Dreame Just Unveiled Affordable Robot Vacuums That Can Climb Over the Threshold Between Rooms. I Saw Them First

Dreame's new lineup includes many of the premium features from the X50 Ultra, including threshold crossing. [...]

Case dismissed – Wikipedia loses UK Online Safety Act legal challenge, but it may still be safe from age checks

The Wikimedia Foundation has lost its legal challenge against the Online Safety Act, but it may still be on the right track to resist new rules. [...]

Why a $599 MacBook may be the most enticing laptop for Windows 10 users later this year

Rumors point to a new budget-friendly MacBook using the iPhone's A18 Pro chipset, launching as early as fall 2025. [...]

You can now give Claude access to memories of previous conversations, but only if you want to

Claude’s new selective memory lets users retrieve past conversations on command. [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, Aug. 13

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Aug. 13 [...]

This Might Be the Most Massive Black Hole Ever Discovered

New measurements of the galaxy at the heart of the “Cosmic Horseshoe” indicate that it could house the most massive object ever seen in the universe. [...]

ChatGPT users can now toggle Auto, Fast, and Thinking modes for more control over GPT-5

OpenAI is giving ChatGPT users more control over which GPT-5 models they use. Three manual modes, new model selection options, and the return of GPT-4o mark a shift away from the automatic routing sys [...]

Is agentic AI more than hype? This company thinks it knows how to find out

Databricks, the $62 billion enterprise data player, has a new way to judge just how smart AI is. [...]

GPT-4o and older LLMs restored for paid ChatGPT users as OpenAI plans a GPT-5 personality upgrade

Latest Sam Altman tweet promises a new, warmer ChatGPT-5 is on the way, and more old LLMs are now available to paid users. [...]