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Claude sent a false homicide tip to police – and it’s part of a troubling AI pattern

Models routinely take shortcuts to pass evaluations. Who gets to decide what incidents are innocuous?

12 Oct 2026
Google’s new Fitbit Edge solves my biggest gripe with the Pixel Watch

Google’s watches are too dang chunky.

12 Oct 2026
Ring’s new smart lock has a manual fallback that can’t lock you out – how it works

The brand just announced a smart lock with a manual ‘power dial’ that charges the device in case it dies.

10 Oct 2026
4 ways Amazon’s new Alexa tablets eclipse the Fire line – starting with Google Play

Amazon just upped its game with new Android tablets for entertainment and work.

9 Oct 2026
‘I use AI to do the things that I’m bad at’: Linus Torvalds on why it works for him

The Linux creator calls vibe coding ‘a wonderful way to find joy in programming,’ but not for running Linux development. (Finding bugs is OK.)

9 Oct 2026
Got a Microsoft 365 subscription? Your storage is about to shrink

Today, shared Microsoft 365 plans include 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage for every family member. Microsoft is about to shrink that allotment dramatically.

8 Oct 2026
Regulators are trying to protect you from being fired by AI – here’s how

Regulating AI at work is happening slowly, but it’s still stuck at the state level.

8 Oct 2026
Can AI fix legacy IT? The ‘economics don’t hold up,’ says former IBM strategist

Vendors are pitching AI as a cure-all for legacy IT systems, but is it?

8 Oct 2026
Yelp, who? 4 ways Google Maps can help you find your next meal – and order it

There’s more to Google Maps’ dining tools than reviews and directions – and a few are worth a look before your next night out.

8 Oct 2026
Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Ultra finally has a starting price (you should sit down)

The Surface Laptop Ultra is an AI powerhouse, with Nvidia’s new RTX Spark chip and up to 128GB of unified memory – and it’s priced for power users.

8 Oct 2026
Managers are using AI to write performance reviews – and it shows

Does AI use help or hurt feedback at work? Here’s what one survey found.

7 Oct 2026
Use Gemini for free? You’ll soon be limited to its weakest AI model

Google is cutting off free users from the Flash and Pro models. AI Plus subscribers are losing out too

6 Oct 2026
Office 2021 support ends this month – you have 5 options

Microsoft is ending support and updates for Office 2021 on October 13. What does that mean, and what are your alternatives?

6 Oct 2026
Mistral’s new Le Chonk model brings AI cybersecurity to your business – and you control it

Open models are vying to become the everyman defense solution for a growing swarm of agent breaches.

6 Oct 2026
How I made a paid Mac app in 11 days with Claude – without writing a single line of code

Claude helped me vibe-code a Mac app and pass Apple’s review in less than two weeks. Come with me on my journey from idea to purchasable App Store product.

5 Oct 2026
iPhone 18 Pro Max can’t call or text on AT&T? Apple will replace it for free

Some iPhone 18 Pro Max phones on AT&T are stuck in SOS mode. Two updates can prevent it, but affected phones need replacing.

3 Oct 2026
This new ChatGPT scam tricks you into installing malware – how to spot the trap

This authentic-looking scam starts with a sponsored Google link – and it’s catching people off-guard.

2 Oct 2026
Google Wallet not working on your Pixel? 4 ways to fix tap-to-pay

Some Pixel users are having tap-to-pay problems, and there’s no fix from Google yet. But here a few things that helped others.

2 Oct 2026
Who owns AI risk at work? Business and tech leaders can’t agree, PwC survey finds

PwC research highlights a growing need for someone to own AI. Is an AI chief the answer?

1 Oct 2026
openSUSE Leap adds a new security layer: Immutable mode

One of the more secure Linux distributions has added another feature to help further lock it down.

30 Sep 2026