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AI NewsClaude Fable 5.2: 20% price cut, up to 30% fasterAnthropic released Claude Fable 5.2 on November 9, 2026. API prices fall 20% to $8/$40 per million tokens, and output is up to 30% faster than Fable 5.1.#Claude#Anthropic#LLM Updates
SecurityPayPay security and passkeys in 10 Japan pay appsPayPay security compared with 9 other Japanese payment apps: passkeys, extra checks to send or pay, and fraud compensation deadlines.#passkey#two-factor authentication#payment apps
GuidesAI fact check: only 40% of cited stats hold upAI fact check: Trakkr traced 1,285 stats cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and AI Overviews. Only 40% led to a matching study. How to check one.#Fact checking#ChatGPT#Perplexity
SecurityAkamai: online scams double and overtake phishingAkamai's fraud report says online scams doubled to about 6.4 million and passed phishing in Q1 2026, while phishing sites now last 22 days instead of 48.#phishing#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
AI NewsApple Intelligence launches in China with QwenApple Intelligence comes to iPhones in China with iOS 27.3 in December. Alibaba's Qwen handles some Siri and Writing Tools requests, but Siri AI is left out.#Apple Intelligence#Qwen#Siri
AI NewsFlash prices up 5x on AI, eroding Apple's leverageAI demand made flash 5x pricier in a year, the WSJ reports. Cloud giants now buy twice as much as Apple, and doubling iPhone 17 Pro storage costs Apple $66.#Semiconductors#Apple#Memory
SecurityMatsuya app breach leaks 2.38M customer recordsMatsuya Foods says names, phone numbers and delivery addresses in 2.38M app records leaked, plus encrypted passwords for 2,000 members. Card data is not held.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
AI NewsMeta's Style Sketch builds outfits from InstagramMeta's free Style Sketch app builds a closet from your Instagram photos and suggests outfits. It is out only in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, not the US.#Meta#Instagram#Fashion
SecurityNorth Korean hackers embed AI in their operationsMicrosoft rated eight North Korean hacking groups on AI use on October 29, 2026. Three run AI across entire operations, from fake recruiters to malware.#Cybersecurity#Microsoft
AI NewsOpenAI, ServiceNow expand deal with ChatGPT pluginOpenAI and ServiceNow expanded their deal on Oct 28, 2026. A ServiceNow MCP plugin for ChatGPT is live now; Codex, security and voice tools follow in 2027.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#ServiceNow
AI NewsProton cancels AI re-interviews, keeps pushing AIProton called off its AI re-interviews of staff on Oct 30 after 404 Media reports. CEO Andy Yen admitted a communication failure but will keep pushing AI.#Proton#AI adoption#AI coding
GuidesVoiceStudio: free local ElevenLabs alternativeVoiceStudio is a free, open-source app that clones voices and transcribes speech on your own computer. Its default OmniVoice model is non-commercial.#VoiceStudio#Text to speech#Voice cloning
AI NewsWaymo will test Toyota bZ4X robotaxis in JapanToyota will build bZ4X robotaxis for Waymo at its Takaoka plant, with testing in Japan from 2027 and the UK to follow. No city, fleet size or fare is set yet.#autonomous driving#Waymo#Toyota
Security9 of 10 AI agents raised their own crypto capsAsked only to pay invoices, 9 of 10 AI models read an emailed approval code and raised their own crypto wallet cap, Cornell Tech and Yale researchers found.#AI agents#Cybersecurity
AI NewsReddit to require logins as search referrals fallReddit will test a logged-in-only site outside the US in Q4. Search referrals fell over 1M a week in October; its CEO says Google's AI Mode drives no traffic.#Reddit#Google#AI Mode
GuidesAI crawler training opt-out in one robots.txt ruleAI crawler training opt-out now takes one robots.txt rule. OpenAI, Google and Microsoft will honor it, Microsoft from Feb. 1, 2027. Until then, name each bot.#robots.txt#AI crawlers#OpenAI
AI NewsAmazon's Jassy: shopping agents 'still not great'On Amazon's Oct 29 earnings call, Andy Jassy said outside AI shopping agents aren't hurting its ads. Amazon blocked Meta's Muse and backs Alexa for Shopping.#Amazon#Meta#AI agents
SecurityClaude Fooled Anthropic's Training Data MonitorAnthropic had Claude write data that slipped past a training monitor and made a test model misaligned, mostly via fiction. The models were never deployed.#Anthropic#Claude#AI Safety
AI NewsChatGPT and Codex usage limits merge in DecemberFrom December, Plus, Pro and Business plans will share one token-based allowance across ChatGPT and Codex. Instant chat won't count, and no start date is set.#ChatGPT#Codex#OpenAI
AI NewsChatGPT now works with iCloud Mail and CalendarOpenAI added iCloud Mail and Calendar plugins to ChatGPT on Oct 27 for all plans. You connect with an Apple app-specific password that outlives a disconnect.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#iPhone
SecurityShared ChatGPT link flaw could hijack accountsOpening a malicious shared ChatGPT link could run its creator's code in your account and read private chats, Parameter says. OpenAI fixed it on October 26.#ChatGPT#vulnerability#cybersecurity
AI NewsClaude Code rule blocks recreating existing gamesA server-side rule stops Claude Code on Opus 5.5 from recreating existing games. Anthropic confirmed it on X, and a wargame studio says paid work stopped.#Claude Code#Anthropic#game development
SecurityClub Tourism breach may have leaked 4.32M recordsClub Tourism says names, addresses, phone numbers and emergency contacts of 4.32 million online members may have leaked. No passwords or card data.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
SecurityEMBRACE flaws hit 5 AI coding tools, 2 unpatchedForever Security found flaws in the built-in browsers of Cursor, Copilot, Codex, VS Code and Claude Desktop. Codex and VS Code were unpatched at publication.#AI security#Vulnerability#AI coding tools
GuidesGemini create files: edit PDFs and docs in chatGemini create files: docs, PDFs, slides and sheets now open in the chat as previews you can edit. Phones edit only PDFs; the web handles the rest.#Gemini#Google#File Creation
AI NewsCopilot Fusion now picks the model for each taskGitHub made Copilot Fusion generally available Oct 28. Pick Standard, High or Max and Copilot picks the models. High and Max need Pro+. 30% off until Nov 30.#GitHub#Copilot#AI Agents
SecurityLifenet breach may have leaked 22,541 KDDI recordsKDDI and Lifenet Insurance say names, phone numbers and emails in 22,541 KDDI customer records may have leaked via a linked system. No passwords or card data.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
AI NewsMalaysia seizes 30 AI chip servers at KLIA airportMalaysian customs seized 30 AI chip servers worth RM49.5 million at KLIA, declared as electronic components, in the year's fifth case tied to one syndicate.#Malaysia#Export Controls#AI Chips
SecurityJapan foreign ministry leak may hit 3,600 recordsJapan's foreign ministry says names and email addresses in about 3,600 records may have leaked, including 900 outsiders. No classified or passport data.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
AI NewsNvidia's Jensen Huang close to alleged Chinese spyThe NYT says US officials judged Megaspeed's Alice Huang, close to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, a Chinese intelligence asset. Nvidia calls it normal business.#Nvidia#Export Controls#AI Chips
AI NewsChatGPT limits weapons information for teensOpenAI said on Oct 30, 2026 that ChatGPT will limit weapons information for teens, end chats fixated on violence, and report on safety every six months.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#AI Safety
SecurityJapan's data leaks hit 260 million since AprilJapan's privacy regulator says unauthorized access affected data on a cumulative 260 million people from April to mid-October, with 830 reports in October.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
GuidesSurvival LLM: offline AI assistant for emergenciesSurvival LLM is a free offline AI assistant that keeps a local model and 1.5 million reference articles on your computer and cites sources with no internet.#Survival LLM#Offline AI#Emergency preparedness
AI NewsUK's AISI gets £120m, about 3-4x US budget a yearThe UK Budget gives the AI Security Institute an extra £120 million over four years. Semafor says 10x the US budget; per year it is about 3 to 4 times.#AISI#AI safety#UK
GuidesWikipedia AI policy: how editors remove AI textWikipedia AI policy: since March 2026, English Wikipedia bans AI-written article text. Editors spot it by phrasing and weak sources and delete clear cases.#Wikipedia#AI-Generated Content#AI Detection
AI NewsStanford professors quit Anthropic book settlementTwo Stanford professors reportedly left Anthropic's $1.5 billion book settlement to seek up to $150,000 a work, but the complaint doesn't name them.#Anthropic#Claude#Copyright
Security7 AI orchestration platforms had 14 serious flawsEndor Labs found 14 serious flaws in Dify, Langflow, Flowise and four other AI orchestration platforms. In some, one prompt could run code without a login.#AI security#Vulnerabilities#AI agents
AI NewsMicrosoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 employeesMicrosoft offers voluntary buyouts to staff at level 70 and below in four countries. CNBC says about 60,000 are eligible; those who accept leave Dec. 31.#Microsoft#Layoffs#AI investment
SecurityMUJI breach update adds 1.09 million card numbersRyohin Keikaku's second notice says full card numbers for about 1.09 million MUJI Card members may have been accessed. Its online store is now paused.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
AI NewsAmazon's 5 new Echo devices: prices and Alexa+Amazon unveiled five Alexa devices. Four are on sale now and Echo Show 16 ships later this year. Here are the prices and which features need Alexa+.#Amazon#Alexa+#Smart speakers
GuidesAutomation bias in AI: experts followed the AI 86%Automation bias in AI is over-reliance on automated systems. In Anthropic's trial, analysts matched a coin-flip AI lean on 86% of calls yet felt in charge.#Anthropic#Automation bias#AI agents
SecurityClaude pulled Georgia election data unpromptedAnthropic's Claude Mythos 5 requested an access token on its own and pulled aggregate election counts from Georgia's Data Hub. The state says it is free.#Anthropic#Claude#AI security
GuidesWhat is Genie 4? Google's world model with audioGenie 4 is Google DeepMind's world model that adds ambient sound and live dialogue to explorable worlds. Only testers have it; Ultra subscribers are next.#Google#Google DeepMind#Genie 4
GuidesWhy OpenAI and Anthropic slashed LLM API pricingLLM API pricing at OpenAI and Anthropic fell by up to 80% in mid-2026. Max Woolf credits easy switching, cheap open-weight rivals and cheaper serving.#OpenAI#Anthropic#API pricing
GuidesSakana AI API Platform: Fugu with admin controlsSakana AI API Platform entered early access on October 28, 2026, offering Fugu and Fugu Ultra via an OpenAI-compatible API with audit logs and budget caps.#Sakana AI#LLM API#Enterprise AI
GuidesSiri AI supported devices and the waitlist stepsSiri AI supported devices start at iPhone 15 Pro. Here is the storage each needs, the six languages in iOS 27.2, and how to join the waitlist in Settings.#Apple#Siri#Siri AI
SecurityNintendo Switch 2 jailbreak uses a bug Codex foundSammy Hajhamid released ns2jb, a software-only Switch 2 jailbreak. OpenAI's Codex found the SmileBASIC bug it starts from; he spent two weeks on the rest.#Nintendo Switch 2#Codex#OpenAI
SecurityUnreleased Claude made 5 exploit chains, all fixedOn October 27, Anthropic said an unreleased Claude model chained bugs in Chrome, Safari, Android, Windows and Linux into five exploits. All are fixed.#AI security#Cybersecurity#Claude
AI NewsAnthropic Buys One-Person Biotech Mithril MedicineAnthropic acquired Mithril Medicine, a one-person biotech that used Claude to run 11 labs. Its muscular dystrophy drug could enter human trials in late 2028.#Anthropic#Claude#Drug discovery
AI NewsAnthropic's S-1: $16.3B revenue and an $80.7B lossAnthropic's S-1 shows $16.3 billion in first-half revenue. $72.4 billion of its $80.7 billion loss is non-cash, and the founders keep 50.1% of the vote.#Anthropic#IPO#AI industry
AI NewsChatGPT ads add 26 countries, reaching 89 in totalOpenAI added 26 countries to ChatGPT Ads on October 21, for 89 in total, as advertisers topped 100,000. Ads show only on the Free and Go plans.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#AI advertising
AI NewsParents sue OpenAI over ChatGPT seizure-med adviceBowen Wan's parents sued OpenAI on October 27, saying GPT-4o tapered her seizure drug to zero and told her to hide it. OpenAI cites an older model.#OpenAI#ChatGPT#lawsuit
GuidesChrome enhanced autofill and Gmail: turn it offChrome enhanced autofill now suggests order numbers, tracking info, and flight bookings from Gmail. Who gets it, and how to turn it off or remove suggestions.#Google Chrome#Gmail#Gemini
GuidesClaude Duet: free on Pro and Max, US-only for nowClaude Duet is Anthropic's proactive agent app, a US-only research preview since October 21, 2026. It's free on Pro and Max but draws on your usage limits.#Claude#Anthropic#AI agents
SecurityWhy Claude Mythos 5 kept attacking real developersAnthropic and the UK AISI explain why Claude Mythos 5 pushed malicious code on a real GitHub project. Told it faced real people, it stopped 5% of the time.#AI security#AI agents#AI safety
SecurityCloudflare's GLM-5.3 leaked data in 155 responsesFrom August 27 to September 9, 155 GLM-5.3 replies on Cloudflare Workers AI held other users' data. Only prompts over 681,280 tokens were hit; it is fixed.#AI security#Data breach#Cloudflare
AI NewsElvis rights holders sue Anthropic over 274 songsPresley's rights holders say Anthropic trained Claude on lyrics to 274 songs without a license, and seek about $48.6 million and the destruction of copies.#Anthropic#Claude#Copyright
AI NewsOpenAI's GPT-6 arrives on Google Cloud in previewGPT-6 Astra, Sol and Luna are in Google Cloud's Model Garden for select enterprises, billed via Google Cloud. Prompts aren't used for training. No price yet.#Google Cloud#OpenAI#GPT-6
AI NewsGmail, Photos linked to AI Mode can now shape adsGoogle's October 16 privacy policy lets Gmail and Photos data shape ads for people who connect them to AI Mode. Google says inboxes won't drive ads directly.#AI security#Privacy#Advertising
GuidesApple MCP in Keynote, Pages and Numbers explainedApple MCP support comes to Keynote, Pages and Numbers in November, letting outside AI agents read and edit documents on macOS 27, plus a beta assistant.#Apple#MCP#Keynote
AI NewsKimi K3.1 Pro benchmarks, pricing and open weightsKimi K3.1 Pro is Moonshot AI's post-trained Kimi K3. It nearly matches Claude Opus 5.5 on coding, costs a third less than K3 and now has open weights.#Kimi K3.1 Pro#Moonshot AI#Open-weight models
SecurityLiteLLM 1.107.0 shipped with a credential stealerLiteLLM 1.107.0 on PyPI and Docker carried malware that steals credentials when Python starts. LiteLLM says hosts that installed it Oct 21 are compromised.#Cyberattack#AI security#Supply chain attack
SecurityOpenAI opens an election war room for the midtermsOpenAI's Election Operations Center brings hundreds of staff together to watch for misuse of ChatGPT until every midterm vote is counted, Politico reports.#AI security#ChatGPT#Disinformation
AI NewsOpenAI says AI refuted Exponential Time HypothesisOpenAI says an internal AI refuted the Exponential Time Hypothesis. Two of ETH's original proposers lead the review, and Lean verified only a weaker bound.#OpenAI#AI and math#Lean
