Anthropic releases Opus 5.5 with lower prices and Fable-level performance
Anthropic called it “the strongest-performing model we’ve tested to date.”
Stolen passwords are exposing America’s water providers to hackers
Researchers say another looming threat hangs over some of America’s most important critical infrastructure.
Shuffling the deck chairs: Xbox continues its “reset” with dramatic restructuring
When Xbox announced sweeping layoffs in July as part of a brutal “reset” for the gaming brand, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said part of the pre-existing problem in the gaming unit was “teams, studios, and functions [that] often operate independently, [making it] harder to work toward a shared goal.” Today, the company announced a radical restructuring of its internal studios that is seemingly designed to reduce that “independence” for the teams behind some of gaming’s biggest franchises.
The biggest apparent change is for the Halo franchise, which will now be under the remit of Call of Duty maker Activision. Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries), which recently released Halo: Campaign Evolved, will remain as just a “small team” to support the player community, Microsoft said, with the remaining staffing roles eliminated as part of 268 newly announced layoffs.
“For Halo, our goal is clear: make the greatest Halo game ever, worthy of its universe and legacy, while staying true to what made players love it in the first place,” Activision President Rob Kostich said in a statement provided to Kotaku. “It is a bold ambition, one that this franchise deserves. We have already begun assembling a purpose-built team, unique in capability and talent, ready and excited to deliver this next chapter with the community.”
AstroForge is putting AI in command of its next spacecraft
Autonomy-1 will have a small, transformer-based AI model taking charge of a space probe.
Noble Carbon will show how it’s making EV charger installs painless at TechCrunch Disrupt
Noble Carbon has developed a smart circuit breaker that allows households to electrify without the pain of a main panel upgrade.