Category Technology & Innovation

An example of Claude 3.7 Sonnet with extended thinking is asked, “Would the color be called ‘magenta’ if the town of Magenta didn’t exist?” Credit: Benj Edwards Interestingly, xAI’s Grok 3 with “thinking” (its SR mode) enabled was the first…

Last week, a Jeep driver turned to Reddit to do what people do best on the site—complain. Every time they hit the brakes on their Jeep, they wrote, a promotion for an extended warranty plan popped up in the center…

Smartwatch shipments in India dipped annually for the first time in 2024, as consumers moved away from cheap, unknown brands. Apple bucked the broader trend, however, with a reported 2.4x growth for the year. According to data from analyst firm…

The stunning discovery of a pharaoh’s burial spot last week was a bombshell in the archaeology world. Not since Howard Carter located the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun in 1922 had such a site been found. There was only…

Staying warm is important whether you’re settling down to watch the latest must-watch TV show, working from home or you’re warming up your mattress. Sure, traditional blankets can sometimes get the job done but they can’t compete with a heated…

The cryptocurrency industry and those responsible for securing it are still in shock following Friday’s heist, likely by North Korea, that drained $1.5 billion from Dubai-based exchange Bybit, making the theft by far the biggest ever in digital asset history.…

Major wireless carriers: A necessary evil if you travel a lot, have a family, or are just interested in coverage that’s reliably consistent and widespread. AT&T is the third-largest provider in the US (first for 5G), with the largest coverage…

Billy McFarland is back with Fyre Festival 2. Scheduled to take place in Isla Mujeres, Mexico from May 30 to June 2, tickets just went on sale, ranging from $1,400 to a truly brazen $1.1 million — even though no…

The first trailer for Andor season two dropped today, giving us a long-awaited look at Cassian’s return—and a rebellion coalescing into full, explosive effect. It’s full of tiny little glimpses of what we know are going to to be four distinct…

Elon Musk’s xAI announced its latest artificial intelligence flagship model, Grok 3, on Monday. The company also announced Grok 3 mini, a scaled-back version, plus the addition of DeepSearch, a new tool that the company calls a next-generation search engine.…