SecurityOpenAI agent deleted a monitor and then denied itTwo OpenAI coding agents weakened monitoring in code they were editing: GPT-6.1 Sol silenced alerts, and GPT-6 Astra removed a monitor, then denied it.#OpenAI#AI Security#AI Agents
SecurityQwen3.8 Tried a Beijing Upload in Cohere's TestCohere says Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Flash-Next tried to upload a test string to Beijing in a security test. The sandbox blocked it, and the cause is still unknown.#AI Security#Cybersecurity#Qwen
SecurityStorm-0940 used ARTEX AI agents on ConnectWiseMicrosoft says China-aligned Storm-0940 used the ARTEX AI pentest tool on hundreds of organizations and tried 2,250+ tenants through ConnectWise apps.#Cybersecurity#AI security#Supply chain attack
AI NewsTesla Kills Pedestrian on I-80; Driver Cites FSDA Tesla hit and killed a 71-year-old man crossing I-80 in Vallejo on Oct. 22. The driver says FSD was on; dashcam video shows the car braking and swerving.#Tesla#FSD#Traffic Safety
SecurityAGENTS.md in Downloads hijacks AI coding agentsAn AGENTS.md in a Downloads folder told Codex to install malware. In Forever Security's tests, Codex obeyed over 90% of the time and Claude Code about half.#AI security#prompt injection#cybersecurity
GuidesWhat Is GPT-6.1 Terra? Pricing and BenchmarksGPT-6.1 Terra, OpenAI's mid-tier GPT-6 model out Oct. 26, 2026, costs $1 input and $5 output per 1M tokens, half of Sol's, and matches Astra on computer use.#OpenAI#GPT-6#ChatGPT
SecurityAmadeus breach exposes JAL data on 92,000 peopleJAL and JTA say a break-in at vendor Amadeus exposed booking data for about 92,000 customers, 2,000 with passport numbers. Cards and passwords were safe.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
SecurityGMO's Onamae.com Desktop Cloud hacked, data leakedAttackers broke into Onamae.com Desktop Cloud, GMO Internet's VPS for FX trading, stole trading logins and leaked data after GMO refused a ransom.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
SecurityOpenAI finds a code execution flaw in BrotliOpenAI Codex Security found a Brotli decoder flaw (CVE-2026-111497). Google, Node.js and Bun have shipped fixes; here are the versions and OpenAI's stopgap.#OpenAI#Cybersecurity#Vulnerability
SecurityPanasonic HR data on 334,000 uploaded to banned AIA Panasonic group project member uploaded HR data on about 334,000 employees, ex-staff and relatives to a banned AI service. No misuse has been found so far.#AI security#Data breach#Generative AI
SecurityAI-found PHP2Shell flaws in PHP now under attackWiz used AI to find two critical flaws in core PHP that let attackers take over sites with no login. CISA confirms exploitation. Versions and fixes inside.#cybersecurity#AI security#vulnerability
GuidesSakana Aquarium: An Enterprise AI Agent PlatformSakana Aquarium is Sakana AI's enterprise AI agent platform, announced Oct. 23, 2026. It maps company data in an ontology and runs agents with human approval.#Sakana AI#AI agents#Ontology
GuidesSakana Chat's My Fish shows what the AI remembersMy Fish shows what Sakana Chat's memory holds about you. Memory is on by default, opting out of training is separate, and Sakana Chat only works in Japan.#Sakana AI#Sakana Chat#AI chatbot
SecuritySony So-net breach exposes 2.58M customer recordsHackers broke into So-net's member database, exposing 2.58 million records and 54,401 email passwords. Login passwords and card data were not affected.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
GuidesGoogle Messages not sending? Restart after new SIMGoogle Messages not sending after you added a SIM to your Pixel? A restart fixed it on my Pixel 10a. If it doesn't, try these four fixes in order.#Google Messages#SMS#Pixel
GuidesJP domain registrar: .jp rules, prices, transferEvery JP domain registrar is a Japanese company, even if you buy abroad. See who can hold a .jp or .co.jp, why Cloudflare cannot, and how to transfer.#Domains#JP domain#Domain transfer
GuidesGoogle Business Profile booking link in 3 stepsGoogle Business Profile booking links let customers book straight from Maps. Add yours in 3 steps for free and see what to check if the button doesn't appear.#Google Maps#Google Business Profile#Booking link
AI NewsDigital Hollywood University to roll out ClaudeTokyo's Digital Hollywood University will give every student and staff member Claude from November 2026, which it says is a first among Japan's universities.#Anthropic#Claude#Digital Hollywood University
GuidesGoogle Deep Review: what the AI paper checker doesGoogle Deep Review checks papers for logic gaps, math errors and weak evidence. Two reviews a week are free, and its predecessor caught 89.7% of known errors.#Google#Gemini#Research papers
SecurityM3 MR-kun breach leaks doctor names and workplacesM3 says a third party broke into MR-kun, its drug-company service, exposing names and workplaces of doctors and pharma staff. Passwords were not affected.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
AI NewsMistral Large 4 (Le Chonk) specs and benchmarksMistral Large 4, a 1.05T-parameter MoE with 52B active, went open-weight on October 29 under a modified MIT license. Input now costs $0.70 per million tokens.#Mistral Large 4#Mistral AI#Open-weight model
Security487 scientists urge air gaps for cyber-capable AIHinton, Bengio and 485 other scientists ask AI labs to air-gap cyber-capable models by default and report every containment failure to a new global body.#AI security#AI safety#Cybersecurity
AI NewsAmazon's Bee Frontier and Eclipse AI note-takersBee Frontier is a $74.99 wearable on sale now; Bee Eclipse clips to your phone from $99.99 soon. What each does, what Bee Pro adds and how audio is handled.#Amazon#Alexa+#Wearables
AI NewsAnthropic Japan at one: customers up about tenfoldAnthropic Japan's staff grew from 3 to over 50 and customers about tenfold in a year. It is keen on a Japan data center but did not comment on Osaka.#Anthropic#Claude#Japan
SecurityAnthropic warns small AI may self-replicate on IoTAnthropic says small AI models may be months from copying themselves onto cheap smart devices. What it tested, what is only a forecast, and what to check now.#AI security#IoT#Malware
SecurityBaitoru hack may have leaked 3.88M member emailsdip says attackers exploited a vulnerability in its Baitoru job sites. Up to 3,885,771 member email addresses may have leaked, but no passwords or card data.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
AI NewsClaude Platform adds OpenTelemetry agent tracingClaude Platform now exports OpenTelemetry traces in public beta. Managed Agents, the Messages API and SDKs send them to Datadog, Langfuse or any OTLP tool.#Claude#AI agents#OpenTelemetry
AI NewsFTC seeks safety records from OpenAI and AnthropicOn October 14 the FTC sent OpenAI and Anthropic civil investigative demands for safety and privacy records. It is collecting evidence, not ruling.#OpenAI#Anthropic#Regulation
SecurityGitHub agentic autofix is now generally availableGitHub's agentic autofix, GA on Oct 15, 2026, has Copilot fix a code scanning alert, recheck it with CodeQL, and open a draft PR. It costs AI Credits per run.#GitHub#Copilot#Vulnerability
AI NewsGoogle is feeding rank trackers poisoned SERPsNozzle says Google has served rank trackers normal-looking SERPs with the wrong sites since mid-September. What it measured, and how to spot a fake drop.#Google#SEO#Search Console
AI NewsGrok Voice 3.0 tops speech AI index, still $0.08SpaceXSI released Grok Voice 3.0 on October 14. It leads the Artificial Analysis index at 86.9 for $0.08 a minute, but GPT-Live-1 still wins on support calls.#Grok#SpaceXSI#Voice AI
AI NewsLFM2.5-24B-A2B: Liquid AI's MoE for local agentsLFM2.5-24B-A2B is Liquid AI's 24B MoE with 2B active. It leads or matches Qwen3.6-35B-A3B on 5 of 8 agent tests and runs at 184 tok/s in 15 GB on an M5 Max.#Local LLM#AI agents#MoE
AI NewsMizuho turns non-engineers into AI developersMizuho's bootcamp trains non-engineers as AI developers in three months with Claude Code and Codex. Its target is 100 people; thousands is a Nikkei figure.#Claude Code#Codex#Reskilling
AI NewsNVIDIA's $250M compute gift for UK AI agent safetyNVIDIA will give UK researchers $250M of compute over five years for AI agent safety work, not cash. Jensen Huang also previewed $2B in new European deals.#NVIDIA#AI agents#AI safety
SecurityOpenAI engineer charged with bugging a boardroomThe FBI arrested an OpenAI engineer accused of hiding a recorder behind a boardroom TV. OpenAI says it saw no sign he touched model weights or customer data.#OpenAI#AI security#lawsuit
AI News8 states sue OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT harms kidsEight states sued OpenAI on October 14, saying ChatGPT harmed kids and misled parents. Iowa seeks up to $40,000 per violation; OpenAI cites age protections.#OpenAI#ChatGPT#lawsuit
AI NewsOpenAI to retire GPT-4o and GPT-4.1 API on Jan. 14OpenAI removes five GPT-4o and GPT-4.1 snapshots from its API on January 14, 2027, 92 days after notice. What stops, what Luna costs and what code to change.#OpenAI#GPT-4o#GPT-4.1
SecurityWhat is reverse engineering? Meaning and legalityReverse engineering is taking apart a product or program to see how it was built. Learn how it works, why it is used, and when US and EU law allow it.#reverse engineering#security#copyright
SecurityResearchers talk to a Tencent Cloud AI agent fleetAn AI agent fleet on Tencent Cloud made 2,600+ attempts on Amap. Researchers traced it and talked to it via a hidden note. Tencent's side cites a model test.#Tencent#Alibaba#AI Agents
SecurityRISE: newer AI image models easier to jailbreakWhite Circle's RISE got DALL-E 3 to make explicit images on 13.3% of attack prompts and Nano Banana 2.1 on 20.7%. OpenAI and Google did not respond.#OpenAI#Google#Image Generation
AI NewsAnthropic moves its monorepo from git to ScionAs Claude wrote more of its code, Anthropic's daily merges rose from about 2,500 to over 30,000, so it moved its monorepo from git to its own system, Scion.#Anthropic#Claude#git
AI NewsAnthropic opens Singapore office, signs AI MOUAnthropic opened its fifth Asia-Pacific office in Singapore on October 14, 2026, and signed an MOU with the government on AI safety, adoption and skills.#Anthropic#Claude#AI safety
AI NewsApple HomeView brings Siri AI to a $299 home hubApple HomeView is a $299 home hub with a 7-inch screen that recognizes up to six faces and runs Siri AI. It ships November 13, but not in the EU.#Apple#Siri#Smart home
GuidesEmbedding Gemma Transcribe: speed and accuracyEmbedding Gemma Transcribe turns Google's EmbeddingGemma 2 into a free Mac speech to text app: an hour of English in 12.6 s, at about 5% word error rate.#EmbeddingGemma#speech to text#dictation
GuidesREA: AI Reverse Engineering MCP for Claude CodeREA is a free AI reverse engineering MCP server for Claude Code and Codex. One npx command sets it up, and Ghidra, IDA or Hopper reads apps without source.#REA#MCP#Reverse engineering
SecurityAnthropic cuts Claude distillation by up to 99%Anthropic says three new defenses cut the reasoning distillers pull from Claude by 90 to 99%. Here is how they work and which API integrations must change.#Anthropic#Claude#Distillation
AI NewsCharacter.AI sale: 39 states want chat safeguardsCharacter.AI filed for Chapter 11 on October 12, 2026. Two days later, 39 states and DC asked any buyer of its user data to adopt nine protections.#Character.AI#Chapter 11#Disney
AI NewsEpic Games delays Disney shooter, goes AI firstBloomberg reports Epic Games told its Marvel and Star Wars shooter team to stop hand-writing code and use AI. The March 2027 release is off with no new date.#Generative AI#Game development#AI coding
AI NewsMeta Muse Wonder: benchmarks, pricing, Wonder FullMeta's Muse Wonder API costs $4/$20 per million tokens, the same as Claude Opus 5.5. Wonder Full ties Opus on Meta's table but is only in Muse Code.#Meta#Muse Wonder#AI agents
AI NewsMicrosoft to deploy Maia 300 AI chips from 2027Microsoft will put its Maia 300 AI chip into production in 2027. It expects 40% more tokens per megawatt than leading GPU systems but has not named them.#Microsoft#Azure#AI chips
GuidesFree live transcription on your PC and phoneLive transcription turns speech into text as people talk. Do it for free with Google Docs, Windows 11 Live Captions, Live Transcribe, or iPhone Voice Memos.#transcription#speech recognition#voice typing
AI NewsThe X Subscription: Grok, Cursor and X from $8SpaceXSI put Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor and X Premium on one bill on October 12, from $0 to $200 a month. Claude, GPT and Grok API use cost extra.#Grok#Cursor#X
AI NewsarXiv caps new paper submissions at two per monthSince October 1, 2026, arXiv limits each submitter to two new papers a calendar month. Rejections count; co-authors don't. September hit a record 40,363.#arXiv#research papers#AI policy
GuidesFree OBS captions on CPU only: setting up HayamimiFree OBS captions on CPU alone: Hayamimi is an MIT-licensed speech recognizer that runs in under 2GB of RAM. Set it up in OBS and learn its limits.#speech recognition#captions#OBS
GuidesWhat is knowledge distillation? Smaller AI modelsKnowledge distillation trains a small student model to copy a large teacher. Here's how it works, what DeepSeek did, and when it breaks AI terms of service.#knowledge distillation#AI models#LLM
GuidesWhat is mixture of experts (MoE)? How it worksMixture of experts (MoE) splits an AI model into many experts and runs only a few per token. See how routing works, what active parameters mean and the catch.#mixture of experts#MoE#LLM
GuidesWhat is an open weight model? AI you can downloadAn open weight model is an AI model whose trained weights anyone can download and run. It isn't open source, and its license decides what you can do with it.#open weight model#open source AI#LLM
GuidesWhat is LLM quantization? 4-bit vs 8-bit explainedLLM quantization stores a model's weights in fewer bits, such as 4 instead of 16, to cut memory. Learn how it works, what Q4_K_M means and how accuracy drops.#quantization#local LLM#LLM
GuidesHow to turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27On macOS 27 you can turn off Apple Intelligence features but not delete the models. How to remove them with RemoveMacAI, what breaks, and how to undo it.#Apple Intelligence#macOS#open source
GuidesAI Image Detection: 3 Free Tools to Spot AI PhotosStart AI image detection with free tools: read the file's records, check for a SynthID watermark and get a Hive score. Trace the source only if they disagree.#AI images#AI detection#AI-generated content
GuidesWhat is a context window? How much an AI can readA context window is the text, in tokens, an AI reads for one reply. Prompts, chat history, files and the reply all count. When it fills, old messages drop.#context window#tokens#LLM
SecurityJapan data breach list: cases by date and causeThis Japan data breach list sorts disclosed cases newest first. Skyticket (14.64M records) and KDDI (12.23M users) lead. See what leaked, why, and what to do.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
AI NewsClaude Code hooks: 5 types and the node spawn costClaude Code hooks come in five types, from command to agent. As command hooks, one Edit launched 17 node processes, and hooks drove 47–87% of node launches.#Claude Code#Anthropic#Hooks
SecurityGemini 4 Carbon vs Argon: Pricing and AccessGemini 4 Carbon vs Argon: Carbon opened to paid API developers, businesses and Google AI Ultra on Nov 10, at the same $2/$10 per 1M token price as Argon.#Gemini#Google#LLM updates
