Waymo can keep testing robotaxis in NYC until end of 2025 

New York City regulators have extended Waymo’s autonomous vehicle testing permit through the end of the year, the company said Wednesday.   The permit was initially granted in August to allow Waymo to test its robotaxis in the city until the end of September. The terms of the extended permit are the same: Waymo can deploy up to eight of its … Read more

Disney sends cease and desist letter to Character.AI

Disney has demanded that Character.AI stop using its copyrighted characters. reports that the entertainment juggernaut sent a cease and desist letter to Character.AI, claiming that it has chatbots based on its franchises, including Pixar films, Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In addition to claiming copyright infringement, the letter questioned whether these protected characters … Read more

Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.5, its best AI model for coding

On Monday, Anthropic launched a new frontier model called Claude Sonnet 4.5, which it claims to offer state-of-the-art performance on coding benchmarks. The company says Claude Sonnet 4.5 is capable of building “production-ready” applications, rather than just prototypes, representing a leap in reliability from previous AI models. Claude Sonnet 4.5 will be available via the … Read more

What to do when you can’t sleep

Having trouble sleeping? Hit Snooze is Mashable’s deep dive into how we cope with our collective insomnia and the many ways we can achieve a more peaceful slumber. You’re exhausted. All you need is sweet, precious, lovely sleep. But the very thing you need right now just won’t happen. You toss, you turn, you tear … Read more

Snapchat introduces a paid storage option for all the Memories hoarders out there

Snap is imposing a new storage limit on Snapchat‘s Memories feature, which has racked up impressive numbers since its introduction in 2016. According to Snap, users have saved more than one trillion Memories across its platform, and it’s now introducing “Memories Storage Plans” for users who exceed 5GB of Memories. In a press release, Snap … Read more

TEAMGROUP Launches The T-CREATE EXPERT P34F Find My External SSD » JaypeeOnline

Portable Design with Innovative Patented Location Tracking and Sound Alerts Team Group Inc., a global leader in memory solutions, today announced the launch of the T-CREATE EXPERT P34F Find My External SSD, the world’s first external SSD with built-in location tracking. Fully compatible with Apple’s Find My app, it pairs seamlessly with supported Apple devices … Read more

Trump demands Microsoft fire global affairs head Lisa Monaco

President Donald Trump declared Friday that Microsoft needs to fire Lisa Monaco, the company’s president of global affairs. Citing her roles as “a senior National Security aide under Barack Hussein Obama, and a Lawfare and Weaponization obsessed Deputy Attorney General under Crooked Joe Biden and Lisa’s Puppet ‘Boss’ Attorney General Merrick Garland,” Trump posted on … Read more