Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2, and cuts Fable’s price

They are new versions of its most powerful AI models. Both are faster than the 5.1 versions from September, and Fable is cheaper. The launch comes as Anthropic nears its stock market listing , which could happen as soon…

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AI hardware startup Nominal triples valuation to $3B in 8 months

On Monday, it announced a $240 million Series C at a $3 billion valuation led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and co-led by Insight Partners. This follows the company’s announcement in March of a $155 million Series B…

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France blames Iran for mass-hacks targeting freezers in grocery stores and blood banks

This is the latest in a string of destructive cyberattacks attributed to Iran this year, following a spate of hacks targeting U.S. water providers and other online intrusions that caused mass-disruption to U.S. medical…

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Pentagon mulls placing fleet of military satellites around the Moon

The US military has published a Request for Information on a federal procurement website signaling interest in deploying a “proliferated cislunar constellation” consisting of an unspecified number of satellites…

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New study finds half of tech workers have a side hustle — despite often being the best paid

This compares with barely a third (30%) of all full-time workers, making IT workers among the most likely to have side hustles – 23% freelancing and 7% having a more traditional second job, according to a Careerminds…

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Forget Black Friday: Amazon is already slashing up to $450 off the entire Samsung Galaxy S26 lineup

Weeks ahead of the official event, the retailer is slashing up to $450 off the flagship lineup, knocking the phones down to near-record low prices. Whether you want the compact Galaxy S26, the balanced S26 Plus, or the…

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Cold therapy may be worse than doing nothing for post-exercise recovery

Cold therapy is a popular intervention after rigorous exercise, like marathons, to relieve soreness and dampen the inflammation that can impair muscle recovery. But in a new study, adults who had ice baths after intense…

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Gmail users should know about this little-noticed feature

Whenever you hit Send on Gmail , a small box pops up in the bottom left corner of your screen that will let you undo the action before it's too late. It says Message sent along with the options and View message . If…

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Apple’s CEO presses Federighi to speed up AI, Bloomberg reports

Ternus wants Apple to move beyond improving Siri. According to the report, he held a closed-door meeting with Federighi in recent weeks. Ternus is frustrated by what he sees as Apple’s reluctance to match its rivals’…

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Google lets developers add Maps to AI Studio apps for free

Production apps still need a paid Cloud billing account, but the same key and code keep working. Developers can now add Google Maps to apps they build in Google AI Studio without leaving it, Google said on Monday . AI…

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