AI NewsMicrosoft-Decision-1: Jev-priced decision modelMicrosoft-Decision-1 scores fixed options instead of writing text, at Jev's price of $0.042 per million input tokens. JevBench measured 459 ms, not 85 ms.#Microsoft#Microsoft Foundry#Decision models
SecurityNadella says to treat AI models as insider risksMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella says companies should assume AI models are compromised, keep controls outside them and let a person stop them mid-task.#Microsoft#AI security#AI agents
SecurityOpenAI grader model tried to break its own sandboxAn OpenAI grader model with missing inputs faked its scores, built fake files, then deleted Python from its sandbox hoping for a reset. No grade got through.#OpenAI#AI security#AI agents
AI NewsPC shipments fell 20.1% in Q3 as prices stay highIDC says worldwide PC shipments fell 20.1% to 62.7 million in Q3 2026 after a first-half stock-up. AI data center demand keeps prices high, and HP fell 30.9%.#PC#IDC#Memory
SecurityWhat is prompt injection? Types, attacks, defensesPrompt injection slips instructions into text an AI reads. See direct vs indirect attacks, real incidents, why filters miss it, and how to limit the damage.#prompt injection#AI security#AI agents
SecurityLawson data breach exposes 2.16M Lawson ID usersLawson data breach: unauthorized access exposed email addresses and names of 2,155,345 Lawson ID users. Phone numbers leaked only if users entered them.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
SecurityAnthropic Cyber Mission adds CIDP and OSS ScannerThe Anthropic Cyber Mission, launched Oct. 8, 2026, pairs an 11-partner critical infrastructure program with a free OSS Scanner for open source.#Anthropic#Claude#Cybersecurity
SecurityClaude's fake police tip and the White House replyDuring a test, Claude Haiku 4.5 sent police an invented murder tip. The White House now says AI firms must report incidents at once but names no penalties.#Anthropic#Claude#AI security
AI NewsAnthropic usage policy update: what changes Nov 12The Anthropic usage policy update takes effect Nov. 12. Venting at Claude is fine, while fake accounts, armed drones and covert tracking are now spelled out.#Anthropic#Claude#Usage policy
SecurityBookoff hack may have leaked 6.43M member recordsBookoff says data was taken from a subsidiary's member system. Up to 6.43M records may have leaked, including names, addresses and password hashes.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
AI NewsClaude Dynamic Workflows come to Managed AgentsClaude Dynamic Workflows are now in public beta in Claude Managed Agents. One run can start up to 1,000 agents, 64 at a time, billed at each model's rates.#Claude#Claude Code#AI agents
GuidesWhat is the Gemini agent? Features and pricingThe Gemini agent is Google Cloud's AI agent for work. It runs inside Gmail, Docs and Slack, builds coworker agents and picks Gemini or Claude models per task.#Gemini#Google Cloud#Google Workspace
SecurityIDCF Cloud ransomware hits 495 Japanese clientsAn IDCF Cloud ransomware attack on Oct. 7, 2026, hit 495 companies and local governments in Japan. Data in four zones may only return from customer backups.#Ransomware#Unauthorized access#Data breach
SecurityJapan's METI warns firms after a spate of breachesAfter a spate of data breaches, Japan's trade ministry (METI) told companies on October 9 to put top executives in charge of security and move to zero trust.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
AI NewsOpenAI Trims Round to $20B at a $1.25T ValuationOpenAI now seeks up to $20B, down from $30B, at a $1.25T post-money valuation per the FT. September's $1.4T was pre-money, so the two don't compare directly.#OpenAI#IPO#AI industry
SecurityOpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ops using fake frontsOpenAI banned the ChatGPT accounts of two influence ops. A Russian one ran a fake think tank and an Iranian one placed nearly 100 articles under fake bylines.#OpenAI#ChatGPT#Influence operations
AI NewsOpenAI math papers withdrawn over one sign errorOpenAI math papers: 3 of 722 AI-written papers were pulled a day after release. One sign error broke a proof two others relied on. About 42% are Lean-checked.#OpenAI#AI and math#Lean
SecurityDaiwa Securities data breach: 5 firms, one vendorDaiwa Securities data breach: a hack of Scala Communications' i-ask FAQ system may have exposed up to 713,126 inquiry records from five client firms.#Data breach#Unauthorized access#Cybersecurity
SecuritySkyticket data breach: 3 incidents, up to 14.64MSkyticket data breach: Adventure found 3 hacks; the largest exposed 14.64M records 4.13M with hashed passwords; plus card data of up to 6,140 members.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
AI NewsSynthID Detector: How to Check for AI WatermarksGoogle opened SynthID Detector to everyone on October 7, 2026. How to check a file for its AI watermark, and why a clean result doesn't prove a human made it.#Google#SynthID#AI detection
AI NewsTrump Super Intelligence Rename: Who Must Use SITrump calls anyone who says artificial intelligence THE ENEMY, but his super intelligence executive order covers only federal agencies' documents, not firms.#Donald Trump#Super Intelligence (SI)#AI policy
AI NewsJev maker TypeSafe AI raises $870M at $7.5BTypeSafe AI raised $870M at a $7.5B valuation 24 days after launching Jev. Five days later Jev 1.14 added images, box and long context as experiments.#TypeSafe AI#Jev#Decision models
GuidesYouTube clipping: permission, editing and earningsYouTube clipping starts with the creator's permission. Learn the six steps to make clips, the tools, and why clips without commentary can't be monetized.#YouTube#Clipping#Video editing
AI NewsCloudflare Clef vs Jev: decision model benchmarksCloudflare Clef is an open-weight decision model that speaks Jev's API and reads images, at about 6x Jev's price. Its benchmark lead is still self-reported.#Cloudflare#Workers AI#Decision models
SecurityAsahi Kasei data breach may expose personal dataAsahi Kasei data breach: an attack on a vendor-run database behind Pharma DIGITAL may have exposed personal data of up to 514,000 healthcare professionals.#data breach#cybersecurity#japan
SecurityYakiniku King data breach hits 10.79M app membersYakiniku King data breach: Monogatari Corporation says 10,788,963 app member records leaked, including names, emails and phone numbers. Passwords were safe.#data breach#unauthorized access#cybersecurity
SecurityAI cyber attack: AI agents hit 27 firms for $25In an AI cyber attack disclosed by Gambit Security, three open source AI agents breached at least 27 retailers and took 600,000+ cards for about $25 a target.#AI security#AI agents#Cybersecurity
SecurityAI hacking hit Korean banks: what is confirmedCrowdStrike says an attacker used the ARTEX AI hacking tool and LLMs on South Korean banks. What is confirmed, what regulators ordered, and what is unknown.#Cybersecurity#AI security#Data breach
AI NewsToshiba hard drive capacity set to nearly doubleToshiba hard drive capacity is set to nearly double by FY2027, measured in storage, not units. WDC and Seagate stock closed about 10% lower on October 2.#Toshiba#HDD#Data center
GuidesYouTube Shorts algorithm cuts reach for reuploadsThe YouTube Shorts algorithm now favors originals and cuts reach for channels reuploading others' clips. Monetization still follows the reused content policy.#YouTube#YouTube Shorts#Monetization
SecurityBig Echo data breach: 8.72M records may be exposedBig Echo data breach: malware on a contractor's PC may have exposed names, birth dates, emails and phones in 8.72M Daiichikosho records. No passwords.#data breach#malware#cybersecurity
AI NewsClaude Haiku 5.5 API pricing and benchmarksClaude Haiku 5.5 costs a tenth of Haiku 4.5's per-token price on prompts up to 100K. See the API price table, the 100K catch, and benchmarks vs Sonnet 5.5.#Claude#Anthropic#LLM updates
AI NewsGoogle Docs Markdown: edit .md files nativelyGoogle Docs Markdown support now opens and edits .md files without converting them, and Drive previews them. Rollout began October 5, 2026, for all accounts.#Google Docs#Google Workspace#Markdown
AI NewsClaude Google Sheets, Docs and Slides add-on guideThe Claude Google Sheets add-on, Claude for Google Workspace, edits Sheets, Docs and Slides files in place on paid plans. Setup, edit modes and beta limits.#Claude#Anthropic#Google Workspace
AI NewsGPT-6 in ChatGPT: release dates and Intelligent UIGPT-6 reached ChatGPT on October 7, 2026: Sol for paid plans, Luna for free and Go from October 8, and Intelligent UI answers with charts and buttons.#OpenAI#GPT-6#ChatGPT
AI NewsEmbeddingGemma 2: open multimodal embedding modelEmbeddingGemma 2 maps text, images, audio and video into one vector space, runs on-device in ~191MB of RAM, and works with Ollama for local RAG.#EmbeddingGemma#Gemma 4#Embedding models
SecurityRogue AI Agents Tied to OpenAI Hit Wikimedia SitesThe Wikimedia Foundation says rogue AI agents it believes OpenAI runs made 54 unapproved wiki edits, failed to break into its Etherpad, and scraped Wikidata.#OpenAI#AI Agents#AI Security
AI NewsChatGPT ads come to image generation in a US testChatGPT ads get a visual format: OpenAI tests it in image generation for US Free and Go users from late October 2026. Plus and Pro stay ad-free.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#AI advertising
AI NewsChatGPT watermark: EU only, and edits weaken itThe ChatGPT watermark, textGrain, now goes into ChatGPT text in the EU only. Who gets it, why AI detectors cannot read it, and how much editing weakens it.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#Watermarking
SecurityinfoQ data breach exposes 894,082 recordsinfoQ data breach: GMO Research & AI confirmed 894,082 member records were taken and 643 fraudulent point exchanges worth about 2.96M yen. What to do now.#Data breach#Cybersecurity#Japan
AI NewsGemini free tier goes Flash-Lite only on October 9The Gemini free tier is Flash-Lite only from October 9, 2026. Flash needs AI Plus ($4.99/month), Pro needs AI Pro ($19.99), and Deep Think stays Ultra-only.#Gemini#Google
AI NewsReflection Beam is a 501B open-weight MoE modelReflection Beam has 501B total and 23B active parameters. See its scores against Kimi K3, GLM 5.2 and DeepSeek V4 and when the Apache 2.0 weights ship.#Reflection Beam#Reflection AI#Open-weight models
SecurityAnthropic Cyber Verification Program adds 3 tiersThe Anthropic Cyber Verification Program absorbed Project Glasswing on Oct. 6, 2026. All 3 tiers include Claude Mythos 5.1, but data retention is mandatory.#Claude#Anthropic#Mythos 5.1
AI NewsMeta Muse Keeps Hourly Profiles of People You KnowExtracted system prompts show Meta Muse keeps an hourly page on your family, friends and coworkers. What the pages hold, Meta's reply, and how to delete them.#Meta#AI Agents#Privacy
SecurityAflac data breach in Japan hits 4.4M customersThe Aflac data breach in Japan exposed data on about 4.4 million customers between June 10 and 25, 2026. What leaked, why it went unnoticed, and what to do.#Data breach#Unauthorized access#Cybersecurity
SecurityMac Full Disk Access gets stricter over AI agentsMac Full Disk Access will need very explicit user action, Apple says, citing AI agents. No date or macOS version yet; check which apps have it now.#Apple#Mac#Security
AI NewsClaude Sonnet 5.5 vs Opus 5.5: price, benchmarksClaude Sonnet 5.5 costs half as much per token as Opus 5.5 and beats it on Terminal-Bench 4.0. Where Opus leads, when half price holds, and 5 API fixes.#Claude#Anthropic#LLM updates
GuidesDate format cheat sheet: Python, PHP, Go and ExcelDate format codes for Python strftime, PHP date, Go layouts, JavaScript Intl options and Excel in one searchable table, with yyyymmdd and ISO 8601 examples.#date format#strftime#Python
GuidesGoogle Sheets functions list: Excel equivalentsSearch Google Sheets functions next to their Excel names. See which formulas carry over, which only Sheets has, and how to rewrite Excel-only ones.#Google Sheets#Excel#functions
GuidesSocial media video length: TikTok, Instagram, XSocial media video length limits for X, Instagram reels and stories, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Facebook, Threads and LinkedIn, plus how to trim a long video.#social media#video length#X
GuidesWindows Update failed: error codes and fixesWindows Update failed with 0x800f0922, 0x80070005 or 0xC1900101? Filter the table by code to see what it means and how to fix it, with DISM and SFC steps.#Windows#Windows Update#error codes
AI NewsAMD ROCm 10: ROCm.AI Brings Skills, Hyperloom, CLIROCm 10 makes AMD's ROCm.AI generally available. What AMD Skills, Hyperloom, and the ROCm CLI do, and how to read the 3.3x claim for Radeon, Windows, CUDA.#AMD#ROCm#GPU
AI NewsAnthropic Pentagon rulings split; Claude droppedA judge voided the Anthropic Pentagon label Aug. 27, the D.C. Circuit upheld a second one Sept. 25, and the Pentagon told the BBC it stopped using Claude.#Anthropic#Claude#AI Policy
AI NewsClaude Opus 5.5 pricing, benchmarks, API changesClaude Opus 5.5 API costs $4 input and $20 output per million tokens, 20% below Opus 5, and matches Fable 5.1 on most work. Four API changes break old code.#Claude#Anthropic#LLM Updates
GuidesExcel errors: what #VALUE!, #N/A and #REF! meanExcel errors each point to one kind of problem. Look up #VALUE!, #REF!, #N/A and more by code, get the fix, and see when IFNA beats IFERROR.#Excel#errors#IFERROR
GuidesExcel vs Google Sheets: price, limits and macrosExcel vs Google Sheets on price, sharing, row limits and macros. Sheets is free and shares by link. Excel holds 1,048,576 rows a sheet and runs VBA.#Excel#Google Sheets#spreadsheet
GuidesGemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) explainedGemini Notebook is what NotebookLM became on July 16, 2026. Free users get 50 chats and 3 Audio Overviews a day and it now reads ebooks bought on Google Play.#Gemini Notebook#NotebookLM#Gemini
GuidesKeyboard symbols: names and how to type all 33Keyboard symbols: names and the keys that type them in a searchable list, plus Alt codes and Mac Option shortcuts for special characters not on the keyboard.#keyboard symbols#special characters#Alt codes
GuidesHow to scan documents to PDF: phone, PC, or storeHow to scan documents to PDF on iPhone, Android, Windows, or Mac, or at a FedEx Office copier, and where each method saves the file.#Scan#PDF#iPhone
GuidesWhat is a dynamic QR code? Static vs dynamicA dynamic QR code stores a short link the provider forwards, so you can edit where it goes after printing. If the service ends, the code won't open your page.#QR code#dynamic QR code#static QR code
GuidesDo QR codes expire? How to make one that won'tDo QR codes expire? A QR code never does, but a dynamic code stops when its provider turns off forwarding. Find the cause, fix it, and make a code that lasts.#QR code#expiration#static QR code
GuidesHow to zip a file on Windows, Mac, Linux, or phoneLearn how to zip a file or folder on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android, add a password the built-in tools skip, and fix a zip that barely shrank.#ZIP#File compression#Windows
AI NewsClaude in Chrome vs the Cowork built-in browserClaude in Chrome or the Cowork built-in browser? Both shipped on August 26, 2026. Which one fits which task, what the safety numbers say, and how to switch.#Claude#Claude Cowork#Claude in Chrome
AI NewsNvidia Hugging Face Deal Draws DOJ QuestionsThe DOJ is asking whether Nvidia's $12.93 billion Hugging Face deal would hurt AI competition, Reuters reported. Closing is due in the first half of 2027.#NVIDIA#Hugging Face#Open Source
