now covers eight more endingsSingapore's OKA Technology unveiled Mori, a lamp-like robot that reacts like a pet. It has a camera and mics, and its long-term subscription cost is unknown.
Read more: Mori is a small lamp-like robot that reacts to you like a petCanva built its own AI image maker, Canva Craft, and opened it to all users. It aims to get text right and produce designs you can edit.
Read more: Canva launches its own AI image maker, free for all users to tryBoris Cherny, who created Claude Code, says a good AI prompt needs only three things. XDA tested his approach, and anyone can borrow it.
Read more: Claude Code's creator says a good AI prompt needs just three thingsSB Energy, the SoftBank-controlled builder of OpenAI's planned Ohio data center, may go public in December or wait until next year, later than expected.
Read more: SB Energy, builder of OpenAI's Ohio data center, may delay its stock debutExtend has launched Verify, a tool that checks documents for forgery, including AI-made fakes, before a business pays an invoice or approves a claim.
Read more: New tool checks whether a document is fake before a business acts on itGitHub added an Industry comparison view to its Copilot dashboard, so companies can see how their use of the AI tool stacks up against peers.
Read more: GitHub's Copilot dashboard now shows how you stack up against peersCapcom says an outside party got into 11,774,247 Capcom ID accounts. Expect scam emails that use the exposed details, so be careful what you click.
Read more: Capcom says hackers got into 11.7 million player accountsOpenAI's newest GPT models are heading to Google Cloud, so business customers may soon compare them with Gemini in one place. Everyday users are left out for now.
Read more: OpenAI's GPT models are coming to Google's cloud for businessesEbanx now lets global subscription services charge Nigerians through the OPay wallet app, a big opening in a country where few people own credit cards.
Read more: Nigerians can now pay for global subscriptions straight from a wallet appAnekha Sokhal, a former energy trader, is building Moshi, an AI tool that links market news to what matters for each trader, and she says fit with daily work is key.
Read more: A former energy trader built an AI tool to cut through market noise
