Author: Todd Sloan
Todd Sloan
Todd has reviewed gadgets for seven years. He writes about hardware that earns its price and calls out the stuff that doesn't.
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5, trained to improve agentic task performance — the category driving up costs for enterprise and power users.
Australia doubles the maximum penalty for its social media ban to 99 million AUD ($68M USD), raising pressure on platforms to enforce age restrictions for minors.
Mark Zuckerberg has directed Meta to build a prediction market platform, entering a space dominated by Polymarket and Kalshi.
The DOJ has filed in support of xAI, asking a court to dismiss the NAACP’s data center pollution lawsuit targeting Elon Musk’s AI company in Memphis.
The Creepshow point-and-click adventure game, based on the Shudder horror anthology series, is set to launch in August 2025.
NVIDIA announced Isaac Gr00t, a humanoid robot reference platform combining a full bipedal body, five-fingered hands, and Jetson Thor compute for researchers.
Apple joins Google in opposing EU demands to open Android to rival AI services, citing security and privacy risks for European users.
The Fitbit Air challenges Whoop in the screenless tracker market with solid hardware, AI-powered coaching, and competitive pricing backed by Google.
The FAA has cleared Blue Origin to proceed with New Glenn’s fourth launch after completing its investigation into the rocket’s previous mission.
Microsoft discontinues Teams Together mode due to technical complexity, steering users toward standard gallery view instead.