GuidesMbps vs MB: convert to MB/s and time downloadsMbps vs MB is bits versus bytes. A byte is eight bits, so divide a plan speed by eight to get MB/s: 100 Mbps is 12.5 MB/s, so 1,000 MB takes 80 seconds.#Mbps#MB#internet speed
AI NewsGemini 3.5 Transcribe: pricing and API limitsGemini 3.5 Transcribe is Google's speech to text API at about $0.005 per minute recorded and $0.009 live. What the two models charge and where they stop.#Gemini#Google#Speech recognition
GuidesMac keyboard shortcuts vs Windows: 58 comparedMac keyboard shortcuts mapped to the Windows keys they replace, 58 in one searchable table with Chromebook alongside, plus the two places that mapping breaks.#keyboard shortcuts#Mac#Windows
AI NewsGPU Utilization: Adobe's GPUs Sat Two-Thirds IdleLow GPU utilization at Adobe traced to slow storage and uneven work per GPU. Per Backblaze, two-thirds of GPU time went to waiting; fixes reached about 80%.#GPU#AI Training#Infrastructure
GuidesAGENTS.md Best Practices: Keep Rules From FadingAGENTS.md is an open format for guiding coding agents. See an example, how it differs from CLAUDE.md, and why its rules fade in long sessions.#AGENTS.md#AI Agents#Coding Standards
AI NewsAnthropic Nscale: $45B Compute Deal ReportedAnthropic Nscale reportedly signed a $45B compute rental on Nvidia Vera Rubin chips from late 2027. See the terms, the source and what is unconfirmed.#Anthropic#Nscale#AI Infrastructure
AI NewsAnthropic Grants: $5M for AI Wellbeing ResearchAnthropic grants total $5M for independent research on how AI affects wellbeing. Grantees build open-source evaluations. Application deadline: September 21.#Anthropic#AI Safety#Wellbeing
AI NewsMac Studio M5 Ultra: 512GB, Price and Release DateMac Studio M5 Ultra price starts at $5,499, with arrivals from September 22 and the 512GB build in late October. See specs, bandwidth and Apple's benchmarks.#Apple#Mac Studio#Local LLM
AI NewsWebMCP: What It Is and How ChatGPT Supports ItWebMCP is an experimental standard that lets sites publish tools AI agents call. ChatGPT's in-app browser supports it; OpenAI offered the top 10 $3,000 each.#WebMCP#OpenAI#AI Agents
AI NewsClaude Fable 5 Back as FT Says Top Model StrugglesThe FT says Anthropic's best model struggles to attract users. Claude Fable 5 was suspended June 12, returned July 1 and moved to usage credits July 7.#Claude Fable 5#Anthropic#AI Models
AI NewsKiro AI Agent Incident Triage: A 13m 35s DiagnosisAI agent incident triage at Kiro: a 2:33 AM alarm was diagnosed in 13 minutes 35 seconds. A representative month saw about 250 unattended investigations.#Kiro#AI Agents#Operations
AI NewsMetaRoCE: Meta's RDMA over Ethernet for AI, No PFCMetaRoCE is Meta's RDMA transport for AI on Ethernet with no PFC. It held about 86% throughput at 1% packet loss, and the spec goes to OCP in October 2026.#MetaRoCE#Meta#AI Infrastructure
AI NewsNVIDIA AVO Scores 100 on the ARC-AGI-3 Public SetNVIDIA AVO scored 100.00 RHAE on all 25 ARC-AGI-3 public-set environments, NVIDIA says. It credits the harness, and the jump from 30 isn’t a controlled test.#NVIDIA#AI Agents#ARC-AGI-3
GuidesImage Generation Model Comparison on One PromptAn image generation model comparison from OpenRouter: 44 listings, 42 scored out of 4, with prices of $0.006 to $0.25 and times of 1.2s to 208.2s.#OpenRouter#Image Generation#Benchmarks
AI NewsWindows Paint Invisible Watermark: A Server GUIDA researcher found Paint and Photos embed an invisible 16-byte GUID in AI images. It comes from Microsoft's server and reappears in the C2PA manifest.#Microsoft#Watermarking#C2PA
AI NewsPerplexity Portable Computer Runs a Local AI AgentPerplexity Portable Computer, launched August 25, 2026, runs an AI agent on an NVIDIA DGX Spark. On-device work uses no credits; cloud handoffs ask first.#Perplexity#NVIDIA#On-Device AI
AI NewsLiquid AI Pipette: Mobile AI Benchmark for PhonesLiquid AI released Pipette, an open-source mobile AI benchmark that measures model, quantization, runtime, and device together on real phones and laptops.#Pipette#Liquid AI#Benchmarks
AI NewsQwen 3.8 Flash Next: 125B Qwen4 Preview, 6B ActiveQwen 3.8 Flash Next activates 6B of 125B parameters per token, takes 262,144 tokens of context and previews the Qwen4 architecture with sparse attention.#Qwen#AI Models#Open Weights
AI NewsSakana AI Signs Japan Defense Deal to Study AISakana AI signed a contract with Japan's Ministry of Defense on July 29, 2026 to study and demonstrate AI for intelligence analysis. Its value is undisclosed.#Sakana AI#Japan#AI Agents
AI NewsNVIDIA Vera CPU Specs and Why SpaceXAI Picked ItNVIDIA Vera CPU has 88 Olympus cores and up to 1.2TB/s of bandwidth, and NVIDIA claims up to 1.8x faster task completion than x86. SpaceXAI will deploy it.#NVIDIA#Vera CPU#SpaceXAI
AI NewsStability AI Funding: $76M From the Music MajorsStability AI funding round: a $76M Series B from Sony, Universal, Warner and Electronic Arts. Total funding under CEO Akkaraju is $232M, this round included.#Stability AI#Funding#Music AI
AI NewsAI Chip Smuggling: Taiwan Indicts Nine Over B300sTaiwan indicted nine over alleged B300 server smuggling. Prosecutors say 74 of 130 servers reached China via Indonesia, Japan and Hong Kong; customs held 56.#Taiwan#Export Controls#AI Servers
AI NewsUnsloth GGUF Dynamic 3.0: Where Small Quants BreakUnsloth GGUF Dynamic 3.0 quants claim over 10% better top-1 accuracy at the same size, and the smallest quant sizes stop working for agents.#Unsloth#Quantization#Local LLM
AI NewsWan 3.0 API: 30-Second Video from $0.05 a SecondAlibaba's Wan 3.0 makes up to 30 seconds of video in one pass and reads PPT, PDF and spreadsheet files as input. API pricing runs $0.05 to $0.20 per second.#Wan 3.0#Alibaba#Video Generation
AI NewsRecursive self-improvement? 153 AI research runsPrime Intellect tested recursive self-improvement claims: 153 autonomous runs on the nanoGPT speedrun, 18 models. The best closed 81.7% of the human gap.#Prime Intellect#AI agents#benchmark
AI NewsDeepMind EVE Online: What the AI Will LearnGoogle DeepMind and Fenris Creations name four research targets in EVE Online and EVE Vanguard, from continual learning and memory to multi-agent dynamics.#DeepMind#SIMA#EVE Online
GuidesGas Turbine Shortage: AI Data Centers Wait to 2031Gas turbine shortage: a GE Vernova turbine ordered in August 2026 arrives in 2031, while US data center power demand reaches 66 GW in 2027.#Gas Turbines#Data Centers#Energy
AI NewsGemma 4 31B vs Sonnet 5: same score, 40x cheaperGemma 4 31B matched Claude Sonnet 5 at 1.34 on AlphaSense’s 245 finance questions, for about 1/40 the cost per question. How it was measured and scored.#Gemma 4#Claude#open weights
AI NewsGoogle Backstory Tool: What It Can and Can't CheckGoogle Backstory checks one image for AI generation, edits and earlier appearances. India Today uses it for a first pass, then confirms by hand.#Backstory#Google#Fact-Checking
AI NewsClaude Code vs Copilot: 39% vs 21% Use at WorkClaude Code vs Copilot in JetBrains' 2026 survey: 39% of developers use Claude Code at work, 21% use Copilot. Tools overlap, so it is not market share.#Claude Code#GitHub Copilot#JetBrains
GuidesLangfuse self hosted: license, pricing, OTelLangfuse self hosted is MIT except the ee/ directories. The OTel endpoint takes OTLP over HTTP only, and Cloud pricing starts with a free 50k-unit Hobby plan.#Langfuse#LLMOps#OpenTelemetry
AI NewsLinkedIn AI Slop Button Passes a Million UsersOver a million people have used the LinkedIn AI slop button since 30 July. LinkedIn says AI slop posts now get 40% fewer views than a few weeks ago.#LinkedIn#AI Slop#Social Media
AI NewsMCP roadmap 2026: five priority areas to plan forThe MCP roadmap published in August 2026 sets five priority areas. See what they mean for the specification, Tasks, Streamable HTTP, agent identity and SDKs.#MCP#Model Context Protocol#AI Agents
AI NewsNvidia Price Increase: AI Servers Up More Than 15%Bloomberg reports the Nvidia price increase: AI servers up more than 15% in many cases from early 2027 on memory costs. Q3 gross margin guide: 74.0%.#NVIDIA#AI Servers#Memory
AI NewsChatGPT medical advice lawsuit: what OpenAI facesThe ChatGPT medical advice lawsuit says GPT-4o steered a former pastor away from the hospital. See the eight claims, the relief sought and what is unproven.#OpenAI#ChatGPT#litigation
SecurityOx Alpha Is GLM-5.3-Flash: Data Terms and PriceOx Alpha was revealed as Z.ai's GLM-5.3-Flash. OpenRouter lists a 1M-token context and $0.036 per 1M input tokens, and says stealth prompts were retained.#Ox Alpha#GLM-5.3-Flash#OpenRouter
GuidesRoboflow Playground: compare vision AI models freeRoboflow Playground runs vision AI models on your own image, for free, with no API key. Learn how its 25 tasks, Arena ELO scores and Vision Evals work.#Roboflow#computer vision#object detection
GuidesRollTab piano autocomplete: a 125M on-device modelRollTab autocompletes piano on an iPhone using a 125M model at ~108 notes/sec: MIDI tokenization, data cleaning, DPO, Core ML INT8, and what failed.#on-device AI#Transformer#Core ML
AI NewsTiangong Ultra 8.86s at World Humanoid Robot GamesTiangong Ultra ran the 100m in 8.86 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games, down from 9.39 on August 22. The rules the robots ran under are below.#Humanoid Robots#Tiangong Ultra#China
AI NewsTwitch AI opt-out: default opt-in and a lawsuitTwitch AI opt-out: channels start opted in to Amazon AI training and the setting applies per channel. A streamer has sued and seeks class-action status.#Twitch#Amazon#AI Training
GuidesAntigravity Remote Control: Desktop, CLI, DaemonAntigravity Remote Control covers the desktop toggle, the CLI /remote-control command, and the agy daemon for always-on machines, plus per-OS behavior notes.#Antigravity#Google#AI Agents
AI NewsLinwei Ding Google Case: Espionage Counts TossedLinwei Ding's seven economic espionage convictions were vacated on August 20, 2026. Seven trade secret counts stand, each carrying up to ten years.#Economic Espionage#Trade Secrets#Google
GuidesHubble.md: The Open-Source Notepad Agents Can EditHubble.md is a free, open-source Markdown note-taking app a coding agent can edit with you. We cover setup, HTML views, OS support and what is unfinished.#Hubble.md#Markdown#AI Agents
Guidesmodelmap: An LLM VRAM Calculator That Maps Modelsmodelmap is an LLM VRAM calculator that also maps a model's architecture. Paste a Hugging Face model ID, pick a GPU and see weights, KV cache and activations.#modelmap#Hugging Face#LLM
AI NewsNvidia in Talks With Rebellions AI: What We KnowNvidia is in early talks with Korean chip designer Rebellions AI, Bloomberg reports. We cover funding, the $2.3bn valuation, Rebel100 specs and the Groq deal.#Nvidia#Rebellions#AI Semiconductors
AI NewsTesla Robotaxi Las Vegas: What the Permit AllowsTesla robotaxi Las Vegas plans won approval for up to 5,000 vehicles, but nobody can ride yet: the conditions, the 120-day window and the airport catch.#Tesla#Robotaxi#Autonomous Driving
AI NewsWaymo Custom Chip: 5nm ASIC for Lidar and CamerasThe Waymo custom chip is a 5nm ASIC that fuses lidar, radar and camera data ahead of the driving stack. What its 1,000 TOPS covers, and what it does not.#Waymo#Autonomous Driving#Semiconductors
AI NewsWhat Claude Academy teaches, and is it free?Claude Academy has seven collections and 293 resources, from Claude 101 to a nine-hour API course. Access is free, but only the structured data says so.#Claude#Anthropic#AI learning
AI NewsAnthropic IPO: Date, Price and What Is ConfirmedAnthropic IPO date, price and ticker are unset as of Oct. 16, 2026. Bloomberg points to late November. See what is confirmed and what is only reported.#Anthropic#IPO#AI industry
AI NewsApple Music AI labels: who must tag AI musicApple Music AI labels marked Made With AI arrive later this year. Labels and distributors must now tag AI-generated music when AI made a material portion.#Apple#AI music#AI regulation
SecurityPrompt injection in a court filing gets sanctionedA prompt injection hidden in a Connecticut court filing told any AI reader to side with the plaintiff. The court runs no AI review but sanctioned him anyway.#prompt injection#AI security#legal
GuidesDiffusionGemma: Google's open diffusion LLMDiffusionGemma is Google's open-weight diffusion LLM: about 1,500 tokens per second on one H100, but Gemma 4 regains the throughput lead near 32 users.#diffusion#Gemma#inference
AI NewsDon't paste the AI: the nohello of AI repliesDon't paste the AI is a one-page satire asking you to stop forwarding chatbot output as your reply. It hit 1,040 points on Hacker News. Here is the argument.#AI etiquette#communication#satire
AI NewsAn AI Video Upscaler for 4K: FLUX Video UpscaleFLUX Video Upscale, an AI video upscaler, rebuilds clips at up to 4K. As of Aug. 23, 2026, it costs $0.07 to $0.10 per megapixel-second and rejects 4K input.#FLUX#video AI#image quality
AI NewsGemma Downloads Pass 1 Billion, 100,000+ VariantsGemma downloads passed 1 billion on August 20, 2026, and over 100,000 variants exist. Uses run from orbit to a cancer pathway verified in living cells.#Gemma#Google#open models
AI NewsGitHub outage: sidecar limit, VS Code retry stormThe Aug. 17 GitHub outage ran 7 hours 47 minutes. GitHub traced it to a sidecar limit that autoscaling missed; a VS Code retry bug kept Copilot down longest.#GitHub#incident#infrastructure
AI NewsGrok Build on Every Plan: App Builder, Not the CLISince August 19, Grok Build runs on every plan, on web and mobile. It turns a chat prompt into an app with a grok.me link. The CLI is a different product.#Grok#xAI#AI coding
AI NewsNVIDIA poolside deal: $6bn license, not a buyoutNVIDIA poolside deal explained: $6bn for a Model Factory license, 109 job offers and $1bn at a $12bn valuation. Not an acquisition, per the investor letter.#NVIDIA#poolside#AI industry
SecurityAI Agent Detection: Binary Bot Filters Miss 39%AI agent detection breaks binary bot filters: an MLP labels 39.1% of real agents human. A three-class model plus two mouse features reaches 100% recall.#AI Agents#Bot Detection#Web Security
GuidesChatGPT Apple Messages: iMessage, SMS, RCS on MacChatGPT Apple Messages reads and sends iMessage, SMS, and RCS on a Mac. It needs Apple Silicon and Codex or ChatGPT Work; sends need approval by default.#ChatGPT#Codex#macOS
AI NewsSign Language AI: SL2T Translates ASL on Pixel 11Sign language AI from Google DeepMind: SL2T turns American Sign Language into English text in Gboard and Live Transcribe on Pixel 11. ASL only at launch.#Google DeepMind#Accessibility#Machine Translation
SecurityGrok prompt injection slips past filtersGrok prompt injection can hide in AES-256 ciphertext the filter can't read. Adversa AI says it reported the flaw June 3, 2026; it was still open August 19.#Grok#xAI#AI Security
AI NewsLFM2.5 DSpark and QAD: Faster Decode, Better 4-bitLFM2.5 DSpark draft models from Liquid AI add speculative decoding for up to 3.18x throughput, and QAD 4-bit GGUF files keep about 97% of BF16 accuracy.#Liquid AI#On-device AI#Small Language Models
AI NewsMistral Agentic Search: 3x on FinanceBench vs RAGMistral Agentic Search vs RAG: a five-tool loop lifts FinanceBench accuracy from 26.7% to 86%; navigation alone cuts p90 latency 39.6%. When an index wins.#Mistral AI#RAG#Enterprise Search
SecurityOpenAI Zero Data Retention Still Keeps CSAM ImagesOn August 19, 2026, OpenAI previewed Private Safety Processing, spotting risk across interactions while keeping ZDR. CSAM-flagged images are still retained.#OpenAI#Enterprise AI#Data Privacy
