On Tuesday, OpenAI announced the release of Sora 2, an audio and video generator to succeed last year’s Sora. Along with the model, the company also launched a linked social app called Sora, where users can be able to generate videos of themselves and their friends to share on a TikTok-style algorithmic feed. OpenAI’s work on a new social platform …
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At Amazon’s annual hardware event, it announced a fleet of new Fire TVs, including an Omni QLED model, as well as new 2 and 4-series televisions that are all available to preorder starting today and will ship next month. These TVs feature what the company calls omnisense presence detection. It will allow the TV to wake up when it detects …
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Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 4.5, its newest AI model, claiming significant advancements in autonomous work and coding. The company said that the model was able to run autonomously for 30 hours, maintaining sustained focus with minimal oversight while building an entire software application. It’s a significant improvement over the company’s previous Opus 4 model, released four months ago, which …
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On Monday, Anthropic launched a new frontier model called Claude Sonnet 4.5, which it claims to offer state-of-the-art performance on coding benchmarks. The company says Claude Sonnet 4.5 is capable of building “production-ready” applications, rather than just prototypes, representing a leap in reliability from previous AI models. Claude Sonnet 4.5 will be available via the Claude API and in the …
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The Tesla Model S Plaid has been around for some time. Today, it is no longer the world’s quickest four-door electric sedan, nor is it the most powerful. As per a recent video from motoring YouTube channel Carwow, however, it seems like the Model S Plaid is still more than a match for some of its newer and more powerful …
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The background has been AI-generated inside Photoshop using Google’s Nano Banana model. Adobe has added two popular AI image models to Photoshop Beta, including Google’s viral Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, otherwise known as Nano Banana. Adobe says that Generative Fill has become one of Photoshop’s most popular tools, and it is expanding its capabilities by adding Nano Banana and Black …
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We’re flipping the script. Last week, we examined the dreaded 0-2 start, looking at the winless teams across the NFL to see which could still realistically make a playoff run. This time, we’re going to look at those wondrous 3-0 starts to see if any of the six remaining undefeated teams are frauds. Well, “frauds” may be unfair. According to …
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Wednesday September 24, 2025 10:22 am PDT by Juli Clover The marks on the iPhone 17 Pro models that people have noticed at Apple retail stores are caused by the chargers that Apple uses, Apple confirmed today. Apple told 9to5Mac that worn MagSafe charging stands in stores are causing marks on the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. …
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This photo of the iPhone 17 Pro Max in Cosmic Orange was taken with the telephoto lens on an iPhone 17 Pro Max. Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The idea of “tyranny of choice” says that having a set of good choices is supposed to let everyone find exactly what makes them most happy, but …
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The Week 4 NFL schedule has a number of key matchups, including eight interconference matchups, including an international game in Ireland between the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers (+2.5). Others include Saints vs. Bills (-16.5), Browns vs. Lions (-8.5), Panthers vs. Patriots (-5.5), Chargers vs. Giants (+6.5), Colts vs. Rams (-3.5), Jaguars vs. 49ers (-3) and Bears vs. Raiders (+1.5), …
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