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Claude Sonnet 4.6: Benchmark performance, how to try it

Anthropic has just unleashed Claude Sonnet 4.6, its most advanced AI model yet, setting a new benchmark in the world of Large Language Models (LLMs). The release, which follows closely on the heels of Claude Opus 4.6, is already making waves among developers, businesses, and AI enthusiasts alike. With a 1 million token context window […]

Meta-owned Manus launches AI agents on Telegram

Manus Agents Launches on Telegram First Despite Meta Ownership—Here’s Why It Matters In a surprising move that’s shaking up the AI and messaging app landscape, Manus—the Chinese-founded AI powerhouse recently acquired by Meta for over $2 billion—has chosen Telegram as the first platform to roll out its highly anticipated personal AI agents. This decision comes […]

YouTube down — live updates on major outage affecting both the app and the website

YouTube Goes Dark: Millions Left Staring at Blank Screens as Global Outage Hits Video Platform In a shocking turn of events, YouTube—the world’s largest video-sharing platform—suffered a massive global outage on [insert date], leaving millions of users worldwide staring at blank screens instead of their favorite content. The disruption, which began around [insert time], has […]

You can now use Gemini without leaving your apps, thanks to split-screen multitasking

Google’s Gemini AI Gets a Major Upgrade: Split-Screen Mode Arrives on Android Google is revolutionizing the way Android users interact with artificial intelligence by rolling out a game-changing update to its Gemini AI platform. The tech giant has introduced split-screen functionality that allows Gemini to operate alongside other apps in real-time, eliminating the need for […]

Claims that AI can help fix climate dismissed as greenwashing | AI (artificial intelligence)

Tech Giants Accused of Greenwashing AI’s Climate Impact, Report Finds In a scathing new report, tech companies are being accused of deliberately conflating traditional artificial intelligence with energy-intensive generative AI to falsely claim the technology could help avert climate breakdown. The analysis, commissioned by environmental nonprofits including Beyond Fossil Fuels and Climate Action Against Disinformation, […]

What Aristotle and Socrates can teach us about using generative AI

AI’s Double-Edged Sword: Why Your Next Innovation Could Depend on Socrates, Not Silicon In a world where artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize everything from creative work to global commerce, two leading experts are delivering a sobering warning: the very tools designed to make us smarter may be eroding our ability to think critically and innovate […]

Discord Rival Maxes Out Hosting Capacity As Players Flee Age-Verification Crackdown

Discord’s Age Verification Backlash Sends Users Flooding to TeamSpeak—Servers Overwhelmed as Alternative Surges In a dramatic turn of events, Discord’s controversial decision to roll out mandatory age verification checks worldwide has triggered a massive user exodus, with rival platform TeamSpeak experiencing an unprecedented surge in new sign-ups that has pushed its hosting capacity to the […]

Researchers measure Puijo lichens and microbes for canopy nitrous oxide uptake

Hidden Climate Allies: How Forest Microbes Shape Our Planet’s Future For decades, the scientific community has focused on the visible guardians of our climate—forests, soils, and peatlands—as critical carbon sinks that help regulate Earth’s temperature. Yet beneath the forest floor lies an invisible world that may hold even more profound implications for our planet’s climate […]

Sea level rise worries most Hawaiʻi residents, survey finds

Hawaiʻi’s Rising Tide: Residents Sound Alarm on Sea Level Rise and Demand Bold Action A sweeping new survey of Hawaiʻi residents reveals a state deeply aware of the existential threat posed by rising seas—and increasingly ready to demand transformative changes to how and where development occurs. The findings, released by the University of Hawaiʻi’s Sea […]