[ad_1] Anthropic is releasing Claude Opus 4.8 on Thursday, and the company is touting the model’s “honesty.” According to Anthropic, it trains “all [its] models to be honest — for instance, to avoid making claims that they can’t support.” But it notes that “a general problem with AI models is that they sometimes jump to … Read More “Claude’s new model is more ‘honest’ when it messes up” »
Month: May 2026
[ad_1] We’re upgrading Claude Opus to a new version: Claude Opus 4.8. It builds on Opus 4.7 with improvements across benchmarks, and is a more effective collaborator. It’s available today for the same price. Opus 4.8 launches alongside several new features. Users on claude.ai now have control over the amount of effort Claude puts into … Read More “Introducing Claude Opus 4.8 \ Anthropic” »
[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube Premium is getting three new features: On-the-go, Auto speed, and Ask Music for podcasts. They’re available to Premium subscribers on Android and will roll out to iOS devices in the coming months. YouTube is one of the biggest platforms for people to listen to podcasts. It has … Read More “YouTube Premium is getting three new features for podcasts” »
[ad_1] “C” stands for “compute” in Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon C processor, which is aimed at low-cost laptops. (Acer mentioned a target price of around $300.) It appears to be a refreshed, possibly rebranded successor to the Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform. We’ll hopefully learn more once an announcement is made. The 8cx Compute Platform was the … Read More “Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon C Processors Herald Cheap Laptops With Big Compromises” »
[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is moving the Ask Gemini prompt box to the bottom-left corner of Google Meet on the web, making the AI feature much easier to notice during calls. Ask Gemini can summarize meetings, list action items, and help late joiners catch up on missed discussions, especially when “Take … Read More “Google Meet just made Gemini a lot more useful in video calls” »
[ad_1] Disney has plenty of impressive theme park audio-animatronic figures, but its latest robot might be its most unique: It’s the first one made using motion-capture technology on a Muppet. The Muppets are the new stars of the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida. Walt Disney Imagineering wanted to build an … Read More “You Won’t Believe the Tech Disney Used to Update These Rides” »
[ad_1] Earlier this year, MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 8500, a 4nm (TSMC N4P) chipset with all-big CPU cores (eight Cortex-A725) and a Mali-G720 MC8 GPU. Now the company is refreshing that chip as the Dimensity 8550. The key addition here is the LLM Booster and support for Google’s Gemini Nano V3, which is designed to … Read More “MediaTek unveils Dimensity 8550 with LLM Booster and support for Gemini Nano V3” »
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile users are running into issues with their fiber internet. Reports appear to have started around 1:00 AM ET and peaked at around 8:00 AM ET. The number of reports has declined since 8:00 AM, but it appears some users are still experiencing an outage. If you’re having … Read More “Having issues with T-Mobile’s fiber internet? Here’s what’s going on” »
[ad_1] Oura announced the new Oura Ring 5 on Thursday. The much-anticipated smart ring is smarter and smaller than ever. Among the various new health features, one that stands out is Health Radar. It builds on Oura’s symptom radar, which is known for detecting illness and has identified multiple cases of Lymphoma. Health Radar takes … Read More “Oura Ring 5 Health Radar Feature” »
[ad_1] That target gene is one that codes for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). This enzyme plays a role in regulating LDL levels in the blood. Specifically, it promotes the destruction of LDL receptors on liver cells that would otherwise help clear LDL from circulation. Thus, people who have overactive versions of PCSK9 have … Read More “Bad cholesterol slashed 62% by single dose of gene-editing drug in small trial” »
