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Guelph Police say a woman lost about $140,000 after a text from a stranger turned into months of fake crypto investing. Here is the pattern to spot.
Read more: Woman loses $140,000 after a text from a stranger led to fake crypto investingSecurity firm Kaspersky found fake Apple store sites using the new iPhone Duo as bait, with a 25% discount and a countdown timer to rush you.
Read more: Fake iPhone Duo websites are tricking buyers with 25% off dealsA Florida Politics column warns that AI can copy a voice, so a call that sounds like family or your boss may be fake. The same tricks could target voters.
Read more: AI voice scams can fake a loved one's voice to steal moneyCanva's first AI image maker is free to try, but a Business Insider test found it behind ChatGPT, Muse and Gemini on cards, product shots and photo-style images.
Read more: Canva's first AI image maker trails rivals in a hands-on testA writer who swapped an Apple Watch for the screenless Fitbit Air says it lacks lap marking, music controls and built-in GPS. Runners should know before buying.
Read more: A screenless Fitbit Air is missing three things an Apple Watch doesGoogle Maps hides settings for a McLaren car icon, electric car plugs and Wi-Fi-only map downloads. A few minutes there can save data and hassle.
Read more: Four Google Maps settings most people never openApple's Image Playground app can make realistic AI photos in iOS 27, and it adds a hidden watermark so people can tell them apart from real pictures.
Read more: Apple's Image Playground can now make realistic AI photos in iOS 27Select GM vehicles can now treat a compatible Galaxy phone as the key through Samsung Wallet, which could ease how small businesses share company cars.
Read more: Samsung phones can now unlock and lock some GM cars on their ownInsightly now connects its customer management system to AI assistants through a shared standard, so an assistant can look up your contacts and deals.
Read more: Insightly lets AI assistants read your customer records directlyA TechCrunch list shows AI products shutting down fast, from small startups to OpenAI, and about 42% of AI projects get dropped by their own companies.
Read more: Many AI products have already shut down, even from big namesGoogle's new Motion Assist setting in Android 17 helped one writer with motion sickness look at her Pixel 10 in moving vehicles again. Here is how it works.
Read more: A new Android setting helped a writer use her phone in cars againEarly owners of Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo report inner screens cracking at the hinge. If you bought one, you have 14 days to return it.
Read more: New $2,000 folding iPhone Duo is cracking at the hinge for early buyersThe new iPhone Duo uses a fingerprint button, not Face ID. A recent Apple Watch can unlock it for you instead, with no touch needed.
Read more: You can unlock the new iPhone Duo with your Apple WatchWhatsApp is bringing back the short text line that tells contacts where you are, after users said they missed it. It now lives in your About section.
Read more: WhatsApp brings back the simple text Status after users complainedWhatsApp has built-in tools that quiet unknown callers, flag strangers and lock your account, and a few minutes in settings can keep scammers out.
Read more: WhatsApp has built-in tools to help you spot and stop scammersAndroid has been adding your SIM's phone number to every Google account on the phone, work accounts included. You can turn it off, but there are trade-offs.
Read more: Android now adds your phone number to every Google account on itOpenAI added Canvas to ChatGPT, a side window that lets paying users edit one part of a draft or code at a time instead of starting over.
Read more: ChatGPT gets a new editing window for writing and codingMacOS 27 adds a keyboard shortcut that opens an Ask Siri box, so you can ask about a photo, a document or an unknown file without searching the web.
Read more: A new Mac shortcut lets you ask Siri about anything on your screenApple's latest iPhone test version adds a ChatGPT Plus upgrade button, and free ChatGPT now has a daily limit. Here is what the $19.99 tier adds.
Read more: iPhone beta now lets you upgrade to ChatGPT Plus in SettingsA free, open-source Android app called Circle to Search brings back Share and Save and sends only the part of the screen you circle, not the whole thing.
Read more: Free Android app brings back the old, simpler Circle to SearchYouTube plans to adopt a new video format called AV2, which could mean faster loading and less mobile data use as soon as early 2027.
Read more: YouTube videos could look sharper and stall less by early 2027Google's pledge to keep Gmail and Photos out of ad targeting now has an exception if you use its opt-in AI search tool, Personal Intelligence.
Read more: Google's ad privacy promise now has an exception for its AI searchNvidia's Shield TV Pro now costs $300, and a reviewer says the pricier new Apple TV 4K is still the better streaming box for most people.
Read more: Even at a higher price, Apple TV 4K still beats Nvidia's Shield TV ProCapcom says an outsider got into Capcom ID and affected 11.7 million users. The main risk now is fake emails that pretend to be the company.
Read more: Capcom breach exposes emails of 11.7 million game accounts
