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Four researchers, a former journalist, a public policymaker, and an engineer founded Anthropic in 2021. Six years later, the artificial intelligence company is about to go public, with trading expected to begin on Nov. 19, in what will be one of the biggest IPOs on record. Those seven co-founders are poised to each be worth…
The Galaxy S23, Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5 and 2023’s A-series phones stop at Android 17, with security patches running into 2028. Adam Kovacs/Shutterstock If you picked up a 2023 Samsung flagship, you’re getting your last major update. One UI 9, Samsung’s Android 17-based software, began reaching the Galaxy S23, S23+ and…
Cozy tidy up games are all the rage lately and I’m fully on board. However, due to the nature of these games, we’ve seen an onslaught of this genre that is filled to the brim with AI slop. Some people don’t care, but if you’re like me, making sure games are human-made is the main…
MANAMA, Bahrain — When Iran’s military planners prepared to hit American bases in the Middle East, they relied on intelligence from an unlikely source: U.S. service members themselves. According to security experts and even the U.S. military, Iran harvested data from social media accounts, fitness apps and even ads to establish patterns of life in U.S….
There are plenty of good reasons to have an adversarial relationship with generative AI. You could go to war over the tech’s environmental impact, its catastrophic impact on labor, the way it has driven up the cost of RAM, or the fact that it’s an empire built on mass theft. But there’s also the existential…
Add MIXED on Google Choose MIXED as a preferred source in Google Search. Preferred Source This article needs JavaScript to display. Please turn on JavaScript in your browser and reload the page. ASUS’s ROG Strix OLED XG34WCDG puts a 34-inch ultrawide screen and a 175Hz refresh rate on your desk for $629 at Amazon. That…
For good and for bad, Amazon’s Kindle e-readers are self-contained systems — all you need is an Amazon account and the Kindle itself to start and stay reading. That can create a pretty warped understanding of ebooks, and make it very easy to never venture outside of Amazon’s walled garden. That’s a shame, because if…
Microsoft says sorry for the Outlook, Teams outage Microsoft has apologised for the global outage that knocked Outlook, Teams and Copilot offline for millions of users for the better part of a day. It has also finally explained what went wrong. The company says the disruption was caused by “a technical issue not related to…
ZDNET’s key takeaways Motorola’s Signature 27 debuts with a long list of technological firsts. Bluetooth 7.0 and Wi-Fi 8 are on deck, but no other devices have the wireless standards yet. They serve as the phone’s technological insurance policy for future device adoption. Motorola recently announced its most capable phone, full of industry firsts and…
I’ve been very critical of Google’s automation tools on Pixel phones. It’s one area where Samsung Galaxy devices blow them out of the water. Thankfully, an incredible suite of tools called “Essentials” is the cure I’ve been looking for. Previously, I wrote about how the Essentials app is the Good Lock equivalent that Pixel phones…