The Free AI Helper That Takes Apps and Gadgets Apart
A free AI helper that studies apps and gadgets without the maker's blueprints.
Read the story âMonday, October 26, 2026
Google may use your Gmail for ads, an AI helper that takes gadgets apart, and a mole test chatbots flunked
Good morning! Here's what you missed this week, in plain English. Pour a coffee. This one has a "how to turn it off" for you.
In this issue
Google Changed the Rules on Your Gmail and Ads. Here's the Off Switch.
Google used to promise no personalized ads from Gmail, Drive, or Photos. As of October 16, there's an unless.
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A 10-Year-Old Computer Program Beat Today's Chatbots at Spotting Skin Cancer
A 2015 program got about 62% right. Two of today's chatbots got about 42%. See a doctor.
Read the story â Scam alert
Two phone scams making the rounds
The fake "FTC" who threatens your phone.
A caller says they're from the Federal Trade Commission. They claim your phone number is being used for scams in another country. Then a fake "police officer" joins in. Finally, they demand money as a "security deposit." The FTC says a real employee will never threaten to cut off your phone or ask you to send money. Hang up. Report it at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
Medicare calls and texts that sound too real.
Medicare open enrollment runs October 15 to December 7, and scammers are using AI to sound official. Remember this: Medicare won't call to ask for your Medicare number. They already have it. Hang up, then call 1-800-MEDICARE or the number on your Medicare card.
Sources: FTC alert · CMS · WeAreIowa · Medicare.gov
That's what you missed. See you next week!