During the first quarter of 2025, Apple’s iPhone 16 was the best selling smartphone in the world, according to estimates provided by Counterpoint Research. After the iPhone 16, the iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16 Pro, and the iPhone 15 were the other top four smartphones. Samsung’s Galaxy A16 5G took the fifth spot in … Read more
Thunderbolt 5 is a relatively new tech, but it packs some insane speed gains, and if your hardware supports it, gadgets using it can be a great addition to any laptop or computer. Anker recently released a Thunderbolt 5 dock, but you can already score a significant discount. The Anker Prime Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station, … Read more
Last week, the federal government terminated hundreds of research grants to Harvard University professors from a broad range of fields of study. This comes on the heels of a conflict between Harvard, among other universities, and the Trump administration. To recap: The Trump administration has accused Harvard of not doing enough to combat anti-Semitism on … Read more
Christal Hayes and Brandon Drenon BBC News Watch: Elon Musk says he is “disappointed” with Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”, in interview with CBS Sunday Morning Elon Musk has said he is leaving the Trump administration after helping lead a tumultuous drive to shrink the size of US government that saw thousands of federal jobs axed. … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The recent takedown of DanaBot, a Russian malware platform responsible for infecting over 300,000 systems and causing more than $50 million in damage, highlights how agentic AI is redefining cybersecurity operations. According to a recent Lumen … Read more
Bright flashlights that have a high lumen output are good for some scenarios, but they are most certainly not always the best. Short said super bright flashlights can actually make it harder to see. “Brightest isn’t always best for a lot of people. When flashlights are really bright, you get a lot of the beam … Read more
The innovative director David Lynch, who left indelible marks on film and television, passed away in January of this year. Now, Julien’s Auctions is hosting the sale of The David Lynch Collection. More than 450 of the late director’s possessions will be auctioned off online and at the company’s auction house in Gardena, CA. For … Read more
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The hypothetical scenarios the researchers presented Opus 4 with that elicited the whistleblowing behavior involved many human lives at stake and absolutely unambiguous wrongdoing, Bowman says. A typical example would be Claude finding out that a chemical plant knowingly allowed a toxic leak to continue, causing severe illness for thousands of people—just to avoid a … Read more