Anthropic:
Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 now offer a 1M context window at standard pricing; it is the default for Claude Code Max, Team, and Enterprise users on Opus 4.6  —  Standard pricing now applies across the full 1M window for both models, with no long-context premium.  Media limits expand to 600 images or PDF pages.

The bestselling author once wrote an essay called "Kill the Elves" to bemoan J.R.R. Tolkien's overwhelming influence on the genre.

I'm not entirely sure why the Pixel 10A exists. Google hasn't upgraded the chipset, cameras, or battery in the new phone, and the tweaks it's made elsewhere are minimal at best. The flatter camera island is good, I guess! In one sense this isn't a big problem: The Pixel 9A is an excellent device, and […]

Karandeep Singh Oberoi / Android Police:
Meta says Instagram will no longer support end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8, saying “very few people” were using E2EE in their DMs  —  Can you imagine a world where WhatsApp stops offering end-to-end encryption (E2EE)?  That's not happening, but a different Meta-owned company …

FFXIV Live Letter 91 revealed 7.5's release date and gave a first look at some big quality-of-life improvements, plus the Beastmaster job