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Fisher National Bank and Federated Bank say fake calls pretending to be the bank seem to be rising, and caller ID can show the real bank name.
Read more: Two Illinois banks warn of fake calls that pose as the bankChrome's habit of using lots of memory is mostly a design choice that keeps tabs fast, stable and safer, and a built-in tool shows when something is truly wrong.
Read more: Chrome's reputation for hogging memory is more myth than problemInstacart is reportedly exploring a sale and has talked with Uber and DoorDash, which could eventually change how a popular grocery app works for shoppers.
Read more: Instacart Is Reportedly Looking for a Buyer, Talking to Uber and DoorDashBloomberg reports Netflix is changing its leadership after weaker shows and pushback from creative talent. For subscribers, that could shape what gets made next.
Read more: Netflix shakes up its leadership after a slump in showsApple has blocked eight weak website security certificates from India's eMudhra. Most people are covered, but Mac command-line users still have a gap.
Read more: Apple blocks weak website security certificates from India firmA page promising ChatGPT Team pricing and an Android download led to an error, so no price or app details are confirmed. Here is where to check instead.
Read more: ChatGPT Team price details are missing from this sourceSumter, South Carolina police say scammers are using fake warrants and a real officer's photo to demand crypto for missed jury duty. Here is how to spot it.
Read more: Fake 'jury duty' calls demand crypto payments, police warnToyota says it wants to turn about 20 years of robot research into products, putting it in a race with Tesla and Chinese companies.
Read more: Toyota enters the race to build humanoid robotsA TikTok trend has people asking ChatGPT to list five things they always say to it. The answers are funny, but they also show how much a chatbot can sound like you.
Read more: People are asking ChatGPT what they always say to it, and posting the answersUber is giving night shift workers in London and Manchester codes worth up to £10 for rides home or meals, starting as the UK clocks go back.
Read more: Uber offers night shift workers up to £10 off rides and mealsBlock, the company behind Square and Cash App, unveiled a voice AI called Dessa, and critics say tools like it could make phone scams easier.
Read more: Block launches Dessa, a voice AI, as critics warn of scam callsSamsung's Audio Eraser made voices clearer in fan, crowd and traffic tests, but a loud crash that overlapped speech took the spoken words with it.
Read more: Samsung's noise remover cleans up videos, but can wipe out your wordsCoral Hart says AI helped her write about 370 books and sell roughly a million copies. Her story shows how AI-made titles may compete for readers and shelf space.
Read more: A South African author says AI helped her write 370 booksA 93-year-old in Japan spotted a fake police call, alerted real officers, and the man who came for her ATM card was arrested. Here are the warning signs.
Read more: 93-year-old woman fools scammer posing as police and gets him arrestedA study shared at a major computing conference says ChatGPT can build a picture of your personality from your chats. Details are thin, so treat it as early.
Read more: Study finds ChatGPT can guess personality traits from your chatsConnecting mesh Wi-Fi units with an Ethernet cable can fix slow far rooms. Engadget says a pair of 50-foot cables costs around $30.
Read more: Plug your Wi-Fi mesh units together with a cable for faster speedsThe Ocala Gazette reports new details in a cyber scam that hit the city of Ocala, a reminder that scams reach governments as well as small businesses.
Read more: Ocala city government hit by cyber scam, new details emergeA Samsung phone owner says the Expert RAW camera app flatters faces better than the default one, but it lacks video and automatic lens switching.
Read more: Samsung's Expert RAW camera app needs three fixes to win over one userThe moderators of Reddit's r/opensource now ban projects made with, by or for AI, and some members have already left for a new forum that allows it.
Read more: Big open source forum on Reddit bans any project that uses AIThe FTC and FCC warn that a call that rings once and hangs up may be bait, because calling back can mean international or premium-rate charges.
Read more: A Phone That Rings Once and Stops Could Be a Scam TrapAirPods connect to Samsung Galaxy phones, but settings, ear detection, firmware updates and Find My all depend on an Apple device. Here is what you give up.
Read more: AirPods on a Samsung phone lose most of what makes them specialTwo cyber fraud cases in Mangaluru, India, left victims out more than Rs 1.9 lakh. The details are missing, but the warning applies to anyone who pays online.
Read more: Two online fraud cases in Mangaluru, India, cost victims Rs 1.9 lakhDelhi Police say two men posing as bank staff tricked more than 50 mostly older people on video calls. Here is how the scam worked and how to spot it.
Read more: Fake bank staff on video calls cheated 50+ people, police sayGoogle makes Snapseed, a free photo editor for iPhone and Android, and a CNET reviewer says the Pixel 11 Pro should borrow its best tools.
Read more: Google already makes a great free photo app, but not for its Pixel
