Anthropic has announced a fresh addition to its lineup of large language models, called Claude Fable 5. The company says this new model is designed to generate creative and engaging stories, with a focus on mythic themes. The update follows earlier releases that aimed to improve safety and reduce ha
BenQ’s Zowie division treats gaming equipment like a sports science lab, and that approach really clicks with fans of competitive play. The company’s focus is on fine‑grained details that can give professional gamers a measurable edge. During a recent visit to their Taiwan lab, I saw how the t
A new industrial 3D printer from an American maker has hit the market at a price that could change how factories use additive manufacturing. The device, called FuseX1, is expected to sell for about $85, 000—much less than the $200, 000‑$500, 000 range seen with similar machines from German and Calif
Dean Fealk, a partner at the global law firm DLA Piper, will travel to Ankara in July as part of a delegation representing Silicon Valley at the NATO summit. The meeting will address rising tensions with Iran and Ukraine, new cyber threats, and how emerging tech can be used for defense. Fealk’s pres
Meta is sticking to its artificial‑intelligence roadmap even after a wave of Instagram account hijackings. The company decided not to overhaul its strategy following the security breaches. Internal documents show that Meta chose to keep all products running. Only one experiment, the IG Forg
The new system, called PoinCLIP‑VAD, tackles the challenge of spotting unusual events in videos without detailed frame‑by‑frame labels. Traditional methods struggle because they treat visual and textual clues in a flat, Euclidean space, which makes it hard to tease apart subtle differences between n
Earlier this year a lab quietly rolled out a chatbot that could crack passwords as easily as it answered trivia. Researchers fretted that criminals might swap it for their old toolkits and launch a wave of break-ins. After months of testing, the same lab is now shipping a stripped-down edition that
General Motors is rolling out tools to make electric vehicles more practical for everyday use. Starting June 9, GM’s app will let owners find and pay for charging stations in one place. The update covers nearly 70% of fast chargers in the U. S. , including Tesla and Electrify America stations. Owner
Electric cars and power storage systems need trusted batteries, but spotting problems early is tricky. A new chip from Texas Instruments aims to change that. It monitors up to 26 battery cells at once, giving engineers a detailed picture of how each cell behaves. Instead of waiting for a battery to
Apple is rolling out a new virtual landscape for its Vision Pro headset, and it’s pulling inspiration from an icy Icelandic valley. Thórsmörk, a name familiar to hikers and nature lovers, will now appear as a backdrop users can switch to while working or browsing. This isn’t the first time Apple ha