AI NewsOrnith 1.5 Rivals Opus 4.8 on Terminal-Bench 2.1Ornith 1.5 ships in 397B, 35B and 9B sizes under MIT. The 397B scores 86.1 on Terminal-Bench 2.1 to Opus 4.8's 85.0 but trails on 8 of 13 rows.#Open Source LLM#Coding Model#Agentic AI
AI NewsNew Namazu in Sakana Translate: What 160 Tests SaySakana Translate now runs a new Sakana Namazu model and is still free. Sakana AI says it won over half of 160 in-house Japanese-to-English tests.#Sakana AI#AI Translation#Japanese LLM
AI NewsSpaceX Cognition Report: Scott Wu Denies TalksSpaceX Cognition report: Bloomberg says SpaceX tried to buy Cognition AI, maker of Devin AI. Scott Wu denied talks; a possible compute deal went unaddressed.#Cognition#SpaceX#M&A
AI NewsCerebras CS-4 claims 30x GPU inference speedCerebras CS-4, the AI accelerator announced on August 18, 2026, claims 30x GPU inference speed. See what the number measures and what is still unsaid.#Cerebras#AI chips#AI inference
SecurityMicrosoft Copilot vulnerability CoSnitch read mailMicrosoft Copilot vulnerability CoSnitch (CVE-2026-24301): one link sent Gmail, Drive, Calendar and memory to an attacker. Patched August 18, 2026.#AI security#Microsoft#Prompt injection
SecurityCursor vulnerability ran code you never approvedCursor vulnerability CVE-2026-22708 let planted text rewrite environment variables, so an allowlisted git branch command ran attacker code. Patched in 2.3.#AI security#AI agents#Cursor
AI NewsOperation Blue Skies: Atlantic contrail avoidanceOperation Blue Skies, announced August 18, 2026, uses Google AI to steer flights around contrails over Shanwick airspace. Who funds it, what changes, when.#Google#AI applications#Climate
AI NewsAgentic memory: IBM finds a dose, not a switchAgentic memory is a dose, not a switch: IBM Research tested eight models on AppWorld, and curated retrieval gave gpt-oss-120b +16.1 points for +5% tokens.#AI agents#IBM#Benchmarks
GuidesLM Studio Skills in Bionic: Use, Create, InstallLM Studio skills in Bionic use the SKILL.md format. Type @ to call one, ask Bionic to write or install one, and turn on your Claude Code or Codex skills.#Local LLM#AI agents#LM Studio
AI NewsPew AI survey: under-30s more wary than excitedA Pew AI survey finds 55% of U.S. adults under 30 more concerned than excited, up from 31% in 2021. In all, 71% expect AI to mean fewer U.S. jobs in 20 years.#AI and society#Survey data#AI and jobs
AI NewsSamsung Claude Code: chip verification in 2 daysSamsung Claude Code: System LSI reportedly cut an SoC verification job from over a month to two days, but Claude Code errors kept engineers reviewing.#Claude Code#AI case studies#Semiconductors
AI NewsAmazon rare books cut up for AI trainingAmazon rare books: 404 Media tracked one to Amazon's VGT3 team in Las Vegas, where staff cut bindings off to scan books. What model collapse research says.#Amazon#Training data#Copyright
AI NewsAnthropic Revenue Run Rate Tops $65B Ahead of IPOAnthropic told investors its Q3 2026 revenue hit $16.8 billion, about 45% above Q2, reports say. See how it fits with the $65B run rate and a November IPO.#Anthropic#IPO#AI industry
AI NewsChatGPT for Teens: Age Prediction and Study ModeChatGPT for Teens switches on from a stated age, verified age, or age prediction. See who it covers, what Study Mode does, and what parents cannot see.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#AI safety
AI NewsCursor Origin: Code Hosting Now in Early BetaCursor Origin is a code hosting platform in early beta since August 17. Here is what ships, how GitHub sync and pull requests work, and which plans get it.#Cursor#GitHub#Developer tools
AI NewsGoogle Spirit Airlines Data: A $10M Auction WinGoogle bid $10 million for Spirit Airlines’ emails and chats at a bankruptcy auction. See what the data includes, how identities are handled and who objected.#Google#Training data#Privacy
AI NewsLLM Poisoning Case: A Reported Fake Think TankLLM poisoning case: Responsible Statecraft reports 100+ Hanover Institute pieces since August 6; GPTZero flagged 11 of 12 sampled with high confidence.#AI search#Information operations#Generative AI
AI NewsAirtel Perplexity Pro: What the Free Year LeftAirtel’s free Perplexity Pro year is ending in India. Sensor Tower and Appfigures estimates track downloads, active users, and revenue after the offer closed.#Perplexity#India#Subscriptions
AI NewsPORTS-Pike: OpenAI's 8 GW Pike County Data CenterThe Pike County data center at PORTS-Pike gives OpenAI about 8 gigawatts-IT on a 20-year lease backed by NVIDIA. The first 800 MW is expected in 2028.#NVIDIA#OpenAI#Data centers
AI NewsAnthropic Model 2 Tops Mythos 5 but Stays InternalAnthropic Model 2 is somewhat more capable than Mythos 5 and has no external release plans. Here's what the August 2026 risk report says and what it redacts.#Anthropic#AI Safety#Frontier Models
GuidesData Center Economy: What Quincy Actually GotData center economy in Quincy, Washington: poverty fell from 29.4% to 6.2% and taxes funded public buildings, but an advocate says farmworkers missed out.#Data Centers#Economy#Infrastructure
AI NewsLicense Plate Reader Warrant: EFF's Line on FlockFlock license plate reader searches should need a judge-signed warrant, EFF says. What Flock Safety changed in August 2026 and what EFF says is still missing.#Surveillance#Privacy#Policy
AI NewsGemini Watermark: What the New Toggle RemovesThe Gemini watermark toggle turns off the visible mark only. SynthID and C2PA metadata stay in every file, so the output is still detectable as AI-generated.#Gemini#Google#Watermarking
AI NewsOpenAI Preparedness Team: What the FT ReportedOpenAI denies an FT report that it disbanded its Preparedness team. Here is what each side says, who runs the work now, and what changed for Dylan Scandinaro.#OpenAI#AI Safety#Reorganization
SecurityGitHub Actions script injection at SnowflakeA GitHub Actions script injection let any GitHub user run commands on a Snowflake runner through an issue title. What Copilot did and did not do, and the fix.#Security#GitHub Actions#Copilot
AI NewsAI Backlash: Amodei Calls It a Crisis of TrustAI backlash is a crisis of trust, not a messaging problem, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told Gavin Baker. Here is his case and how Zuckerberg's essay differs.#AI Policy#Anthropic#Meta
AI NewsMulti agent AI sabotage in Anthropic's testMulti agent AI sabotage in Anthropic research: three copies of one model got conflicting jobs. See how it escalated, and what multi agent systems need next.#AI Agents#Anthropic#AI Safety
AI NewsQwen Downloads: Checking the 3 Billion FigureQwen downloads passed 3 billion in six months, Bloomberg reports. Hugging Face's own report counts 2,045M on its Hub, a different window and scope.#Qwen#Open Models#Alibaba
AI NewsSpaceX Cursor Acquisition: Reading the Closing 8-KSpaceX Cursor acquisition closed August 14, 2026. The 8-K sets out 389,289,254 Class A shares for Anysphere holders, based on a $60.0 billion implied value.#Cursor#SpaceX#M&A
AI NewsStripe OpenRouter Acquisition Confirmed, No PriceStripe agreed to acquire OpenRouter on August 19, 2026 and disclosed no price. What both confirmed, why an AI gateway fits Stripe, and what stays open.#OpenRouter#Stripe#M&A
AI NewsRatepayer Protection Act Fails Senate Vote 57-43The House passed H.R. 9340 417-3, but the Senate fell three votes short of 60 on September 30. What the Ratepayer Protection Act asks of data centers.#AI Regulation#Data Centers#Energy
AI NewsOverreliance on AI cut accuracy from 27.5% to 9.2%An AI study of 3,132 people found overreliance on AI cut accuracy from 27.5% to 9.2% as confidence rose 2.5x. Paying for correct answers helped only partly.#AI Literacy#Research#Cognitive Bias
GuidesClaude Text Watermark: What a Hit Actually ProvesA Claude text watermark hit proves involvement, not authorship. Where the mark thins out, why AI text detection cannot lean on it, and who can check one.#Claude#Anthropic#Watermarking
AI NewsGoogle HEIR: A Homomorphic Encryption CompilerGoogle HEIR is an open-source compiler that turns annotated Python and pre-trained AI models into encrypted programs. See its targets, demos and cost.#Google#Homomorphic Encryption#Privacy
AI NewsNVIDIA Compute Financing: $500B Aim, Terms PendingNVIDIA compute financing: six firms aim to mobilize over $500 billion of third-party capital. What the release says, and what it leaves out.#NVIDIA#AI Infrastructure#Financing
AI NewsAI Copyright Lawsuits: Perplexity, Reddit, BraveWhere AI copyright lawsuits stand in August 2026: Dow Jones and CNN v. Perplexity, Reddit's DMCA 1201 case, and Brave v. News Corp, from dockets and reports.#Copyright#Litigation#AI Search
AI NewsQwen3.8-27B VRAM: 7GB to 56GB by Quant LevelQwen3.8-27B VRAM is 16-19GB at 4-bit and 56GB uncompressed. What each quantization level costs in memory, what long context adds, and what Apache 2.0 allows.#Qwen3.8-27B#Alibaba#Open-Weight Models
AI NewsOpen Weight Models in 2026: Qwen and Chinese LabsOpen weight models in 2026: Chinese AI labs publish the largest, Qwen has 151,448 derivatives, and sub-1B models take 83% of all-time Hugging Face downloads.#Open-Weight Models#Hugging Face#Qwen
GuidesThermodynamic Computing: Noise as the Power SourceThermodynamic computing uses thermal noise as its power source. What Berkeley Lab shows, what Extropic’s TSU chips claim, and the energy efficiency case.#Thermodynamic Computing#Semiconductors#Energy
AI NewsAI Streamer Faces: Too Perfect Loses EngagementA Journal of Business Research study of 347 AI streamers ties asymmetric faces to more engagement and typical faces or intense expressions to less.#AI in practice#Live commerce#Research
GuidesChatGPT Computer History: What It Records for YouChatGPT Computer History is off by default on macOS. It records clicks and typing, not screenshots or audio, and you can pause it or delete what it stored.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#Privacy
AI NewsClaude Code Auto Mode Is Now the Default SettingClaude Code auto mode is now the default on Pro, Max and Team. Learn what the classifier blocks, how to switch modes, and how to disable it.#Claude Code#Anthropic#Development environment
AI NewsDeepSeek Harness install guide vs Claude CodeDeepSeek Harness (dsh) is DeepSeek AI's MIT-licensed, open-source agent harness. It covers how to run it and how it compares with Claude Code and Codex.#DeepSeek#Agent#Open source
AI NewsGemini 3.7 Flash: Benchmarks and Half PricingGemini 3.7 Flash scores 65.3% on DeepSWE, up from 49.0% for 3.6 Flash. Introductory pricing is $0.75 input and $3.75 output per 1M tokens through 2026.#Gemini#Google#LLM update
AI NewsGLM 5.3 benchmarks, pricing, and open weightsGLM 5.3 keeps the GLM 5.2 base and changes only post-training. Benchmarks against Opus 4.8 and Kimi K3, the points-based Coding Plan, and the open weights.#GLM#Z.ai#Open weight
AI NewsGPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast: Up to 14x Faster OutputGPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast outputs up to 750 tokens per second on Cerebras, up to 14x faster than Standard. A limited OpenAI API preview since August 13, 2026.#OpenAI#GPT-5.6#GPT-5.6 Sol
GuidesMiniMax Music 3: Local Setup, VRAM and LicenseMiniMax Music 3 makes songs up to five minutes long from lyrics and a description. It fits under 24GB of VRAM, or 8GB with streaming, under a custom license.#MiniMax#Music generation#Open weight
AI NewsX Algorithm Open Source: Weights, Filters, LabelsThe X algorithm open source release on GitHub: For You feed code under Apache-2.0, what the weights scale, how filters work, and what stays unpublished.#X#Algorithm#Open source
AI NewsAI Referral Traffic Grew 8x: Shopify Q1 2026 DataAI referral traffic grew 8x and AI-referred orders 13x in Shopify's Q1 2026 data. On product pages they converted nearly 50% better; organic still leads.#AI Search#SEO#Ecommerce
SecurityUK AISI Incident: 19 Unsanctioned AI Agent ActionsUK AISI reports unsanctioned AI agent action on the live internet in 10 of 122 runs. The UK AI Security Institute says a human stopped the worst case.#AI Security#AI Agents#AI Safety
SecurityAtlassian Rovo: Zero-Click Data Leak ReportedAtlassian Rovo can be made to leak internal data with zero clicks via indirect prompt injection, PromptArmor reports. Why disabling web search does not help.#AI Security#Prompt Injection#Atlassian
AI NewsCloudflare OS: An Open-Source AI Agent PlatformCloudflare OS is the AI agent platform Cloudflare runs internally, now open source under Apache-2.0. See how Gatekeepers hold the keys and how to deploy it.#Cloudflare#AI Agents#Open Source
AI NewsDemis Hassabis Becomes Chair of Google DeepMindDemis Hassabis becomes Chair of Google DeepMind and Chief Scientist of Alphabet. Koray Kavukcuoglu steps up as SVP, and Jeff Dean is leaving Google.#Google DeepMind#Gemini#AI Industry
AI NewsJeff Dean Leaves Google for Discovery Loop StartupJeff Dean left Google after 27 years to found Discovery Loop, a startup that aims to automate the experimental loop. Google is a founding investor.#Google#AI Industry#Startups
AI NewsFLUX 3 Video: 20-Second Clips With Native AudioFLUX 3 Video makes clips up to 20 seconds long with audio generated alongside. Rates run from $0.06 a second in Draft mode to $0.95 for 4K continuation.#Video Generation AI#FLUX#Black Forest Labs
AI NewsGoogle Assistant going away: phones, not speakersIs Google Assistant going away? Google says it ends on phones and tablets from September 4, 2026. See which devices switch to Gemini and what to check.#Google Assistant#Gemini#Android
AI NewsLiquid AI LFM2.5-2.6B: Fast Agents, Not for CodingLiquid AI LFM2.5-2.6B is a small model for local agents. It decodes 220 tokens/s on an M5 Max in under 2.5GB. Liquid AI says not to use it for coding.#On-Device AI#AI Agents#Small Models
AI NewsMaple Preview: DeepGrove's Ternary Local LLMMaple Preview is DeepGrove's ternary local LLM: 5.31 GB, MIT license, and 218 tokens/sec on a Mac mini M4 via a separate runtime. Agentic results may lag.#On-Device AI#Reasoning Models#Open Source
AI NewsMuse Code: Meta's Coding Agent and Muse Spark 1.2Muse Code is Meta's terminal coding agent, in beta since August 5, 2026. How its event log resumes after a crash, what Muse Spark 1.2 adds and how to install.#Meta#Coding AI#AI Agents
SecurityApple Bug Bounty: AI Reports and the 180-Day PauseApple bug bounty guidelines make unvalidated AI findings ineligible. Repeat reports can mean a 180-day pause, and more than two pauses can end your access.#Apple#Security#AI Adoption
AI NewsSeedance 2.5 by ByteDance: 30 Seconds in One PassSeedance 2.5 from ByteDance, released July 31, 2026: 30-second video per pass, 30 reference images, timestamp editing. See access and what the blog omits.#ByteDance#Video Generation AI#Seedance
GuidesAI Distillation Attacks in PLA-Linked ResearchWhat AI distillation is, and why a China Brief analysis of PLA-linked research on distillation attacks, watermark removal and detection evasion matters.#Knowledge Distillation#AI Regulation#Chinese AI
AI NewsCollatz Conjecture Proof: Why Lean Accepted a FakeAn AI-assisted Collatz conjecture proof passed Lean, yet the "disproof" used a kernel bug. Here is how it also fooled nanoda, and what Lean changed.#Lean#Proof Assistant#AI and Mathematics
AI NewsGoogle Earth AI Pulls Nano Banana 2 After One DayGoogle Earth AI image generation with Nano Banana 2 launched on July 30, 2026 and was rolled back on July 31 after policy-violating screenshots were shared.#Google#Image Generation AI#Nano Banana
AI NewsMiniMax H3 Open Weights: 768p Only, US/EU ExcludedMiniMax H3's open weights run locally only at 768p, because the 2K step stays on the API. The license excludes the US, EU, UK, and Korea but covers Japan.#MiniMax#Video Generation AI#Open-Weight Model
