Anthropic today announced the launch of its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.8. Anthropic claims the model is a « more effective collaborator » with improvements in agentic coding, multidisciplinary reasoning, agentic computer use, knowledge work, and agentic financial analysis. Testers have found Opus 4.8 to be « more reliable and sharper in its judgement » when doing agentic […]

Apple today provided public beta testers with the first betas of iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, macOS Tahoe 26.6, watchOS 26.6, and tvOS 26.6, with the software coming two days after Apple seeded the betas to developers. After signing up to beta test the software updates on Apple’s beta site, public beta testers can download the […]

Apple has started preparing for its annual Back to School promotion in the U.S. and Canada, according to backend Apple code seen by MacRumors. Apple holds a Back to School sale each June, providing teachers and students with free accessories or gift cards when purchasing a Mac or an iPad. The added bonus is in […]

Valve today announced a price hike today the likes of which we have rarely seen. The company’s popular handheld gaming device — the Steam Deck — will now be as much as 46% more expensive in the US. Starting today, the 512GB OLED model is going from $549 to $789, a near 44% increase. Meanwhile, […]

On the latest episode of The Verge‘s Decoder podcast, Rivian’s software chief Wassym Bensaid explained why the EV maker still refuses to offer Apple CarPlay. In short, Bensaid said Rivian does not want CarPlay to fully take over the software experience. « The challenge with screen mirroring solutions is that they take over every single pixel […]

Oura today unveiled the Oura Ring 5, a significantly smaller smart ring with new health-monitoring capabilities including blood pressure trend detection, nighttime breathing analysis, and tools for GLP-1 medication tracking. The Oura Ring 5 is 40% smaller than its predecessor, measuring 6.09mm wide and 2.29mm thick compared to 7.99mm and 2.88mm on the previous model. […]

The OnePlus 15, which launched last year, came with a 165Hz display, but last month, a Chinese tipster claimed that the OnePlus 16 would feature an even higher refresh rate display. The tipster claimed that the panel would have a minimum refresh rate of 185Hz, with OnePlus aiming for a maximum of 240Hz. Now, another […]

Xiaomi held a few announcements today, namely the new 17T series, and now we can add a few smart wearables to the mix. Meet the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 Pro, the Xiaomi Buds 6, and the Xiaomi Sound Play. The Smart Band 10 Pro has been kicking it over in China under the Mi Band […]

Apple reportedly plans to use next month’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to highlight its on-device AI capabilities as a competitive advantage, leaning on 15 years of custom silicon expertise to make the case for running AI models locally rather than in the cloud. People familiar with Apple’s plans speaking to The Information say the company […]

Les systèmes de vérification de l’âge, destinés à bloquer l’accès des mineurs aux réseaux sociaux, présentent de sérieuses failles de confidentialité. Une étude américaine révèle que ces dispositifs peuvent transmettre des données sensibles à tout un écosystème de sous-traitants, remettant en…