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Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5 with stricter safeguards for cybersecurity
Anthropic says its new Claude Opus 5.5 model comes with stronger safeguards in the wake of recent rogue AI hacking incidents. In an announcement on Tuesday, Anthropic says Opus 5.5 comes with...
Rivian’s R2 beat its own climate goals four years early
Rivian always planned for its all-important R2 vehicle to be less expensive than its pricey R1 predecessors, but also less polluting. The production process for the R2 would rely on more renewable...
Trump says US is officially renaming AI ‘super intelligence’
In a speech Tuesday morning at the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump railed against Iran, "globalists," and transgender people while also claiming that the US is now "officially" renaming artificial...
Tuberville Campaign Gets $130,000 From VGW Amid Alabama Gambling Uncertainty
VGW, the operator behind Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Casino, and Global Poker, has escalated its political spending in Alabama, donating $100,000 to US Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s gubernatorial...
Do USB extenders really work and are they safe to use?
USB extenders will help you connect devices over longer distances, but not all of them have the same capabilities when performing this function.
Xbox is barely Xbox anymore
Xbox has become a shell of its former self - and things are only getting worse. As part of its planned cuts impacting around 3,200 workers, the company announced today more changes that will further...
NVMe vs. SATA SSD: What’s the difference between the two drive types?
An SSD is a huge upgrade over an HDD, but SATA and NVMe SSDs offer major differences in their performance.
Xbox is merging its Forza developers into a single studio
Microsoft is uniting its two Forza developers into a single studio today, as part of a massive restructuring of Xbox. Playground Games, which develops Forza Horizon, and Turn 10 Studios, creators of...
Microsoft is laying off 268 Xbox staffers and Ninja Theory may close
Microsoft is laying off around 260 Xbox employees today, as part of an ongoing "reset" of its gaming business. 1,600 Xbox employees were impacted by layoffs in July, with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma...
Activision is taking over Halo as part of a massive Xbox shake-up
Microsoft is announcing a massive restructuring of its Xbox studios today, months after laying off 1,600 Xbox employees and selling off studios. The latest changes will see Activision take on the...