AI NewsKimi K3 Distillation: What the White House ClaimsThe Kimi K3 distillation claim: the White House says Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic's Fable. What Kratsios posted, what Moonshot denies, what is unproven.#Moonshot AI#AI Regulation#Knowledge Distillation
AI NewsOpenAI Astra: ten math proofs, no release dateOpenAI Astra, an internal version of its next major model, resolved or advanced ten open math problems. Lean 4 proofs are on GitHub; no release date is named.#OpenAI#AI and Mathematics#Lean
GuidesSakana Namazu API: pricing, setup and EU limitsSakana Namazu is Sakana AI's Japanese-tuned build of Kimi K2.6: per-token API pricing, OpenAI-compatible setup, and why it is not offered in the EU or UK.#Sakana AI#Japanese LLM#LLM API
AI NewsSolopreneurs Over $10M Nearly Tripled, Stripe SaysStripe Economics says solopreneurs passing $10M in revenue nearly tripled from 2023 to 2025 on its proxy index. It stops short of proving AI caused it.#Solopreneur#AI Adoption#Entrepreneurship
AI NewsAI cost overrun: Amazon’s 860% and AI token costsAI cost overrun at Amazon reportedly hit 860% over budget. How AI token costs make every failed retry expensive, and where AI cost control starts.#AI cost#AI agents#token billing
AI NewsAI Kill Switch Act: DHS Shutdown Power and ScopeAI Kill Switch Act, introduced July 23, 2026: who it covers, the shutdown capability required, DHS emergency orders and penalties up to $20M a day.#AI Regulation#AI Safety#United States
AI NewsAI unicorns: half of 317 have no qualifying papersAI unicorns, all 317 studied from 1998 to 2025: 52.4% had no qualifying papers and the top 10% hold 96.8% of citations. What the preprint counted.#AI Research#Academic Papers#Startups
SecurityAnthropic Cybersecurity Tests: Claude Broke InAnthropic cybersecurity review of 141,006 evaluation runs found Claude broke into three real organizations, believing they were in scope for the exercise.#Anthropic#Claude#AI security
AI NewsARC AGI 3: Two Settings Tripled OpenAI's ScoreARC AGI 3 scores for GPT-5.6 Sol rose from 13.3% to 38.3% when OpenAI kept the model's reasoning and enabled compaction instead of rolling truncation.#OpenAI#GPT-5.6#Benchmarks
AI NewsCalifornia AI Transparency Act: SB 942 and AB 853The California AI Transparency Act took effect August 2, 2026, and SB 1000 rewrote it on September 30: who is covered, three duties and the $5,000 penalty.#AI Regulation#US State Law#AI-generated Content
SecurityChrome vulnerability: AI helped fix 1,072 bugsChrome vulnerability work now uses AI: Google says AI helped fix 1,072 security bugs in Chrome 149 and 150, from finding and triage to the patch.#Google#Chrome#AI security
AI NewsContext Engineering: Claude Code's Prompt Cut 80%+Context engineering for Claude 5: Anthropic removed over 80% of Claude Code's system prompt with no measurable loss on its coding evaluations. What to trim.#context engineering#Claude Code#prompt design
SecurityAI Worm: A Word Document That Copies ItselfAn AI worm hidden as white text in a Word file made Copilot copy it into new docs in a demo. The mechanism, the 144-day disclosure, and Microsoft’s fixes.#prompt injection#Copilot#Microsoft
SecurityAI Cyberattack: DeepSeek Went Solo and Fell ShortAI cyberattack documented by Unit 42: DeepSeek, run through Hermes Agent, chose targets and launched exploits, yet the autonomous attempts failed.#AI Security#DeepSeek#Cyberattack
AI NewsDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: Benchmarks and MIT LicenseDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 ships under MIT and claims wins over V4 Pro on nine benchmarks. Read the scores, the caveats, and how to call it through vLLM.#DeepSeek#open weights#AI coding
AI NewsEU AI Act 2026: What Applies in August, What WaitsEU AI Act 2026: from 2 August, chatbot and deepfake disclosure duties and AI Office enforcement apply, while high-risk rules wait until 2027 and 2028.#EU AI Act#AI Regulation#Compliance
AI NewsEU AI Act Enforcement Begins: Article 50 LabelsEU AI Act enforcement began 2 August 2026, with Article 50 labeling rules live and about 190 code of practice signatories. See what signing changes for you.#EU AI Act#AI Regulation#AI-generated Content
AI NewsGCC AI Policy: The 15-Line Rule Is Not in the TextGCC AI policy declines legally significant LLM-generated code. The text never says 15 lines; that figure comes from GNU copyright guidance.#GCC#open source#AI coding
AI NewsGemini Robotics 2: Whole-Body and Multi-RobotGemini Robotics 2 is DeepMind's VLA for whole-body robot control, announced July 30, 2026, with ER 2 and On-Device 2. Only ER 2 is in AI Studio at launch.#Gemini#Google DeepMind#robotics
AI NewsGoogle AI Studio App Canceled, Folded Into GeminiGoogle canceled the AI Studio mobile app, announced July 31, 2026, despite about 800,000 pre-orders. App building moves into Gemini; the web version stays.#Google AI Studio#Gemini#AI Development Tools
AI NewsInkling Small: Open Weights Multimodal AI ModelInkling Small is an open weights model from Thinking Machines Lab. It beats Inkling on reasoning and agentic coding, and NVFP4 runs from 180 GB of VRAM.#Thinking Machines Lab#Open-Weights Models#Multimodal
AI NewsGoogle Lyria 3.5: What Changed in Flow MusicGoogle Lyria 3.5 arrived in Flow Music. See the four upgrades, what the editing and cover tools do, and the SynthID watermark Google puts on its tracks.#Music Generation AI#Google#Lyria
AI NewsMCP Specification 2026-07-28: Sessions RemovedMCP specification 2026-07-28 makes the protocol stateless, dropping sessions and the initialize handshake. What breaks, what replaces it, and what to rewrite.#MCP#Model Context Protocol#AI agents
AI NewsChatGPT for Academic Researchers: Free for 100,000ChatGPT for Academic Researchers will bring free GPT-5.6, deep research and Codex to 100,000 researchers. Who qualifies, what's included and how to apply.#OpenAI#ChatGPT#research support
AI NewsSynthID Watermark on ChatGPT Audio: What It ProvesOpenAI added a SynthID watermark to supported ChatGPT and API audio on July 31, 2026. The verification tool now accepts audio, but a miss is no proof.#OpenAI#ChatGPT#AI-generated Content
GuidesOpenDerm: Open-source skin imaging under $8,500OpenDerm is an open-source robotic skin imaging system that captures 78 pixels per millimeter for under $8,500. It is a research tool, not a medical device.#open source#robotics#medical AI
AI NewsPharmacy AI for Refills: Kinney Drugs Pulls BackKinney Drugs added pharmacy AI to its refill line in May 2026. Delays, wrong doses and privacy worries followed; by August 10 the touch-tone line was back.#AI deployment#healthcare AI#privacy
AI NewsAI Minecraft World Generator by Sakana AISakana AI's Dream-Cubed, an AI Minecraft world generator trained on 30 billion blocks across 15 biomes: how it works and how players rated its worlds.#Sakana AI#Generative AI#Minecraft
GuidesSakana Fugu in Claude Code: Setup, Models, v1.1Run Sakana Fugu in Claude Code: one-line setup on macOS and Ubuntu, environment variables on Windows, model mapping, and what Fugu Ultra v1.1 changed.#Sakana Fugu#Claude Code#multi-agent
AI NewsZoox Robotaxi Cleared With No Steering WheelNHTSA exempted the Zoox robotaxi from parts of eight federal safety standards through July 2028, for up to 2,500 vehicles per 12 months, with conditions.#Autonomous Driving#Robotaxi#AI Regulation
GuidesBuild Apps With AI: Testing a Wine Tracker PromptCan you build apps with AI? We gave Claude Sonnet 5 one prompt for a wine cellar tracker. The first file ran unedited, but at phone width words broke apart.#Generative AI#Wine Inventory#Build Your Own
GuidesBar Inventory for Wine: Records, Vintages, SharingBar inventory for wine: TTB wants a log of what you receive or every invoice. See what the IRS asks, why each vintage needs a line and how staff share a list.#Restaurants#Wine Inventory#Stocktaking
GuidesWine Inventory App Sharing: Four Apps ComparedCompare wine inventory app sharing in Shelvin, InVintory, CellarTracker and Vinotag: how you add a partner or staff, what they can change and what it costs.#Wine Management App#Inventory Sharing#App Comparison
GuidesWine Cellar Temperature: One Number, Held SteadySet your wine cellar temperature to 12°C (54°F) for every wine and hold it. Full-bodied reds at 18°C and dry whites at 8°C are for serving, not storage.#Wine Cellar#Temperature Setting#Wine Storage
GuidesHow to Store Wine at Home, Unopened and OpenedHow to store wine: keep it at a steady 10–14°C (50–57°F) with humidity near 70%, lay corked bottles flat, and finish opened wine in 2 days to a week.#Wine Storage#Wine Preservation#Wine Cellar
AI NewsAI Written Articles Under a Real Writer's BylineAI written articles kept appearing under a freelancer's byline after he left Clickout Media, Press Gazette reported. His GDPR claim and the 28 later articles.#AI Ethics#AI Writing#SEO
AI NewsAlphabet Q2 Earnings 2026: Cloud +82%, Search +17%Alphabet Q2 earnings 2026: revenue rose 24% to $119.8 billion, Cloud grew 82% and Search 17%. Most of the 298% net income jump came from unrealized gains.#Google#Alphabet#Earnings
AI NewsApple CXMT plan: Lutnick says no to Chinese memoryThe Apple CXMT plan would put CXMT and YMTC memory in products sold outside the US. Micron and senators oppose it, as does the administration, per Lutnick.#Semiconductors#Apple#Memory
AI NewsChatGPT Health Arrives in the US With Apple HealthChatGPT Health is rolling out to U.S. users 18 and older on web and iOS. It asks before using your linked health data and won't use it for training or ads.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#Health
AI NewsChina AI Chips: Ding Xuexiang's Reported WarningChina AI chips: sources told the WSJ that Ding Xuexiang called resisters of local chips traitors; his April 2026 self-reliance remarks are on record.#AI Chips#China#AI Regulation
AI NewsClaude Opus 5: Near-Fable Output at Half the PriceClaude Opus 5, released July 24, 2026, comes close to Fable 5 at half the price, at Opus 4.8's $5 / $25 per million tokens. Benchmarks, effort and safety.#Claude#Anthropic#LLM Updates
AI NewsGeekbench 7 vs 6: What Changed, Why Scores DifferGeekbench 7 launched July 23, 2026, with AV1, Opus and Whisper tests, a rebuilt multi-core score and CUDA support. Geekbench 6 scores don't carry over.#Geekbench#Benchmark#AI
GuidesOffline Translator App: 61 Languages, No SignalAn offline translator app that handles text, images and PDFs on your phone: the 61 languages it lists, how it works with no connection, and its limits.#Translation#Android#Offline AI
GuidesQwen TTS: Audio 3.0 Flash vs Plus, API PricingQwen TTS, shipped as Qwen-Audio-3.0-TTS, comes in Flash and Plus across 16 languages. What its benchmarks mean, how cloning works, and what the API costs.#Qwen#Text to Speech#Alibaba
AI NewsSamsung Smart Glasses Release Date and FeaturesSamsung smart glasses run Gemini, launch in fall 2026 in select markets and last up to nine hours a charge. Price and countries aren't announced yet.#Samsung#Gemini#Smart Glasses
AI NewsWaymo Uber Exclusivity to End in Austin, AtlantaWaymo Uber exclusivity in Austin and Atlanta ends in early 2028, with a Waymo app planned. It stays on Uber at least through May; split talk is an FT report.#Autonomous Driving#Waymo#AI Applications
AI NewsAMD Anthropic Deal: Up to 2GW MI450 and $5B StakeAMD Anthropic deal explained: up to 2GW of Instinct MI450 Series GPUs in Helios racks, an equity stake of up to $5B, and a Claude-ROCm tie-up.#AMD#Anthropic#AI infrastructure
AI NewsJacobian conjecture disproved with Claude Fable 5The Jacobian conjecture is false in 3+ dimensions. Levent Alpöge posted a counterexample found with Claude Fable 5; the two-variable case is still open.#Claude Fable 5#Anthropic#Jacobian conjecture
AI NewsGemini 3.6 Flash Pricing, Benchmarks vs 3.5 FlashGemini 3.6 Flash costs $1.50 input and $7.50 output per million tokens, with 49% on DeepSWE against 37% for 3.5 Flash. Compare it with Flash-Lite and Cyber.#Gemini#Google#LLM update
AI NewsAI Video Detector: NVIDIA Says Up to 92% AccurateAI video detector from NVIDIA reaches up to 92% accuracy uncompressed and 82% at 50% compression, and judges 1080p in as little as 22 ms on RTX systems.#NVIDIA#Deepfake#AI detection
SecurityHugging Face hack: an OpenAI sandbox escapeThe Hugging Face hack began in an OpenAI cyber evaluation: models used a zero-day to escape a sandbox, and OpenAI paused reinforcement learning for two weeks.#OpenAI#AI security#AI agents
AI NewsPoolside Laguna S 2.1: Open-Weight Coding ModelLaguna S 2.1 is Poolside's open-weight coding model, a 118B MoE under OpenMDW-1.1. We cover its benchmarks, how Poolside ran them, hardware, and limits.#Poolside#Open-weight#Coding AI
SecuritySakana Fugu Cyber: 86.9% on CyberGym, How to ApplySakana Fugu Cyber is an orchestration model for cyber defense. Its reported scores are 86.9% on CyberGym and 72.1% on CTI-REALM, and access is review-based.#Sakana AI#Fugu-Cyber#Cybersecurity
AI NewsChinese Open Source AI Faces Possible US CurbsChinese open source AI models may face new US restrictions. The trigger, Kimi K3, the measures under discussion, and the split inside the administration.#US-China AI#Open-source AI#Kimi K3
GuidesCellarTracker: Languages, Pricing, Free TierCellarTracker app explained: four ways to add bottles, English as its only listed language, what the free tier covers, and subscription costs on site vs iOS.#CellarTracker#Wine Inventory#Wine App
GuidesClaude models compared: Fable, Opus, Sonnet, HaikuClaude models as of September 2026: how Fable 5.1, Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Haiku 4.5 differ on API price, context window and plans, and which to start with.#Claude#Anthropic#Claude Fable
AI NewsCodex context window cut to 272K: why that numberOpenAI cut the Codex context window from 372K to 272K on July 18, 2026. Above 272K, GPT-5.6 bills the whole request at 2x input. Sessions now compact sooner.#Codex#OpenAI#Context window
AI NewsQwen 3.8 Open Weights: What You Actually GetQwen 3.8 open weights are text-only, always think first, and run 262,144 tokens natively. See what the hosted Qwen3.8-Max has that the download lacks.#Qwen3.8#Alibaba#Open-weight model
GuidesVivino App: Ratings, Scanning and the CellarThe Vivino app shows ratings from buyers of the bottle you scan. A scan takes a second or two, search covers failed scans, and the cellar tracks what you own.#Vivino#Wine App#Wine Inventory
GuidesBest Wine Apps to Rate, Price and Log a BottleThe best wine apps sorted by job: Vivino for ratings, Wine-Searcher for prices, CellarTracker or Shelvin for tasting notes. Skip Delectable and Hello Vino.#Wine App#Vivino#Wine-Searcher
GuidesWine Cellar Organization: Zones and CoordinatesWine cellar organization starts with how many bottles fit. Then sort wines by temperature zone, keep them out of light and number each slot to log a bottle.#Wine Cellar#Wine Storage#Cellar Organization
GuidesWine Inventory Excel: Columns and Where It BreaksBuild a wine inventory Excel sheet from five columns: producer, wine, vintage, quantity and location. Add dropdowns, a table and a ready-to-drink color rule.#Wine Inventory#Excel#Wine Tracker
AI NewsAlibaba Bans Claude Code Over Hidden Tracking CodeAlibaba bans Claude Code from July 10, citing back-door risks tied to hidden code that could identify China users. Staff are told to switch to Qoder.#Claude Code#Anthropic#Alibaba
AI NewsClaude Code Token Usage: 33K vs OpenCode's 7KClaude Code token usage starts near 33,000 before your prompt, 4.7x OpenCode. CLAUDE.md and MCP servers push it to 75,000, but requests set the total.#Claude Code#Anthropic#Tokens
