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Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max review: the best Apple flagship phone – for a few weeks at least
Variable aperture and a smarter Dynamic Island make Apple’s biggest iPhone better, if not exactly new. Just don’t ignore the Duo-shaped elephant in the room
This new cheap toothbrush proves you don’t need the $500 Dyson CameraJet for a great clean
Suri’s new Core 1.0 strips the electric toothbrush back to the essentials, adds a pressure sensor and a battery that lasts surprisingly long
Google Chrome now supports JPEG XL images and animations for improved efficiency
Google has announced that as of version 155, its Chrome web browser now officially supports the JPEG XL format. The key benefit of this newly added support is that the JPEG XL image format can provide up to 50 percent better compressions than the JPEG format. On top of this, JPEG XL can be used for animations, and there is lossless JPEG transcoding to allow for the easy reuse of existing images.
Ttok 1.0
Release: ttok 1.0 I released ttok 0.4, ran uv tool upgrade ttok, piped a file into the new version... and realized that it was defaulting to the GPT-4 tokenizer when it should very clearly default to GPT-5/GPT-6 instead!
Ttok 0.4
Release: ttok 0.4 ttok is my CLI tool for counting tokens, using OpenAI's open source tiktoken library. It hasn't been in updated in a couple of years, but I finally fixed a Click warning, updated CI, and added a --list-models command to list available models. It works with uvx, so you can count tokens in anything like this: Tags: projects, ai, openai, generative-ai, llms, tokenization
White House targets Stanford, Caltech and tech giants in visa crackdown
The White House is expanding its campaign against international workers, targeting elite study and work visa holders with restrictions and a new investigation.
Quoting Carson Gross
Computer programming is, fundamentally, about two things: Problem-solving using computers Learning to control complexity while solving these problems I have a hard time imagining a future where knowing how to solve problems with computers and how to control the complexity of those solutions is less valuable than it is today, so I think it will continue to be a viable career even with the advent of AI tools. — Carson Gross Tags: computer-science, carson-gross, careers, ai
GPT-6 brings interactive Intelligent UI answers to free ChatGPT users
OpenAI's GPT-6 rollout adds Intelligent UI, so ChatGPT can answer with charts, interactive diagrams and small tools. Free and Go users get access from Oct. 8.
10 Best Linux Distros in 2026, Ranked for Every User
Compare the best Linux distros in 2026 for beginners, developers, and power users: real rankings on speed, support, and ease of use.
Pexar VivKeep Pro 12.5in vs Nixplay Classic 10.1in HD Touch Screen: Which affordable digital photo frame should you buy?
Both great value touchscreen frames will show off best memories, but which is best?
Microsoft is working to make it easier for developers to publish XBOX games
Publishing games to the XBOX platform has been a source of frustration for developers for quite some time, and Microsoft is finally listening to feedback and is ready to do something about it. The company says that it will be taking steps to help reduce “unnecessary friction” and simplifying the overall publishing process. While details remain thin on the ground at the moment, Microsoft’s public acknowledgement that more needs to be done – and the promise that something will be done – will come as good news for game developers and gamers alike.
At the epicenter of AI, San Francisco Bay residents take on the technology
In the epicenter of the technology industry, people have conflicting views about whether AI is going to do more harm than good.
Quoting Ben Affleck
I've always been kind of into computers since I was young. And then when film started to move from analog film to digital, I became more interested in that aspect of it. And the visual effects workflow for many years has included machine learning.
Claude Haiku 5.5
As previously promised, here's Anthropic's new fast, low cost model: Introducing Claude Haiku 5.5. The previous Haiku, 4.5, was very much showing its age. It came out almost a year ago, and was priced at $1/million input and $5/million output - relatively expensive even back then, and a full 10x the price of OpenAI's GPT-6 Luna, released last month. The new Haiku exactly matches the price of GPT-6 Luna - $0.10/$0.50 - up to 100,000 tokens.
OpenAI publishes 722 AI-generated math discoveries in major scientific milestone
OpenAI Group PBC has published 722 math papers that it generated using an unreleased artificial intelligence model. Some of the papers, which were posted to GitHub late Tuesday, prove long-running hypotheses. Others disapprove proposed explanations of mathematical phenomena or narrow down the possible answers to complex, yet-unsolved puzzles. Overall, OpenAI’s papers span about 20 mathematical […] The post OpenAI publishes 722 AI-generated math discoveries in major scientific milestone appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
What does Amazon know about you? The answer is buried in your account info
We all know companies profile us. But understanding that abstractly is one thing. Reading the words “has flat buttocks” in your Amazon account is very much another.
Cisco broadens agentic features in Webex collaboration platform
Cisco Systems Inc. today detailed a broad expansion of its Webex collaboration portfolio that brings artificial intelligence agents into team conversations, connects office technology with workplace management and enables customer-service agents to continue working after an interaction ends. Introduced at WebexOne in Austin, Texas, the updates extend Cisco’s strategy of integrating people, AI agents and […] The post Cisco broadens agentic features in Webex collaboration platform appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Aston Martin puts back-end AI to work - SiliconANGLE
Aston Martin puts back-end AI to work in operations while keeping agents off its website to preserve a personalized customer experience.
Deep clean your PC in seconds with cordless duster deals from $19
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2026 is the perfect time to pick up an air blower to clean grime and dust from your PC fans, keyboard keys, and more.
Apple’s forgotten iPhone gets a massive discount and this is the absolute best time to buy
The iPhone Air is $260 off in the United States at Best Buy. All models, all colours.
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