The AI code wars are heating up
…How it’s going In late 2025, Anthropic released a new version of its Claude LLM, called Opus 4.5. According to Anthropic’s benchmarks, it was the best Claude model yet…
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The Switch 2 gives Splatoon 3 a fantastically fresh coat of paint
…to release the Switch 2. But thanks to an unexpected update, Splatoon 3 plays like a slicker, sleeker, and more modern shooter on the new console. And while the improvements aren’t…
AI-generated research papers are overwhelming peer review
…In recent months, AI companies have released a range of “agentic” science assistants capable of analyzing data, generating hypotheses, and writing research papers with a high degree of autonomy. While a possible…
Microsoft AI chief on why it’s ‘dangerous’ to call AI ‘alive’
…And now that we can co-design our own models with it, the MAI-Thinking-1 model that we’ve just released actually delivers 1.4x performance per watt improvement on top…
Google Pixel 10 launch event: the 8 biggest announcements
…Pixel phones even offer an AI Camera Coach to help you improve your shots, as well as new AI journaling and translator apps. Meanwhile, on the Pixel Watch 4, Google added a…
It doesn’t end at Neuralink
…Neurons release ions in order to pass information to each other; this can be measured as changes in voltage from electrodes implanted nearby in brain tissue. As Smith thinks about moving his…
Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet
…This is security theater, not improved child safety.” California is far from the only place where this issue comes up. Colorado’s bill, which now sits on the governor’s desk…
The Fitbit Air takes a smarter approach to the AI health dumpster fire
…I wish I liked the alternative straps more, but Google has released the specs so hopefully we’ll see some more creative options. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2…
Inside the room where the smart home industry is still betting on Matter
…SmartThings has committed to adopting new specs within six months of release, but Samsung still hasn’t added Matter support to its appliances. Without platform parity, Matter’s promise simply can’t…
Read this before you vibe-code another app
…There have been improvements in models with things like Mythos, the same Anthropic model that set off alarm bells for how easily it finds vulnerabilities to attack, which can also be used…