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Amaze File Utilities, an open source Android app, let one writer delete three storage apps and reclaim 12GB. It costs $3 for life after a 20-day trial.
Read more: One free-to-try Android app replaced three and freed 12GBThe FTC had 19 fake versions of its own website taken down. Imposter scams cost people $3.5 billion in 2025, so a pause before paying or clicking matters.
Read more: Government shut down 19 fake websites posing as the FTCOpenAI now gives subscribers on $100, $200 and $500 ChatGPT plans matching API credits, following a similar move by Anthropic earlier this month.
Read more: OpenAI now gives top ChatGPT subscribers free credits for developersA campaign using fake AI models on Hugging Face came back days after takedown. One model was downloaded over 28,000 times and can take over GPU servers.
Read more: Fake AI models on Hugging Face secretly hijack servers to mine cryptoPolymarket stopped trading for about an hour after hackers used an outside website tool to push crypto-stealing code. About $2.5 million was traced to the attacker.
Read more: Polymarket pauses trading after hackers hijack a hidden website toolKohl's shoppers in the U.S. can now split purchases into payments with Klarna online and in the app, which could help holiday budgets and tempt extra spending.
Read more: Kohl's now lets shoppers pay in installments through KlarnaWEX reported record quarterly revenue of $780.1 million and is testing an AI account manager that could bring big-client service to small fleets.
Read more: WEX posts record $780.1 million quarter as it adds AI to its productsGoogle posted new update notes for Chromecast with Google TV and Nest Wifi Pro, with better streaming and connection performance listed for the Chromecast.
Read more: Google rolls out software updates for Chromecast and Nest Wifi ProOpenAI ended the Pro 200 legacy allowance today, so from October 30 the same $200 a month buys half the Codex and ChatGPT Work usage.
Read more: OpenAI's $200 ChatGPT Pro plan now gives half the coding usageA post claiming an iPhone kept 146,000 deleted photos hit 4.1 million views, but its numbers shift between versions and its main claim about apps fails.
Read more: Viral claim that iPhones keep 146,000 deleted photos does not hold upSamsung's Galaxy W27 is a gold-trimmed foldable for China that costs about $2,800 and offers little over the Fold 8 Ultra that US buyers can get for less.
Read more: Samsung's new $2,800 foldable phone is only sold in ChinaA Sierra Club analysis says gas plants built for data centers could raise US power plant CO2 42 percent by 2030, erasing 15 years of cuts.
Read more: Data center boom could undo 15 years of US pollution cutsFanatics rebuilt its Shop the Look tool with OpenAI, and an early test showed 10% more shopper engagement. Expect more AI-picked suggestions online.
Read more: Fanatics uses OpenAI to rebuild its outfit suggestion toolA leftover update checker from an unofficial Popcorn Time app may still run on your Mac, and researchers say it could have let attackers install harmful software.
Read more: Old Popcorn Time app may have left up to 350,000 Macs open to attackMastercard says AI shopping agents should pay with a secure stand-in for your own card, so your rewards and spending controls could carry over.
Read more: Mastercard Wants AI Shopping Helpers to Pay With Your Real CardMozilla and Google both released browser updates fixing 167 and 52 security flaws, and some could let attackers run harmful code on your computer.
Read more: Firefox and Chrome both need updating now to fix over 200 security holesUBS says staff use more than 12,700 personal AI agents, a sign that banks are moving AI into daily work that can touch your accounts and advice.
Read more: UBS staff now use more than 12,700 personal AI helpers at workSamsung is adding a more detailed AI sleep apnea check to its Galaxy Watch and Ring, starting in Korea in November, with the US expected to follow.
Read more: Samsung's watch and ring get a smarter sleep apnea checkResearchers showed a booby-trapped file in the Downloads folder can make an AI coding helper leak private logins, so what lands on your computer matters.
Read more: Hidden instructions in a downloaded file can trick AI coding helpersZoho Analytics now lets you ask for reports in plain English, and six AI agents build them. A 15-day free trial needs no credit card.
Read more: Zoho Analytics adds AI helpers that build reports for youDeepgram is buying Daily, maker of the free voice AI tool Pipecat, and says the tool will stay open to everyone. Here is what that means for businesses.
Read more: Voice AI company Deepgram buys Daily, maker of Pipecat, a free toolSome publishers and advertisers are placing ads that only AI agents can read, and the makers of those agents are worried about what that could do.
Read more: Websites Are Starting to Show Ads That Only AI Assistants Can SeeAdversa AI launched a tool that watches AI coding helpers and stops a risky step before it runs. Businesses using such helpers may want to ask how theirs are monitored.
Read more: New tool watches AI coding helpers and blocks risky moves as they happenKipp, which helps stores recover sales when a card is declined for low funds, was bought by a group led by LTVCo and plans to grow in the US.
Read more: Kipp, a card payments startup, is bought and plans to grow in the US
