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At Galaxy Unpacked 2026, Samsung reveals the AI-powered Galaxy S26 series with a built-in Privacy Display, Perplexity integration, and new Buds4 earbuds.
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Two stories about the Claude maker Anthropic broke on Tuesday that, when combined, arguably paint a chilling picture. First, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly pressuring Anthropic to yield its AI safeguards and give the military unrestrained access to its Claude AI chatbot. The company then chose the same day that the Hegseth news broke to drop its centerpiece safety pledge.
On Tuesday, Anthropic said it was modifying its Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP) to lower safety guardrails. Up until now, the company's core pledge has been to stop training new AI models unless specific safety guidelines can be guaranteed in advance. This policy, which set hard tripwires to halt development, was a big part of Anthropic's pitch to businesses and consumers.
"Two and a half years later, our honest assessment is that some parts of this theory of change have played out as we hoped, but others have not," Anthropic wrote. Now, its updated policy approaches safety relatively, rather than with strict red lines.
Anthropic's quotes in an
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 Apple is working on a new MacBook Pro that could launch next week ahead of the "Special Experience" planned for March 4, so we thought we'd highlight all of the rumors about the device so far.
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On paper, the Apple and Samsung's latest phones are nearly neck and neck on all major features.
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Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S26, Google's Gemini can automate tasks in popular mobile apps. We got a live demo of the new feature in action.
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 Apple is expected to unveil its long-rumored lower-cost MacBook next week. Given it will be more affordable, this MacBook model will obviously have some reduced specs and compromises compared to the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.
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 Google unveiled a new batch of Android updates, including more Gemini-powered tools and improved scam detection features at Samsung's Galaxy S26 launch on Wednesday.
A new feature in the Gemini app will let users hand off multi-step tasks, like ordering a rideshare or building a grocery cart. The feature, which will first arrive in beta, runs in the background while users perform other tasks. Gemini's progress can be monitored live via notifications, so users can see what it's doing and jump in at any time.
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Google says this feature will initially be limited to certain food, grocery or rideshare apps. It will be available first on select devices, including the Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10, in the US and Korea.
Android is also getting an upgrade for Circle to Search, enabling it to search for multiple objects seen on screen at once. One implementation of this is full-outfit searches using "find the loo
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A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teens think chatbot-assisted cheating has become "a regular feature of student life."
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