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Former researcher Coxon comments on Anthropic's progress
Jacob Coxon points to a slide from Anthropic's IPO roadshow showing the company's algorithms improving at an accelerating rate. He continues to call for a pause on frontier model development.
Full story at The Decoder ↗ - Operating systems · Smartphones & apps · Cybersecurity
Pixel bug exposes Private Space
A bug exposes Private Space on Pixel phones after switching between dark mode and light mode. This matters to users who want that area to stay hidden.
Full story at PhoneArena ↗ - Artificial intelligence · Cybersecurity
AI chatbots point shoppers to scam sites
A Podqi study found ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity showed shoppers risky sites that impersonated real retailers or sold knockoffs. This matters as more people use chatbots for shopping.
Full story at Futurism ↗ - Smartphones & apps · Software & updates
Google Wallet can now store receipts
Google Wallet can now scan and track receipts. Until now it stored items such as payment cards, transport passes and ID cards.
Full story at Android Police ↗ - Operating systems · Smartphones & apps
November Pixel Drop arrives with bugs
Google rolled out its big November Pixel Drop update, and users are already reporting many bugs. Such issues often get resolved with a later patch.
Full story at MobileSyrup ↗ - Smartphones & apps · Software & updates
Google Wallet to get digital home keys
Digital home keys can be added to Google Wallet from the Google Home app with a compatible smart lock. The feature is in Public Preview and will roll out more widely in the coming weeks.
Full story at Android Central ↗ - Software & updates · Chips & hardware
YouTube app fails on new Apple TV 4K
Owners of the new Apple TV 4K see a black screen with a QR code saying YouTube is not yet available on this device. A multistep workaround exists.
Full story at Android Authority ↗ - Smartphones & apps · Chips & hardware · IT industry & companies
Samsung gains in foldables thanks to Galaxy Z Fold 8
A Smart Analytics Global report says global foldable shipments fell 2% year over year in Q3 2026, to over 7.5 million units. Samsung grew 13% year over year, thanks to the Galaxy Z Fold 8.
Full story at Android Central ↗ - Artificial intelligence · Data & databases · Enterprise software · IT industry & companies
OpenAI and Databricks team up on enterprise AI
The post covers enterprise AI on governed data from OpenAI and Databricks. The text only mentions Greg Brockman, co-founder and President of OpenAI, describing AI.
Full story at databricks.com ↗ - Artificial intelligence · New AI models · Open source
Runway releases robotics model Praxis-1 as open source
Praxis-1 comes with open weights and source code under Apache 2.0 and uses knowledge from video training for robot control. It leads the World Action Model category on Nvidia's RoboLab-120 benchmark but cannot yet plan complex action sequences.
Full story at The Decoder ↗
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