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LiveChennai published 10 tips for protecting your bank account from fake calls, texts and websites, and a few minutes on your habits can protect your savings.
Read more: Ten simple habits that keep your bank account safe from online thievesChrome has a reputation for using a lot of memory. Five settings can rein it in, and none of them requires switching browsers.
Read more: Five Chrome settings that can cut how much memory it usesRokid and Alibaba have announced smart glasses with eye tracking, so you may soon pick menu items with a glance instead of a wristband or finger pinch.
Read more: Smart glasses you control with your eyes are starting to arriveA study of four AI tools found 8.2% of answers on local issues contradicted official data, even when the chatbots read government sources. Midterms are close.
Read more: AI chatbots got about 1 in 12 local election answers wrongA Raspberry Pi can take over a DVR, a password manager and a price tracker, three jobs many people pay for. How-To Geek says each is a weekend project.
Read more: 3 ways a Raspberry Pi can cut your bills this weekend, starting with free DVR (Oct 30 - Nov 1)iOS 27.2 lets Shortcuts react when an iPhone Duo is opened or closed, and it widens the AI-powered Use Model action to five more languages.
Read more: iPhone update adds new Shortcuts tools, including open and closed triggersBluesky is blocking links to a site hosting leaked Homeland Security staff records, while a government takedown notice knocked a search tool offline.
Read more: Bluesky blocks links to leaked list of Homeland Security staffIndia's Supreme Court says scam victims should get at least their lost money back if a bank failed its checks, a signal that banks may act faster on odd payments.
Read more: India's top court says banks may owe scam victims their money backA Google trial of 1,100 UK students found an AI math tutor matched human tutors on daily work, but not on a standardized test. Experts checked every reply.
Read more: Google study: AI math tutor helped UK students as much as human tutorsGoodRx and Criteo will pay $32 million over tracking tools that shared user data. If you used GoodRx from 2017 to 2020, you may be able to claim a share.
Read more: GoodRx and Criteo to pay $32 million over shared user dataGoogle's free AI Edge Gallery app ran a model faster on a phone than Ollama did on one writer's older gaming PC, and it works offline.
Read more: A free Google app runs AI on a phone faster than one writer's PCAmazon added more than 100 shopping abilities to Alexa, so you can change a subscription or delivery note by voice. Here is what to check before you try it.
Read more: Alexa can now manage your shopping lists, subscriptions and deliveriesSamsung's first clip-on earbuds, the Galaxy Buds On, cost $229 in the US and leave your ears open to the world around you.
Read more: Samsung's first clip-on earbuds hit the US for $229 in early NovemberA researcher says one hidden text can crash calling on Android phones, and Google has not called it a security issue, so a fix is not promised.
Read more: Researcher: one hidden text can crash calls on Android phonesSamsung's One UI 9 update brings most Galaxy S26 AI tools to the two-year-old Galaxy S24, so owners may have little reason to buy a new phone.
Read more: Samsung's free update gives a two-year-old Galaxy S24 many S26 tricksA flaw in Telegram for Android let a stranger run code on your phone once you answered their call. A fix is out, so check your app version now.
Read more: Telegram bug on Android let a voice call take over phonesAndroid Authority's writer turns off seven settings on his Google Pixel and says the phone feels better for it. Every change can be undone.
Read more: Seven Pixel settings one writer switches off to improve his phoneApple's first touchscreen Mac is here, and its CEO says touch is a bonus. The trackpad and keyboard stay the main way to use it, which matters if you are buying.
Read more: Apple's first touchscreen Mac keeps the trackpad in chargeGarmin Messenger leans on text message codes to verify users, so a stranger who gets your old phone number may be able to reach your old chats.
Read more: Garmin Messenger may let new owners of a phone number see old chatsHims & Hers asked a judge to toss an FTC lawsuit over ad-data sharing and hard-to-cancel plans. It says its policies were clear. Here is what that means for users.
Read more: Hims & Hers fights FTC claims it shared health data and trapped subscribersThe MANGMI Pocket Max, an Android gaming handheld, has a 10,000mAh battery that may be the largest yet in this kind of device.
Read more: A new Android handheld game device packs a huge 10,000mAh batteryGoogle now offers several Gemini AI models, and a recent guide says one fits most people best. Picking the right one can save time and effort.
Read more: Google's many Gemini AI models: which one most people should useArizonans who welcomed a giant chip plant are now fighting new data centers, citing water, power and land as the Colorado River supply shrinks.
Read more: Arizona residents push back on data centers over water useSamsung and Pixel owners can hide status bar icons like Bluetooth and alarms for free, and a few minutes of setup makes the top of the screen look calmer.
Read more: How to hide the extra icons cluttering your Android phone's top bar
