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A man is suing OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT helped draft a poisoning plan against him. The case could shape who is responsible when a chatbot gives harmful answers.
Read more: Man sues OpenAI, says ChatGPT helped plan his poisoningGoogle 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 appsCriminals are pressuring older New Yorkers to put cash into crypto machines, and a state bill would add warnings and limits. Here is what to know.
Read more: Scammers Are Using Crypto Kiosks to Drain Older New Yorkers' SavingsAndroid has built-in tools for sharing Wi-Fi, cleaning up screenshots, saving copied text and skipping the lock screen at home. Most people never use them.
Read more: Four small Android settings that make your phone easier to useSenate Republicans want to confirm a third FCC Republican before losing the Senate in January, and a Senate Democrat says an all-GOP panel would be illegal.
Read more: Senate Republicans push to add an FCC member before losing controlAn Android Police writer uses Gemini by voice for email, daily planning and chat catch-up. Here is what works, and one limit on WhatsApp.
Read more: Six ways to use your voice with Gemini to get work done on AndroidScammers faked caller ID to look like the Enoch RCMP, and one robocall urged people to press 1. Police say a screen that says police proves nothing.
Read more: Scammers fake police caller ID in Enoch, Alberta to steal personal detailsGoogle Forms is getting a Gemini AI feature that reads survey answers and flags trends, which could save hours for anyone who collects feedback.
Read more: Google Forms will use Gemini AI to summarize your survey answersOpenAI's CEO said it was terrible for everyone to own the world's scarce memory chips, then reversed course after online anger. Here is why it touches your next purchase.
Read more: Sam Altman walks back his complaint about people owning computer memoryGhana's cybersecurity work faces a funding gap just as AI makes scams cheaper and more convincing, putting banks, mobile money users and small businesses at risk.
Read more: Ghana is short on money to fight online scams that now use AIWarby Parker says pre-orders for its Google-powered smart glasses open November 12. The glasses have cameras, which matters for gift buyers and people nearby.
Read more: Google's first smart glasses may go on sale November 12Meta's Muse AI agent can now hold spoken conversations in real time and show an avatar that moves its mouth as it talks. It is live in the US app.
Read more: Meta's Muse AI assistant can now talk back to you out loudGM will pay $220 million to settle claims it sold driving data without consent, and the data was used by insurers to raise prices or deny coverage.
Read more: GM to pay $220 million over selling drivers' data without consentA listing in Samsung's own app hints that the Galaxy Fit 4 band can handle tap-to-pay, but a US radio filing does not mention the needed technology.
Read more: Samsung's next fitness band may let you pay with your wristSamsung's rugged Galaxy XCover 7 Pro can now update to One UI 9 in the US, so owners and business teams should check their phones.
Read more: Samsung's tough Galaxy XCover 7 Pro gets its big One UI 9 update in the USDelhi-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 chatsA ZDNet reviewer found six Pixel 11 settings that are off or held back by default, and a few minutes in Settings can fix sharper text, charging and missed alerts.
Read more: Six Pixel 11 settings worth changing the day you open the boxApple's test version of iOS 27.3 adds Reachability to the iPhone Duo, letting owners slide the outside screen toward their thumb to use the foldable one-handed.
Read more: Apple's foldable iPhone gets a one-handed mode in the latest test versionA tech writer dropped Spotify and YouTube Music for Poweramp, a 16-year-old Android player that runs on music files you own, with no subscription needed.
Read more: A 16-year-old Android music app replaced his paid streaming servicesMany Android phones can get brighter or dimmer than the slider shows. Knowing how helps with sunlight, night reading and battery life.
Read more: Your Android phone's brightness slider doesn't show the real limitsA new Windows update makes laptops with 8 GB of memory run smoother, which could let budget buyers skip a pricier machine.
Read more: Windows Update Makes Cheaper 8 GB Laptops Run Much SmootherDroidDeck lets some recent Snapdragon Android phones run full PC games from Steam, installed on the phone and playable offline, without streaming or rooting.
Read more: A new app lets some Android phones run full Steam PC gamesAndroid Police says Google's Pixel 11 is quietly elite, but the short video post gives no price, features or release date to back that up.
Read more: Android Police calls Google's Pixel 11 quietly eliteAmazon's Alexa for Shopping now handles over 100 more tasks, including subscriptions and billing questions, as Amazon says shoppers spend more per order with it.
Read more: Amazon's Alexa shopping helper can now handle over 100 more tasks