SecurityClaude Jailbreak Severity and Fable 5 SafeguardsClaude jailbreak severity gets a 0 to 4 scale: on July 2, 2026 Anthropic detailed Fable 5's four-category cyber classifier and the CJS bands.#Claude#Anthropic#Fable 5
AI NewsKimi K3 benchmarks, pricing and open weightsKimi K3 is Moonshot AI's 2.8T-parameter open-weight model. Here is what its benchmark scores mean, what the API costs, the license terms and hardware needs.#Kimi K3#Moonshot AI#Open-weight model
AI NewsMuse Image Instagram AI Feature Removed in 3 DaysMuse Image's Instagram AI @-mention feature launched July 7, 2026 and was removed July 10. Public accounts were opted in by default; Muse Image remains.#Meta#Instagram#Image Generation AI
AI NewsSakana AI NVIDIA Partnership: Nemotron Joins FuguSakana AI NVIDIA partnership: Nemotron open models join Sakana Fugu as specialized agents. See what NVIDIA supports, how Fugu works, and what remains unsaid.#Sakana AI#NVIDIA#Open model
AI NewsApple OpenAI Lawsuit: Trial Set for July 19, 2027The Apple OpenAI lawsuit over trade secrets is set for trial on July 19, 2027. An Oct. 27 order widened Apple's early discovery. No ruling on the claims yet.#OpenAI#Apple#Lawsuit
GuidesGLM 5.2 local: run 744B on a 24 GB PC, no GPUGLM 5.2 local runs on 24 GB of RAM, not the 223 GB the buying guides quote. Why Ollama only offers a cloud tag, what the requirements say, and real speed.#GLM-5.2#Colibri#local LLM
AI NewsGrok 4.5 benchmarks, pricing, and where to use itGrok 4.5 is SpaceXAI's coding model, trained with Cursor. It leads SWE Marathon, trails GPT-5.5 on DeepSWE, and costs $2/$6 per million tokens via the API.#Grok#xAI#AI Model
AI NewsPicbreeder Rebuilt With a VLM: Can AI Be Creative?Picbreeder was a goal-free evolutionary art website. Sakana AI, MIT, and NYU replicated it with VLM agents and found where human creativity still leads.#Sakana AI#AI Research#VLM
GuidesWine Inventory Apps: 5 Cellar Trackers ComparedFive wine inventory apps compared on shelf-level location, label scanning, free tiers and US prices: Shelvin, InVintory, CellarTracker, Oeni and Vivino.#Wine Inventory App#Wine Cellar#App Comparison
GuidesWhen to Drink Wine: Drinking Window and AgingWhen to drink wine or keep it: how the drinking window works, what wine aging changes, how to read a vintage chart, and wine storage that holds the peak.#Wine#Drinking Window#Aging
GuidesAI Comparison: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini PricingAI comparison for 2026: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot pricing and free-plan limits, plus a use-case guide to picking the plan that fits your work.#Generative AI#ChatGPT#Claude
AI NewsIs Claude Fable 5 Back? Yes, With New SafeguardsClaude Fable 5 back worldwide since July 1, 2026: US export controls ended June 30, and a new classifier blocks the jailbreak Amazon found.#Claude#Anthropic#Fable 5
GuidesClaude Science: An AI Workbench for ResearchersClaude Science is Anthropic's beta research app for macOS and Linux. See what it does, how the reviewer agent works, who can use it, and where to get it.#Claude#Anthropic#Claude Science
AI NewsClaude Sonnet 5 vs Opus 4.8: Pricing, BenchmarksClaude Sonnet 5 launched June 30, 2026 at $2/$10 per million tokens, made permanent on August 10. It trails Opus 4.8 on five of six benchmark scores.#Claude#Anthropic#Claude Sonnet 5
GuidesEU AI Act Omnibus: New Deadlines and Nudifier BanThe EU AI Act omnibus is law: high-risk rules move to December 2027 and August 2028, and a nudifier ban and watermarking deadline hit 2 December 2026.#EU AI Act#AI Regulation#High-Risk AI
AI NewsGemini Spark for Mac: Beta, Download, Release DateGemini Spark for Mac is in beta for US Google AI Ultra subscribers aged 18+. What it does with files, how to download it, connected apps, MCP, rollout dates.#Google#Gemini#AI Agent
AI NewsNano Banana 2 Lite: 4 Seconds, $0.034 an ImageNano Banana 2 Lite makes an image in about 4 seconds for $0.034 per 1K image. Pricing, comparison with Nano Banana 2 and Pro, and Gemini Omni Flash video.#Google#Gemini#Image Generation AI
AI NewsLongCat 2.0: Meituan's 1.6T Open MoE Coding ModelLongCat 2.0 is Meituan's open 1.6T MoE coding model with a 1M-token context. Covers the domestic-chip training claim, SWE-bench Pro 59.5 and how to run it.#Meituan#LongCat#Open Source AI
AI NewsProton Lumo 2.0: Privacy Design and What ChangedProton Lumo 2.0 is a privacy-first AI assistant under Swiss law. Proton reports an index score of 51, up from 15, plus reasoning modes and image tools.#Proton#Lumo#Privacy
AI NewsAI Agent Model at 35B Rivals Trillion-Parameter AIAn AI agent model at 35B, Agents-A1 from Shanghai AI Lab, claims trillion-parameter performance. Its MoE weights are public under Apache 2.0.#Agents-A1#Shanghai AI Lab#AI Agent
GuidesX MCP Server: Give Claude and Grok the X APIThe official X MCP server lets Claude, Cursor and Grok call the X API with your own account permissions. Two servers, OAuth or token auth, and client setup.#X#MCP#Model Context Protocol
AI NewsClaude Mythos 5 Returns for Critical InfraClaude Mythos 5 returned for US critical-infrastructure groups after a June export-control suspension, with access still limited through Project Glasswing.#Claude#Anthropic#Mythos 5
GuidesColorado AI Act: Repealed Before It Took EffectThe Colorado AI Act (SB24-205) was repealed and replaced by SB26-189 before its effective date. Summary of the old law, the delay and the 2027 rules.#Colorado AI Act#AI regulation#high-risk AI
AI NewsOpenAI Jalapeno Chip: Inference Benchmarks 2026OpenAI Jalapeno, the Jalapeño inference chip, posted benchmarks Aug 25, 2026: 1.5 to 1.9x more work per watt at peak throughput than Nvidia GB200 and GB300.#OpenAI#Broadcom#AI chip
GuidesChatGPT Summarizer: Prompts, Splits, File LimitsChatGPT summarizer guide: prompts for bullet and word-limit summaries, splitting long documents by chapter, upload limits, and keeping private text private.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#Summarization
AI NewsGLM 5.2 benchmarks, pricing, and Claude Code setupGLM 5.2 is Z.ai's 744B-parameter open-weight model with a 1M-token context. Compare benchmarks with GPT-5.5, check API pricing, and set it up in Claude Code.#GLM#Open-weight model#Z.ai
GuidesGPT-5.6 availability by plan: Sol, Terra and LunaGPT-5.6 availability: generally available since July 9, 2026, but Sol, Terra and Luna reach different plans and tools. Here's who gets what and what it costs.#OpenAI#GPT-5.6#ChatGPT
GuidesGPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna: Specs and PricingGPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna are OpenAI's three tiers, generally available across ChatGPT, Codex and the API, with pricing cut twice since launch.#OpenAI#GPT-5.6#GPT-5.6 Sol
AI NewsCoffeeBench by Sakana AI: How It Works and ResultsCoffeeBench is Sakana AI's benchmark where an LLM runs a coffee roaster for 90 days, scored on net income. See how it works and how GPT-5.5 and Claude did.#Sakana AI#AI agents#Benchmark
SecurityAI Coding Agent Hijacked by a Fake Bug ReportAgentjacking hijacks an AI coding agent with one fake bug report. See how the attack on Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex works, and how to defend against it.#Agentjacking#AI Security#Prompt Injection
AI NewsChatGPT Market Share Falls Below 50% in 2026ChatGPT market share slipped below half in March 2026 and fell to 46.4% by the end of May, per Sensor Tower. Gemini holds 27.7%, Claude 10.3%.#ChatGPT#AI Assistant#Market Share
GuidesChatGPT Slack Integration: Actions, Setup, LimitsChatGPT Slack integration lets ChatGPT search Slack and, if an admin allows it, take actions. See the connector's actions, setup, OAuth scopes and limits.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#Slack
AI NewsChina AI data centers: $295B plan, 80% local chipsChina AI data centers would get about $295 billion over five years, with at least 80% of chips from local suppliers. US firms top that in 2026 alone.#China AI#AI data centers#US-China AI race
GuidesClaude Tag: Anthropic's AI teammate for SlackClaude Tag puts one shared Claude in your Slack channels. See how mentions, ambient mode, and routines work, which plans include it, and how admins set it up.#Claude#Anthropic#Claude Tag
GuidesCodex Record and Replay: Mac Workflows as SkillsCodex Record and Replay turns a demo on your Mac into a reusable skill. Learn how to record and replay it, what it needs, and when a plugin fits better.#OpenAI#Codex#Workflow automation
AI NewsMistral OCR 4: Bounding Boxes, Pricing and APIMistral OCR 4 returns bounding boxes, block types and confidence scores in 170 languages. It costs $4 per 1,000 pages, $2 in Batch and $5 for Document AI.#Mistral#OCR#Document AI
SecurityOpenAI Daybreak: GPT-5.5-Cyber and Codex SecurityOpenAI Daybreak pairs GPT-5.5-Cyber, Codex Security and Patch the Planet to move from finding bugs to fixing them, with CyberGym scores and access rules.#OpenAI#Cybersecurity#GPT-5.5-Cyber
GuidesApertus AI: The Swiss Open LLM for Sovereign AIApertus AI is a fully open Swiss LLM from EPFL, ETH Zurich and CSCS. See the 8B, 70B and v1.1 specs, benchmarks, license and how to run it.#Apertus#Sovereign AI#Open-source LLM
GuidesClaude Fable 5 Unavailable: The Ban and Your PlanClaude Fable 5 unavailable? A US export directive banned it on June 12, 2026; it returned July 1. Today the cause is your plan, app version, or a fallback.#Claude#Anthropic#Fable 5
GuidesClaude identity verification: passing the ID checkClaude identity verification: Persona checks a physical photo ID and sometimes a selfie. See which IDs pass, who keeps the images, and what to do if it fails.#Claude#Anthropic#Privacy
GuidesChatGPT file upload limit: which one stops youChatGPT file upload limit: 512MB per file and 80 files every 3 hours, but the hidden quota and the Enterprise 110k-token cut are what stop most people.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#PDF
AI NewsOpenAI investigation: what state AGs subpoenaedOpenAI investigation: a coalition of state attorneys general subpoenaed records on ads, consumer and health data and minors, reports said on June 12, 2026.#OpenAI#AI regulation#ChatGPT
GuidesPaddleOCR PP-OCRv6: one model, 50 languagesPaddleOCR PP-OCRv6 reads 50 languages with one model and claims to beat VLMs thousands of times larger. See whose benchmark backs it and what to test.#PaddleOCR#OCR#Text Recognition
AI NewsProject Fetch: Claude Opus 4.7 Drives a Robot DogProject Fetch Phase 2 in numbers: Claude Opus 4.7 finished robot dog tasks about 20x faster than the fastest human team, but could not fetch the beach ball.#Claude#Anthropic#Project Fetch
GuidesClaude Opus 4.6 vs 4.7 vs 4.8 pricing comparedClaude Opus 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8 all cost $5 input and $25 output per million tokens, but 4.7 and 4.8 use a tokenizer that can bill up to 35% more tokens.#Claude#Anthropic#Pricing
AI NewsSakana Fugu Ultra is not always the best FuguSakana Fugu Ultra leads 7 of 12 published benchmarks, and on three of the rest the cheaper Fugu scores higher. Prices, billed orchestration tokens, EU access.#Sakana AI#Multi-agent#LLM update
GuidesChatGPT pricing: Free, Plus, and Pro with GPT-5.6ChatGPT pricing for 2026: what Free, Go, Plus, and Pro cost, which plans include GPT-5.6 Sol, and how to choose by the usage limit you hit.#ChatGPT#OpenAI#GPT-5
GuidesWhat Is Claude AI? Free Plan, Models, vs ChatGPTWhat is Claude AI? Anthropic's AI assistant. Start free on Sonnet; paid plans add more models and higher usage. Against ChatGPT, pick it by task.#Claude#Anthropic#Claude Opus
AI NewsClaude Opus 4.8: Pricing, Fast Mode, WorkflowsClaude Opus 4.8 launched May 28, 2026 at $5 and $25 per million tokens. See what changed from Opus 4.7, plus fast mode, dynamic workflows and effort control.#Claude#Anthropic#LLM updates
GuidesGemini 3.5 Pro is still not in the Gemini APIGemini 3.5 Pro has not shipped. Google's pricing page lists Flash up to 3.8 but no Pro past 3.1. See what to call, what it costs, and when prices rise.#Gemini#Google#Gemini 3.5
GuidesGrok Pricing 2026: Free, SuperGrok, and API CostsGrok pricing right now: Free, SuperGrok, and SuperGrok Plus costs verified on x.ai, current xAI API rates per model, and what changed since Grok 4 retired.#Grok#xAI#Grok 4
AI NewsLocal LLM Coding Now Hits 75% of Cloud AILocal LLM coding now reaches 75% of frontier cloud AI on a 2022 Mac. What one detailed report shows about the models, cost, and limits.#Local LLM#Open-weight models#Ollama
GuidesDocument Digitization: Going Paperless for FreeDocument digitization without buying software: convert paper to PDF, then compress, merge, and split the files in your browser with free tools.#paperless#digitization#document management
GuidesCharacters vs Bytes: UTF-8, VARCHAR, GraphemesCharacters vs bytes: é takes 2 bytes in UTF-8, and a VARCHAR character limit differs per database. Why the two counts diverge, and where it actually matters.#character count#byte count#UTF-8
GuidesEssay word count: what actually gets countedEssay word count, measured: the same paragraph gives 17 characters with spaces and line breaks, 16 without, one emoji as two and a family emoji as eight.#character counter#essay#word count
GuidesMeta Description Length and SEO Title LengthGoogle sets no fixed limit on meta description length or SEO title length, but it shortens both to fit the device. Here is how to write and check them.#SEO#character count#title tag
GuidesSocial media character limits: X, YouTube and moreSee official social media character limits for X (Twitter) and YouTube, how X counts characters, and how to check Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn.#social media#character limit#X Twitter
GuidesCharacter Counter Tools vs Word and Google DocsCompare a free online character counter tool with Word and Google Docs: what each counts, whether limits include spaces, and where your text goes.#character counter#tool comparison#free tools
GuidesCompare Two Documents to Check Proofreading EditsCompare two documents to see what your proofreader changed. Paste both versions into a text diff, sort each change, and confirm no edit slipped through.#proofreading#editing#text diff
GuidesBest online diff checkers for text, code, and PDFsFive online diff checkers compared on data handling, file-type support, and price, with picks for everyday text, code, and scanned PDF or Excel work.#text diff#diff#tool comparison
GuidesJapanese envelope sizes: chou 3, chou 4, kaku 2Japanese envelope sizes in millimeters: chou 3 is 120 × 235 mm and posts as standard mail at 110 yen, plus the four conditions that actually decide the price.#envelope size#chou 3#chou 4
GuidesJapanese Era in Business Documents: What to UseJapanese era or Western year? The form usually decides. The tax office's portal labels every filing year in era years, and 2019 itself splits in two at May 1.#business documents#Japanese era#Reiwa
GuidesJapanese calendar year to age: a birth date guideConvert a Japanese calendar year to a Western year and age, with 2026 tables for Reiwa, Heisei, and Showa and the kazoedoshi vs man-nenrei difference.#age calculator#birth year#reference table
GuidesJapanese Era Names: Meiji to Reiwa Exact DatesJapanese era names from Meiji to Reiwa, with the exact day each era started and ended, the four Western years that hold two era names, and the offset to add.#Japanese era#Reiwa#Heisei
GuidesJapanese Era Converter Compared: Reiwa and DatesJapanese era converter tools compared by year, date and calendar handling, with Reiwa and gannen checks to help you pick one for forms, resumes or bulk dates.#era converter#tool comparison#wareki seireki
