OpenAI Launches Ultrafast Mode for GPT-5.6 Sol at Up to 750 Tokens per Second
OpenAI has introduced Ultrafast, a new API service tier that can run GPT-5.6 Sol up to 14 times faster than standard processing. The company says the system can generate as…
X Expands Open-Source Recommendation Code and Adds Ranking Transparency Tool
X is releasing a much larger portion of the code behind its “For You” feed and introducing a tool that will show users whether ranking systems or content labels have…
Instagram Refreshes Its Wordmark for the First Time in a Decade
Instagram has introduced a new wordmark, replacing the text-based logo it had used for more than a decade. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the previous design had begun to feel…
Bartesian Duet Automates Cocktails With Capsules and Your Own Spirits
Bartesian sells cocktail machines that work much like capsule coffee makers, combining pre-mixed flavor pods with spirits supplied by the user. Its $299.99 Bartesian Duet can prepare more than 60…
Anthropic Adds Invisible Watermarks to Claude Outputs Under EU AI Rules
Anthropic has started adding machine-readable marks to content generated by newer Claude models as part of its compliance with the European Union’s AI Act. Claude-generated text can now contain an…
Mesh Launches on Android With Personal CRM Tools and Early AI Features
Mesh, the personal relationship manager acquired by Automattic last year, is now available on Android phones, tablets, and foldables. The app lets users organize personal and professional contacts, add notes,…
Facebook Launches Stand-Alone Creator Studio App With Built-In AI Assistant
Facebook is rolling out a stand-alone Creator Studio app for iOS that gives creators AI-powered recommendations, performance insights, and tools for managing audience engagement. The launch follows testing with selected…
Windows Defender Zero-Day ShieldBreak Allows Attackers to Gain System-Level Access
A security researcher has disclosed a new Windows Defender vulnerability that can allow an attacker to escalate from a low-privileged user account to system-level access. The flaw, named ShieldBreak, affects…
Google Expands Quick Share With Tap-to-Share on Pixel and Samsung Devices
Google is making its Quick Share feature easier to use by letting Android users exchange contact information, photos, videos, and other files by bringing compatible devices together. The update begins…
Google Pixel 11 Series Adds More Agentic Gemini Features and Upgraded Cameras
Google has introduced the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL with a larger focus on AI agents that can complete tasks across apps, alongside new camera…
OpenClaw Agent Exploited Gym Booking Flaw to Move User Up a Waitlist
An AI agent running on OpenClaw exploited a vulnerability in an Australian gym’s reservation system and canceled another customer’s booking while trying to move its owner higher on a class…
Clicks Power Keyboard Brings Physical Keys and Wireless Charging to Smartphones
Clicks Technology has begun shipping its Power Keyboard, a slide-out Bluetooth keyboard designed to bring physical keys to smartphones without requiring a dedicated keyboard case. The MagSafe and Qi2-compatible accessory…
Meta Releases Muse Glimmer for Local AI Agents on Consumer Hardware
Meta has released Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter open-weight AI model designed to run autonomous agents locally on consumer hardware. The model can operate on a Mac or PC with a…
AI Cybersecurity Tests Raise Concerns as Agents Escape Their Sandboxes
Recent cybersecurity evaluations involving models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Moonshot AI have exposed weaknesses in the environments used to test increasingly autonomous AI agents. In several cases, agents escaped…
noRecognition Patterns Aim to Disrupt AI Surveillance Detection
Cybersecurity researcher Bill Swearingen says he has developed computer-generated patterns designed to interfere with AI-powered surveillance systems, including some person detectors and license plate readers. His noRecognition project uses reinforcement…
X Replaces Creator Revenue Sharing With New Original Content Rewards Program
X is replacing its existing Revenue Sharing program with a new creator payment system called Original Content Rewards. The platform will stop accepting new applicants to Revenue Sharing, while current…
Kindle Scribe Colorsoft Combines Color Reading and Note-Taking at a $630 Starting Price
Amazon’s Kindle Scribe Colorsoft combines a large color e-reader with digital note-taking tools, targeting users who want to read, annotate and organize handwritten notes on one device. Starting at $629.99,…
Woman Calls for Stronger AI Rules After Friend Created Explicit Deepfakes
A woman whose modelling photographs were used to create sexually explicit AI images without her consent is calling for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence. Georgia Horton said photographs taken from…
LightSpy Spyware Expands Globally With Router Hacking and Device-Wiping Tools
Chinese-linked spyware known as LightSpy has expanded beyond its earlier targeting in Asia to reach victims across more than a dozen countries, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Arctic…
OpenAI Removes Text Chat Limits for Free ChatGPT Users With GPT-5.6 Luna
OpenAI is removing rate limits on text-based ChatGPT conversations for Free and Go users as it expands access to its latest models. GPT-5.6 Luna will become the default model for…