Maxwell Zeff / Wired:
More than 30 staffers from OpenAI and Google, including DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean, file an amicus brief in support of Anthropic in its fight with DOD  —  Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean is among the AI researchers and engineers rushing to Anthropic's defense.

Brian Westover / PCMag:
MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Max) review: “Super core” architecture and 40-core GPU deliver beastly performance, but still retains a five-year-old design  —  Outstanding  —  THE BOTTOM LINE  —  Pros & Cons  — “Super core” architecture delivers incredible performance

John Higgins / The Verge:
Apple Studio Display XDR review: great reference picture modes, much improved camera, and 120Hz support on newer Macs, but expensive at $3300 and only for Macs  —  It's been almost exactly four years since Apple released the 5K Studio Display that so many wanted, even if it didn't really deliver as a high-end display.

Financial Times:
SoftBank's stock is down ~48% since Nov. 3, as scrutiny into the scale of its OpenAI involvement grows; on Monday, SoftBank fell 9.8% on Stargate delay reports  —  Japanese group has suffered from recent share falls and a negative outlook from rating agency S&P

David Gewirtz / ZDNET:
Anthropic debuts a Code Review feature for Claude Code, which uses agents working in teams to check pull requests for bugs, available in research preview  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — Anthropic launches AI agents to review developer pull requests.  — Internal tests tripled meaningful code review feedback.