Researchers used AI to build a WeChat worm that spreads through phone calls
Researchers used AI to build a WeChat worm that spreads through phone calls

Researchers at Calif, a Palo Alto security company, say they used AI to build a worm that spreads through WeChat calls. It takes over an account while the phone is still ringing. It then uses that account to call the victim’s contacts and repeat the tr…

A Polish developer built an app that detects nearby Meta smart glasses over Bluetooth
A Polish developer built an app that detects nearby Meta smart glasses over Bluetooth

A 30-year-old Polish software developer has built an iPhone app that detects Meta smart glasses in the vicinity and estimates how far away they are by reading the Bluetooth signals the glasses broadcast. It has around 5,000 users a month after launch. …

Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence

Mullenweg said in a company Slack message that it was against his will.

Apple Watch’s new feature listens to your chats and recaps them

The Siri Recap feature is similar to other note-taking apps like Granola.

Instacart says AI-built carts beat its $115 average basket. Shipt shipped the same feature and called it relief from mental load.
Instacart says AI-built carts beat its $115 average basket. Shipt shipped the same feature and called it relief from mental load.

Shipt and Instacart both launched AI assistants that build a grocery cart from a prompt or a photo on 9 September. Instacart said orders placed through its assistant contain more items than a typical order and exceed its $115 average basket, while Ship…

Apple’s revamped Health app will calculate your ‘health age’ and readiness score

The update uses Apple Intelligence to make better sense of your health data.

Shipt becomes the latest delivery app with an AI shopping assistant

Users can ask the assistant to do things like “Create a cart for my Saturday tailgate for 25 people and include some brunch items,” or “Build a cart for easy school lunches and after-school snacks,” Shipt says.

Instacart launches an AI grocery shopping assistant called Clementine

Instacart is the latest app to bake a conversational AI assistant into its platform.

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Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it?

Meta’s new personal AI agent Muse wants access to users’ email, calendars, payments, health services, and more — making the company’s biggest consumer AI bet yet a major test of whether people still trust Meta with their data.

Pusheen’s first game is coming to Apple Arcade
Pusheen’s first game is coming to Apple Arcade

Pusheen is getting her first game, and it will appear exclusively on Apple Arcade. Launching October 1st, Pusheen’s Place lets you collect and care for more than 100 Pusheens as you play minigames and decorate rooms for Pusheenicorn, Pancake Pusheen, and other variations of the cartoon cat. In the mix of minigames, you’ll “sort color […]