After months of user complaints, Anthropic debuts new $200/month AI plan

After months of user complaints, Anthropic debuts new 0/month AI plan

A screenshot of various Claude pricing plans captured on April 9, 2025. Credit: Benj Edwards Probably not coincidentally, the highest Max plan matches the price point of OpenAI’s $200 “Pro” plan for ChatGPT, which promises “unlimited” access to OpenAI’s models, including more advanced models like “o1-pro.” OpenAI introduced this plan in December as a higher … Read more

iPhones, Macs, and Other Apple Devices Exempted From Trump Tariffs

iPhones, Macs, and Other Apple Devices Exempted From Trump Tariffs

Apple and other electronics manufacturers have received a break from Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency sharing a long list of products excluded from the levies last night. iPhones, Macs, iPads, Apple Watch, and other Apple devices will not be subject to the 125 percent tariffs that have been put … Read more

HP EliteBook Ultra G1i review: a business laptop for everyone, at a price

HP EliteBook Ultra G1i review: a business laptop for everyone, at a price

HP EliteBook Ultra G1i MSRP $24,320.00 “The HP EliteBook Ultra G1i is solid, gorgeous, and packed with business features.” Pros Class-leading design Lovely aesthetic Spectacular OLED display Excellent keyboard and touchpad Thin and light Very good battery life Cons Expensive Performance doesn’t stand out Table of Contents Table of Contents Specs and configuration Design Keyboard … Read more

Love GNOME? These 5 Linux Distros Use It as Their Default Desktops

Love GNOME? These 5 Linux Distros Use It as Their Default Desktops

Are you a GNOME user wondering if your current Linux distro is the best way to experience the popular desktop environment? Do you want to test other distros but don’t know where to start? Well, here are the top five Linux distros using GNOME that deserve your attention! The GNOME desktop environment has earned a … Read more

Experts Debate: Do AI Chatbots Truly Understand?

Experts Debate: Do AI Chatbots Truly Understand?

The large language models (LLMs) that power today’s chatbots have gotten so astoundingly capable, AI researchers are hard pressed to assess those capabilities—it seems that no sooner is there a new test than the AI systems ace it. But what does that performance really mean? Do these models genuinely understand our world? Or are they … Read more

Microsoft rolls out AI screenshot tool

Microsoft rolls out AI screenshot tool

Microsoft has begun the rollout of an AI-powered tool which takes snapshots of users’ screens every few seconds. The Copilot+ Recall feature is available in preview mode to some people with Microsoft’s AI PCs and laptops. It is the relaunch of a feature which was dubbed a “privacy nightmare” when it was first announced last … Read more

Bigger isn’t always better: Examining the business case for multi-million token LLMs

Bigger isn’t always better: Examining the business case for multi-million token LLMs

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The race to expand large language models (LLMs) beyond the million-token threshold has ignited a fierce debate in the AI community. Models like MiniMax-Text-01 boast 4-million-token capacity, and Gemini 1.5 Pro can process up to 2 … Read more

New White House tariff exemptions for electronics could offer temporary break for tech

New White House tariff exemptions for electronics could offer temporary break for tech

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Amid uncertainty over rising costs as a consequence of steep tariffs, the White House announced an exemption for imported smartphones, laptops, chips, and other electronics. This temporary exemption would have significant implications for the US economy, which has suffered highs and lows since the announcement of new tariffs.  The Trump administration had previously … Read more

Doctor Who ‘The Robot Revolution’ review: Meet Belinda Chandra

Doctor Who ‘The Robot Revolution’ review: Meet Belinda Chandra

Spoilers for “The Robot Revolution.” The start of any season of Doctor Who is important, doubly so when there’s a new co-star to introduce. “The Robot Revolution” has to get us to fall in love with Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu), ensnare new fans and keep existing ones hooked. Especially since it’s the second of two … Read more

Best Internet Providers in Alaska

Best Internet Providers in Alaska

Alaska has a lot to offer, including rugged natural beauty, national parks, stunning glaciers and fresh seafood. However, the offerings are limited when it comes to internet options available to the state’s 730,000 residents. Whether it’s fiber, fixed wireless, DSL or satellite, you’ll have to make some compromises when picking an internet service provider in … Read more