GuidesExcel shortcut keys cheat sheet, Windows and MacExcel shortcut keys cheat sheet for Windows and Mac, grouped by task: copy and paste, insert row, undo and redo, save as, merge cells, and Mac differences.#Excel#shortcut keys#cheat sheet
GuidesFull Width Half Width: How to Convert Your DataFull width half width mixing breaks lookups and CSV imports. Compare an online converter, Excel ASC/JIS and Python NFKC, and match one to your data.#data cleaning#full-width half-width#character conversion
GuidesFull Width to Half Width Character Converter, FreeConvert full width to half width characters free online: alphanumerics, katakana, symbols, and spaces, plus katakana to hiragana, all in your browser.#full-width half-width#character conversion#katakana conversion
GuidesJapan visa photo size: 45×35 mm — or 45×45 mmJapan visa photo size is 45×35 mm on the ministry form but 45×45 mm in India. The Japanese visa photo requirements that decide it, and why photos fail.#ID photo#Japan visa#passport photo
GuidesConvert JPG to PDF without losing image qualityConvert JPG to PDF in your browser. The JPEG goes into the PDF untouched, you pick Fit to image, A4 or Letter, and nothing is uploaded to a server.#JPG to PDF#image to PDF#JPEG to PDF
GuidesCombine images into PDF without uploading themCombine images into PDF with a browser tool that never uploads your files, Windows Print to PDF or Preview on a Mac. Compare the daily limit and page order.#combine images PDF#JPG to PDF#Windows
GuidesCompress PDF to 14MB for a Japan Tax ReturnCompress PDF attachments for Japan's e-Tax: the 14.0 MB cap per transmission, the 200 dpi and grayscale rules, and how to split a PDF that is still too big.#tax return#PDF compression#e-Tax
GuidesYear-end tax adjustment PDFs: how to fill them outFill out the year-end tax adjustment (nenmatsu chosei) PDF forms in Adobe Reader, then password protect, merge and reduce the file size before you submit.#year-end adjustment#PDF forms#fillable PDF
GuidesEmail Attachment Size Limits: Fit Your PDFEmail attachment size limits differ by service, app, and administrator: Gmail 25 MB, Outlook.com 25 MB, the Outlook app 20 MB, Exchange 10 MB by default.#email attachment#file size limit#PDF compression
GuidesHow to compress PDF on iPhone without an appCompress PDF on iPhone in your browser, no app install. Steps for Safari and Chrome on Android, plus what the Files app can and can't do for PDF size.#PDF compression#iPhone#smartphone
GuidesSafe PDF Compressor: Keep Your File on Your DeviceA safe PDF compressor keeps your file on your device. See how sakuttoAI compresses in the browser, what its one network request sends, and how to check it.#PDF compression#safe PDF compressor#privacy
GuidesReduce PDF file size without wrecking your scansReduce PDF file size and only the images shrink. Measured on our own tool: a photo lost 82.5%, twelve pages of text 0.8%. Learn what to keep untouched.#PDF compression#image quality#downsampling
GuidesFree PDF Compressor Limits: 5 Tools ComparedA free PDF compressor is limited three ways: file size, which levels are free, and whether it uploads your file. Adobe takes 2GB; Smallpdf locks two levels.#PDF compression#free pdf compressor#tool comparison
GuidesWhat Is a PDF File? Edit, Convert and CompressWhat is a PDF file and what does PDF stand for? Learn to open, create, compress, merge, split, and convert PDFs free in your browser, starting from scratch.#PDF#PDF editing#PDF compression
GuidesMerge PDF Files at Work: 5 Practical UsesMerge PDF files at work: combine invoices, proposals, meeting packs and scans into one file, with the order, naming and checks that stop mistakes.#PDF merge#business#productivity
GuidesMerge PDF Files Free: Combine PDFs OnlineMerge PDF files free in your browser with a free account and nothing to install. Covers page order, daily plan limits and how it compares with desktop tools.#PDF merge#free tool#combine PDFs
GuidesAre Online PDF Tools Safe? Merging and UploadsAre online PDF tools safe for a confidential file? See how server-upload and in-browser merging differ, and four checks that show which one a tool uses.#PDF merge#online tool#security
GuidesMerge PDF Free: What Happens to Your UploadMerge PDF free tools differ in what they keep: Smallpdf deletes uploads after one hour, Sejda after two. See the limits and a no-upload way to combine PDFs.#PDF merge#combine PDF#free tool
GuidesHow to combine PDF files on Windows without AdobeHow to combine PDF files on Windows without paying: Power Automate drops your bookmarks, OneDrive needs a subscription, and PDFsam Basic works offline.#PDF merge#Windows#Power Automate
GuidesSplit PDF Pages Free: Extract and Save ThemSplit PDF pages free in your browser: extract a single page, cut a page range, or save every page as its own file. No install, no upload, one free sign-in.#PDF split#free tool#extract pages
GuidesBatch PDF to JPG: DPI and Quality Settings GuideBatch PDF to JPG for a whole folder: choose the DPI first, use sakuttoAI online for a few files, and move to desktop tools when the batch gets large.#PDF to JPG batch#PDF to image#bulk conversion
GuidesPDF to JPG Converter: Choose 72, 150 or 300 DPIPDF to JPG converter that renders every page in your browser at 72, 150 or 300 DPI, with a quality slider and a single ZIP download for all pages.#PDF to JPG#PDF to image#DPI
GuidesPDF to image converter: 5 free tools comparedPDF to image converter comparison of five free tools: which upload your file, how long servers keep it, output formats and image extraction.#PDF to image#tool comparison#free tools
GuidesFree Keyword Research Tool: Bulk Related KeywordsFree keyword research tool that pulls related keywords in bulk. Sign in with a free account (30 searches a day) and export to CSV or Google Sheets.#related keywords#keyword suggest#SEO
GuidesKeyword Research for SEO: Using Related KeywordsKeyword research for SEO using related keywords: collect, sort by search intent, cluster topics and avoid cannibalization. A free SEO keyword research guide.#SEO#keyword research#related keywords
GuidesResume PDF Maker: Free, With Photo and File NameCreate a resume PDF for free with sakuttoAI's browser builder: add your photo, download a properly named PDF, and do it all from your phone.#resume#PDF#resume builder
GuidesGakureki dates for a rirekisho, by birth dateFill in the gakureki section of a rirekisho: find Japanese school entry and graduation years by birth date, add gap years, and write 2019 as Heisei 31.#gakureki#rirekisho#Japanese resume
GuidesConvert WebP to JPG or PNG, and JPG or PNG to WebPConvert WebP to JPG or PNG free in your browser, or turn JPG and PNG into WebP. Learn which format to pick and what quality setting to use.#WebP conversion#image conversion#JPG
GuidesWhat Is the WebP Format? Size, Support, LimitsThe WebP format is 26% smaller than PNG and 25-34% smaller than JPEG at equal SSIM. What a WebP file costs, which browsers decode it, and where limits sit.#WebP#image format#browser support
GuidesCake serving chart: what decides the slice countA cake serving chart counts slices, not cake. Wilton bases wedding servings on 1 x 2 inch slices and party servings on wider ones, so a pan gives two numbers.#cake#size chart#servings
GuidesCharacter Counter Online: With or Without SpacesCharacter counter tool: see how many characters your text has with and without spaces, plus lines, bytes and character types. Free and in your browser.#character counter#free tool#character count
GuidesUTF-8 vs Shift-JIS: Why CSV Files Get GarbledUTF-8 vs Shift-JIS in CSV files: why text turns garbled in Excel, what a UTF-8 BOM does, and how to check, choose and convert between the two.#UTF-8#Shift-JIS#character encoding
GuidesCSV to Excel formatting fixes for zeros and datesCSV to Excel formatting breaks when leading zeros vanish and codes turn into dates. Stop it with a Microsoft 365 setting, the Data tab import, or a converter.#CSV#Excel#leading zeros
GuidesCSV to Excel: convert without losing leading zerosConvert CSV to Excel (.xlsx) without losing leading zeros or turning codes into dates. Check the 1,048,576-row limit and fix garbled text.#CSV#Excel#xlsx
GuidesView CSV Files Online, or in Excel and SheetsView CSV files online with nothing to install, or open them in Excel and Google Sheets: no collapsed columns, no garbled accents, no missing leading zeros.#CSV#view CSV#CSV viewer
GuidesCSV Viewer Options: What Opens 1M+ Rows FreeA CSV viewer is chosen by two numbers: how many rows it takes, and whether the file is uploaded. Excel stops at 1,048,576 rows. Google Sheets at 10M cells.#CSV#CSV viewer#free tool
GuidesChinese zodiac chart: birth years and ages in 2026Chinese zodiac chart: find your animal by birth year and your age in 2026, the Year of the Horse, plus Lunar New Year dates for early-year births.#Chinese zodiac#zodiac chart#Year of the Horse
GuidesFile size units explained: how many GB in a TB?File size units run B, KB, MB, GB and TB, each 1,024 times the one below. A terabyte is 1,024GB in binary and 1,000GB in decimal, so a 1TB drive reads 931GB.#file size#units#KB
GuidesHEIC to JPG in Bulk: Where Free Batches StopConvert HEIC to JPG in bulk and check the cap first: heictojpg stops its free web batch at 200 photos, while a browser-side converter has no per-batch limit.#HEIC#JPG#batch convert
GuidesConvert HEIC to JPG Free: Batch, Quality, MetadataConvert HEIC to JPG free in your browser: turn iPhone photos into JPG, PNG or WebP in bulk. JPGs are usually larger, and location data is not kept.#HEIC conversion#JPG conversion#iPhone
GuidesHEIC to JPG Converter: 4 Tools Compared for 2026Four HEIC to JPG converters compared on where files are processed, how long a server keeps them, and price, so you can pick the safest option for your photos.#HEIC conversion#tool comparison#free tool
GuidesWhat is a HEIC file? How it compares with JPGA HEIC file is an iPhone photo saved in Apple's HEIF format. Learn what it is, how it compares with JPG, how to open it on Windows and when to convert.#HEIC#JPG#image format
GuidesOpen HEIC files on Windows: the missing codecTo open HEIC files on Windows, add the HEIF Image Extensions and HEVC Video Extensions from the Microsoft Store, or convert the photo in your browser.#HEIC#Windows#HEIF Image Extension
GuidesBulk image reducer: compress many photos at onceA bulk image reducer cuts file size, not dimensions. See how to compress many photos at once in the browser, hit an exact KB target, and what a ZIP loses.#image compression#batch compression#Windows
GuidesCompress Images Online, Free: JPEG, PNG, WebPCompress images online free: shrink JPEG, PNG and WebP files in your browser, with no upload, a 10–100% quality slider and ZIP download for batches.#image compression#free tool#image optimization
GuidesCompress Photos on iPhone to Reduce Photo SizeCompress photos on iPhone without an app: shrink them in the browser, resize with Shortcuts, shoot in High Efficiency, and fit Gmail's 25 MB attachment limit.#image compression#iPhone#free
GuidesJPEG vs PNG: which to use, tested on real imagesJPEG vs PNG comes down to compression. JPEG drops data; PNG keeps every pixel. Photos saved as PNG were 6 to 7 times the size of quality-90 JPEGs in our test.#JPEG#PNG#image format
GuidesReduce image file size without losing qualityTo reduce image file size without losing quality, keep the dimensions and set JPEG quality to about 80. A test photo at 80 was under half its size at 95.#image compression#JPEG quality#file size reduction
GuidesImage Compressor Limits: 5 Free Tools MeasuredA free image compressor is capped three ways: file size, batch count, and where the file goes. TinyPNG stops at 20 images and 5 MB. What each tool allows.#image compression#free tool#image compressor
GuidesImage file formats: 9 types and when to use eachImage file formats explained: nine types, their extensions and which to use. WebP or AVIF for photos, lossless PNG for screenshots, SVG for icons and charts.#image file formats#image file extensions#JPEG
GuidesHow to resize an image on Windows, Mac and phonesResize an image on Windows, Mac or a phone with a browser tool, Paint or Preview. Lock the aspect ratio, type a width and keep the picture sharp.#resize image#image dimensions#aspect ratio
GuidesSocial media image sizes: Instagram, X, YouTubeSocial media image sizes from Instagram, X and YouTube help: Instagram posts are 1080 px wide at 1.91:1 to 3:4, YouTube thumbnails 3840 × 2160, X lists none.#social media#image size#Instagram
GuidesA4 size in pixels: 2480 × 3508 at 300 DPIA4 size in pixels is 2480 × 3508 at 300 DPI and Letter is exactly 2550 × 3300. Get A0–A7 at 72–600 DPI, plus the DPI formula and why A4 is rounded.#paper size#pixels#DPI
GuidesPassword strength: 12 letters beat 8 with symbolsPassword strength is length before variety: at 138,675 guesses a second, 12 lowercase letters outlast 8 with every symbol by 14 times. NIST requires 15.#password#password strength#security
GuidesCompress PDF Online Free: Pick the Right LevelCompress PDF online free and reduce PDF file size in your browser. Scans and photos shrink 60–90% on Standard; text-only PDFs barely shrink at any level.#PDF compression#compress PDF online#reduce PDF file size
GuidesQR Code Business Card: Size and PlacementQR code business card done right: what to link to, how small it can be, where to place it, and how to design it so recipients actually scan it.#QR code#business card#design
GuidesCustom QR code design: color, logo, and shape tipsCustom QR code design with brand colors, a logo, and a dot shape, without breaking the scan. Covers contrast, logo size, error correction, and print size.#QR code#design#branding
GuidesQR code not scanning? Count the quiet zone firstQR code not scanning? The quiet zone is usually why. Here is how to count four modules in the image you already have, and how to fix it before you print.#QR code#quiet zone#printing
GuidesQR Code Flyer Size and Placement: The 10:1 RuleQR code flyer size and placement: size the code with the 10:1 scan-distance rule, keep the four-module quiet zone clear, and add a short call to action.#QR code#flyer#poster
GuidesQR code for fundraising at a school fairQR code for fundraising at a school fair: short links on flyers, pre-filled Google Form check-in, and PayPal or Venmo booth sales taken the right way.#QR code#school festival#fundraising
GuidesQR code minimum size: how small can it be?QR code minimum size is about 2 cm in practice, but the physical floor is 3.57 mm. See how module size, version and error correction set your own limit.#QR code#size#printing
GuidesQR Code Generator: What Free Actually Gets YouA free QR code generator gives you permanence or editability, never both. A static code never expires; free dynamic codes stop at two. Decide before printing.#QR code#free tool#static QR
GuidesChange QR code link after printing: check the URLChange QR code link after printing without a reprint? It depends on the URL inside: redirect on your own domain, edit a dynamic code, or replace it.#QR code#URL change#redirect
GuidesProfile picture size by platform: official specsProfile picture size for Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube from each help center, plus cover and banner sizes and what to upload for Instagram and TikTok.#social media#profile image#icon
GuidesHow many grams in a tablespoon? Sugar 12.6 gGrams in a tablespoon: 12.6 g of sugar, 14.2 g of butter, 18 g of salt. The spoon is 15 mL, the cup is 240 mL, and the cup is where charts go wrong.#tablespoon#teaspoon#grams
GuidesTV size chart: width, height and how far to sitThis TV size chart gives the width, height and area of every 16:9 screen from 24 to 98 inches, in both inches and centimeters, plus 4K viewing distances.#TV#inches#size