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A free open source tool called Android Auto Maker puts games and video players on a parked car's screen, but Google could shut the door later.
Read more: Free tool lets you run any app on your car screen while parkedMicrosoft says Claude AI models in Copilot will process data inside the EU by the end of 2026, so European businesses can use them without sending data abroad.
Read more: Microsoft will keep Claude AI chats inside Europe for EU customersAmazon's cloud arm now sells a tool that proves a software flaw can be exploited before suggesting a fix. The price rises with every flaw it handles.
Read more: Amazon launches a tool that tests software flaws before fixing themOpenAI plans to buy Pierre, a maker of tools for software developers, to strengthen Codex, its AI helper that writes code. Here is why that matters.
Read more: OpenAI to buy Pierre, a developer tools maker, to boost CodexAmazon's AWS WAF now lets site owners charge AI bots for content and collect the money in local currency through Stripe, with no crypto wallet needed.
Read more: Websites can now get paid in regular money when AI bots visitTencent's new Hy4 model can read images and control software, but it often makes up answers when it can't search the web.
Read more: Tencent's new AI can read images and run software on its ownMeta has bought Conductor, a tool for running several AI coding helpers at once. Its cloud service shuts down November 20, so users have a deadline.
Read more: Meta buys Conductor, a tool that lets one person manage many AI codersA user says Claude Code put his email address in web requests during searches, and that he now gets dozens of scam emails a day. Anthropic has not replied in the report.
Read more: User says Claude Code shared his email address with websitesNvidia's RTX Spark laptops and desktops can run several AI tools at once on the device itself, which Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs never really managed.
Read more: Nvidia's new RTX Spark computers run real AI without the internetMETR says Anthropic hid much of its best evidence from the public version of a 100-page AI assessment, so readers must trust METR's word more.
Read more: Outside AI tester says Anthropic blacked out key evidence in its reportApple has opened public betas of iOS 27.3 and macOS Golden Gate 27.3, but the safer move for most people is to wait for the December release.
Read more: Apple opens public testing of its next iPhone and Mac updateGoogle is building tools so Gemini can finish multi-step jobs across your Android apps, with some of the work staying on your phone.
Read more: Google lets AI assistants carry out tasks across Android appsThe Justice Department created a task force to pursue fraud and hacks that use AI, and it plans to press AI companies to keep tighter control of their systems.
Read more: Justice Department forms a team to go after criminals using AITruffle Security will cancel 1.4 million leaked digital keys that still work, because most owners ignore warnings. Here is why that matters to anyone using online services.
Read more: Security firm will shut off 1.4 million leaked digital keys itselfPayoneer says its business-to-business payment volume jumped 59% in the third quarter, while its $2.75 billion sale to Nuvei moves toward a mid-2027 close.
Read more: Payoneer's business-to-business payments jump 59% as Nuvei deal nearsAnthropic added security tools to Claude Enterprise that flag weak settings, sign staff out remotely and block personal accounts on work computers.
Read more: Claude Enterprise adds new tools to help companies keep AI use secureDelhi-NCR sales teams are selling through WhatsApp chats, and Meta's new India pricing means wasteful messaging now costs real money.
Read more: Delhi-area sales teams are closing business deals inside WhatsApp chatsStripe now lets AI assistants like Claude and Cursor read your Stripe data, so you can ask plain questions about revenue. The main tool is free into 2027.
Read more: Stripe lets AI assistants read your sales data and answer questionsMicrosoft is capping more free Copilot Chat features at work and will not say where the limits are, so surprise cutoffs and upgrade prompts are coming.
Read more: Microsoft adds hidden usage limits to free Copilot Chat at workKlarna's app can now tell you whether a caller claiming to be Klarna is real. The tool is live in all 26 markets where the company operates.
Read more: Klarna app now shows if a caller claiming to be Klarna is realEssentials, a free app, adds automations and display tweaks to Pixel phones that Google never built, though getting it fully working takes some effort.
Read more: A free app gives Google Pixel phones the tweaks Google left outTwo Windows malware families steal login tokens from AI tools, and those tokens can keep working after a password reset. Here is what to do and who should worry.
Read more: New malware steals AI chat logins that outlast a password changeResearchers found a data-theft campaign against South Korean financial firms that leaned on AI coding tools, and the attacker's own files were left exposed.
Read more: Hackers Used AI Coding Tools to Steal Data From South Korean BanksMicrosoft's new Pro Badge for GitHub Copilot is free and has no exam. It scores your skill from how you actually use the tool, which could matter if you hire or get hired.
Read more: Microsoft will now grade your skills by watching how you use GitHub
