Black Friday is the most anticipated day of the year for bargain hunters. Although we still have a few days to go before November 28th, we’ve already found a healthy selection of early discounts, allowing you to get a jump on your holiday shopping. Right now, for instance, the new AirPods Pro 3 are receiving […]

All eyes have been on Valve’s new hardware coming out in 2026, including the Steam Frame headset, the Steam Machine console, and the Steam Controller. But for those who are shopping for someone who wants a fantastic gaming handheld for the holidays, the Steam Deck LCD with 256GB of storage is $319.20 — 20 percent […]

Russell Brandom / TechCrunch:
Anthropic says the Claude app can now keep a chat going indefinitely, automatically summarizing earlier context when it hits its context window limit  —  On Monday, Anthropic announced Opus 4.5, the latest version of its flagship model.  It's the last of Anthropic's 4.5 series of models to be released …

Pluribus' Nito Larioza goes behind the scenes on episode 4, "Please, Carol. Here's why bird movement and "Think of chocolate" are his go-to tips.

Konrad Putzier / Wall Street Journal:
How the US' annualized 1.6% GDP growth in H1 was heavily dependent on AI-related investments, which might have accounted for as much as 50% of the growth  —  Growth has been bolstered by data-center investment and stock-market wealth.  A reversal could raise the risk of recession.