Anthropic Unveils Claude Opus 4.8, a New, More Powerful Model
The new system, called Opus 4.8, tops industry standard benchmarks in areas related to computer programming.
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The new system, called Opus 4.8, tops industry standard benchmarks in areas related to computer programming.

The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target soldiers during a war.
Robinhood is launching beta support for a new feature that will let AI agents make payments and trade stocks on users’ behalf. The company is also rolling out a virtual credit card for AI agents, with spending limits and approval controls. TechCrunch reports: Robinhood said users on its platform can now create a separate account for their AI agents and connect them to a dedicated wallet. While...

The global retail landscape has seen the rapid rise of e-commerce due to digitalization, and there are no signs of it slowing down. The number of digital shoppers is steep, with Statista projecting global e-commerce retail sales to surpass $6.3 trillion in 2024. The trend towards growth is set to continue, with sales predicted to […]

The insect may learn to associate the chemical Deet with a ‘blood meal’, researchers say
It is a spray used worldwide to protect humans from mosquito bites, but now research suggests Deet can become attractive to the insects if they associate it with feeding.
Deet – which has the chemical name N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide – is widely used in insect repellants, with the UK Health Security...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Federal prosecutors charged a Google employee with fraud on Wednesday, alleging that he made $1.2 million off of bets using insider information on Polymarket. Prosecutors claim that Michele Spagnuolo, a staff information security engineer at Google, used confidential information to place trades correctly betting that singer d4vd would be Google’s...

The pale-blue Ojai vehicles will start picking up members of the public in California and Arizona today.

The Reserve Bank has lifted the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7%, citing a sharp jump in fuel prices.

The company acquires Dyner.ai, an AI-native operating system built for restaurants and independent businesses.

Government will consider committee’s guidance that says mass screening ‘likely to cause more harm than good’
Most men in the UK will not be offered prostate cancer screening if the government accepts the final recommendation of an expert committee.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with more than 64,000 men diagnosed every year. There is, however, no national screening...

Pentera will share how AI-powered security validation helps companies remediate vulnerabilities faster as attackers increasingly weaponise AI.

Learn how to move AI from experiment to measurable value at the Workday Horizon Joburg event on 2 June.

New research from Wits University offers a fresh explanation for one of the most-discussed questions in AI.
The billionaire’s new roots in Argentina are said to be partly motivated by concerns about the future of the United States and shared beliefs with Argentina’s right-wing leader.

It’s slimmer, lighter, and more durable. But the real upgrade is Oura’s push into AI-powered health insights and proactive monitoring.

The computing giant aims to deliver the first large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer within the next three years.
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Created from fabric scraps that would otherwise end up in a landfill, this thoughtfully constructed bag looks great and can carry everything you need for a weeklong trip.
Last.fm announced that it is independent again after separating from Paramount Skydance, nearly two decades after CBS acquired the music-tracking service in 2007. The company says accounts, scrobbles, privacy settings, Pro subscriptions, and billing information will remain intact. Additional details are forthcoming. Engadget reports: “Today, Last.fm begins a new chapter as an independent...

New mothers working in software development are staring down an AI-pilled workplace they barely recognize.

The US company cites the local resource pool as among its reasons for establishing its Johannesburg-based operation.

IBM and Red Hat aim to secure the software supply chain as AI sharpens hackers’ tools.