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Claude Opus 5.5 has taken the top spot on the Epoch Capabilities Index, the composite AI benchmark run by independent research group Epoch AI, edging out OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra by less than a single point. The index, which stitches together more than 50 separate evaluations into one score, put Anthropic’s flagship model at roughly 167…
Sony has never shipped a PS5 emulator, and it probably never will. That gap is exactly why two scrappy open-source projects, SharpEmu and KyTyPS5, have spent 2026 racing each other on GitHub to see who can boot a modern PlayStation 5 game first. Neither one lets you play Marvel’s Wolverine at launch quality. Neither one…
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew told reporters on October 12, 2026, that he believes artificial intelligence could unlock major scientific breakthroughs in physics and biotechnology within the next two to three years, according to CNBC. The comments, which quickly became one of the day’s most discussed technology stories, position Chew alongside a growing list of…
Commerce City police turned to their drone fleet on October 12, 2026, after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 76 sent officers scrambling to track down a driver, according to FOX31 Denver and KDVR, which first reported the incident. The department did not immediately confirm the driver’s identity, the exact mile marker, or the full outcome…
Microsoft showed off compelling Windows 11 features and hardware, but much of the event was weighed down by developer-focused AI discussions.
A 171-foot steel rocket that spent 24 days bobbing in the Indian Ocean is finally home. SpaceX’s recovered Starship, known internally as Ship 40, arrived at the Port of Brownsville on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, closing out a 75-day odyssey that started with a July 24 launch from Starbase and ended with the first intact…
Elon Musk used a short social media post on October 11, 2026, to put out a direct call for help: if you design or build chips for a living, he wants you at SpaceX or Tesla. The message landed amid a broader industry scramble for silicon talent, and it has already been picked up by…
Pokémon UNITE never got a native PC client. The five-on-five MOBA from TiMi Studio Group, Nintendo, and The Pokémon Company ships on Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android, and that’s it. If your mouse and keyboard setup is where you actually want to play, the only route in is an Android emulator, and as of October…
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said on October 11, 2026 that the league could begin using a Bluetooth-chipped “smart ball” for officiating as soon as 2027, a disclosure first reported by CNBC and quickly picked up by outlets including RiverBender, Simply Wall Street, and The News International. The chip, built into a Wilson-developed basketball, weighs roughly…
A Lehigh Valley township is reconsidering how much say a developer should get in writing the very zoning rules meant to regulate it. After receiving a second data center proposal this year, the township’s board is weighing a memorandum of understanding with the developer, Slate Belt Holdings, that would let the company help shape a…
