Anthropic’s Claude AI appeared to experience an outage on Tuesday, according to online reports. Users reported a spike in errors to Downdetector, with more than 2,000 reports as of 1:27 p.m. ET/10:27 a.m. PT. The number of reports dropped significantly pretty quickly as Anthropic implemented a fix. (Disclosure: Downdetector and CNET are owned by the … Read More “Is Claude Down? Here’s the Latest” »
SpaceX briefly passed Amazon to become the fifth-most valuable company in the world, and nearly eclipsed Microsoft, before the company’s shares pared back those gains before the market closed Tuesday. The newly-public company’s stock had already climbed 20% on Monday — its first full day of trading. Tuesday’s news that SpaceX was acquiring AI coding … Read More “SpaceX valuation balloons to $2.6T, briefly passes Amazon” »
Google is joining the slew of tech companies amping up their software to prove that children can safely use their products. On Tuesday, the tech giant announced it’s expanding parental controls to all devices running Android 17, the company’s latest software update. Google Pixel owners can access parental controls through the Settings app. To set … Read More “Google Expands Parental Controls to All Devices Running Android 17” »
According to a report from last week, Samsung will use ultra-thin glass (UTG) of different thicknesses on the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold8 (wide) and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. Both foldables are expected to debut in July alongside the Galaxy Z Flip8. Ultra-thin glass forms the top protective layer of a foldable phone’s flexible AMOLED display. … Read More “Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 wide may use thicker ultra-thin glass than Fold8 Ultra” »
In May, I was wowed when I demoed the surprisingly powerful VR-like experience inside Xreal and Google’s Project Aura glasses, which are now being called Xreal Aura and are arriving this fall. They pack a Samsung Galaxy XR-like experience into a pair of glasses that plugs into a phone-sized processor puck. But it turns out … Read More “Xreal’s Android XR Aura Glasses Are Coming This Fall, With a Brand New Qualcomm Chip Inside” »
Google’s Android 17 update includes highlights like new floating “Bubble” app windows for easier multitasking, a Screen Reaction recording mode, and a 50/50 split gaming mode for foldable phones. Meanwhile, Wear OS 7 brings Live Updates, better battery life for smart watches, and prepares connections for new Android XR smart glasses that will launch this … Read More “All the latest news on Android 17, Wear OS 7, and Android XR” »
Earlier this year, I went to a play in New York where all the actors were prerecorded volumetric 3D ghosts. The experience — called An Ark — ran on years-old Magic Leap 2 glasses tethered to my seat, and didn’t work with my eye prescription. It doesn’t have to be that difficult. A new generation … Read More “Snap’s New Specs Are Chunky, Pricey and I Really Need to Try Them” »
The smartphone world never gets boring – we’ve been covering it for 26 years now and we hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Yes, it’s that time of year again, GSMArena.com is having a birthday party! The last twelve months had their ups and downs – foldables were improving … Read More “GSMArena.com turns 26 today: happy birthday to us!” »
GPT‑NL values We are building a responsible language model for the Dutch language and context: trustworthy, transparent, reciprocal and sovereign. Sovereign: control over technology that matters GPT‑NL is developed within the Netherlands and Europe. This gives us full control over the model, the data and the choices we make. We avoid dependency on non‑European providers … Read More “a sovereign language model for the Netherlands” »
Technology has always been central to Pixar’s filmmaking process, but with Toy Story 5, it becomes part of the story itself. The result is a timely, relatable sequel that carries the franchise forward while staying true to its emotional core. Like its predecessors, Toy Story 5 is brimming with witty humor, heartfelt storytelling and a … Read More “Toy Story 5 Puts Technology at the Heart of Its Most Timely Story Yet” »
