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AI Agent Evaluations Need More Than a Passing Score
AI agent test scores can miss changing permissions, biased judges and editable logs. Learn what fixed tests, simulations and execution traces really show.
Claude Code Projects Automates the Pull Request Churn
Claude Code Projects Automates the Pull Request Churn
Claude Code Projects can keep working on pull requests after opening them. Here’s how that compares with VS Code Agent Merge, and what teams still need to decide.
Crossed Film Faces a Test Beyond Comic-Book Violence
Crossed Film Faces a Test Beyond Comic-Book Violence
Rob Jabbaz's Crossed adapts Garth Ennis's comic. Its teaser raises a question beyond graphic violence: how will the film make its intelligent monsters frightening?
Anthropic's Claude Abuse Rule Turns a Feature Into Policy
Anthropic's Claude Abuse Rule Turns a Feature Into Policy
Anthropic will prohibit sustained cruelty toward Claude. Its earlier chat-ending feature shows what users may face, while the boundary of the new rule remains unclear.
SpaceX's Spectrum Deal Tests the Cost of a Mobile Rival
SpaceX's Spectrum Deal Tests the Cost of a Mobile Rival
SpaceX's 800 MHz deal rattled telecom stocks. Its path to a nationwide mobile network runs through FCC approval, ground infrastructure and dependable service.
Ramesses II and the Architecture of a Pharaoh's Legacy
Ramesses II and the Architecture of a Pharaoh's Legacy
Ramesses II used temples, inscriptions, colossal statues and a royal city to shape his legacy. His monuments show how political memory endured and changed over time.
Giant Waterlily Discovery Expands a Small Plant Family
Giant Waterlily Discovery Expands a Small Plant Family
An Instagram sighting and satellite images helped identify a giant waterlily in Colombia, raising questions about plant surveys, taxonomy and conservation.
Roman Temple at Kapersburg Reveals a Working Frontier
Roman Temple at Kapersburg Reveals a Working Frontier
At Kapersburg, a Roman temple beside workshops and a fort offers a sharper view of worship, labor and later reuse along the empire's former German frontier.
Amex's Bigger Centurion Lounges Come With a Long Wait
Amex's Bigger Centurion Lounges Come With a Long Wait
Amex plans larger Centurion Lounges in Houston, Philadelphia and Newark, plus a second Heathrow site. See the dates, closures and access questions for flyers.
Why Scary Stories Appeal When Life Feels Uncertain
Why Scary Stories Appeal When Life Feels Uncertain
Horror can make fear feel manageable by giving it a story and an ending. But scary fiction affects people differently, and watching it is not a form of therapy.
MLB's 154-Game Proposal Puts Monday TV in the Picture
MLB's 154-Game Proposal Puts Monday TV in the Picture
MLB's 154-game proposal could create a Monday TV window and longer Division Series as national rights reset after 2028, but players oppose its salary-cap condition.
Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize Puts Sappho’s Fragments in Focus
Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize Puts Sappho’s Fragments in Focus
Anne Carson’s 2026 Nobel Prize invites a closer look at Sappho, damaged ancient texts and the choices that give a translated word its force for readers today.
Zaslav's $606 Million Exit and Skydance's Debt Test
Zaslav's $606 Million Exit and Skydance's Debt Test
David Zaslav's $606.1 million merger proceeds include shares and options. His full severance remains undisclosed as Skydance faces debt and planned cuts.
Amazon Built 1,000 Leo Satellites. Service Comes Next
Amazon Built 1,000 Leo Satellites. Service Comes Next
Amazon has built its 1,000th Leo satellite, but 396 are in orbit. Here is what production, launches and ground work mean for its planned 2026 internet debut.
Nasdaq CEO Sees Tokenization Freeing Trapped Capital
Nasdaq CEO Sees Tokenization Freeing Trapped Capital
Nasdaq's CEO says tokenized collateral could free billions in capital. Legal rights, custody and market access will decide how much institutions can actually use.
Google and Unity's Playground Brings Text Prompts to Games
Google and Unity's Playground Brings Text Prompts to Games
Google and Unity's Playground promises games from text prompts. Its bigger test is whether newcomers can edit prototypes, refine mechanics and finish what they start.
How Ring Jousting Became Maryland's Official State Sport
How Ring Jousting Became Maryland's Official State Sport
Maryland named jousting its state sport in 1962. Today's ring tournaments turn a medieval martial tradition into a test of skill, community and public memory.
Mixtape Wins Australian Game Developer Awards' Top Prize
Mixtape Wins Australian Game Developer Awards' Top Prize
Mixtape won Game of the Year, visual art and sound design honors at the 2026 Australian Game Developer Awards. Here's what the three-award sweep means for its reach.
Amazon's Alexa Tablets Trade Fire Prices for Google Play
Amazon's Alexa Tablets Trade Fire Prices for Google Play
Amazon's Alexa tablets bring Google Play and aluminum bodies, but start at $229.99. See how that trade-off changes the choice for Fire and Kids tablet buyers.
Spotify Renews Joe Rogan Podcast Deal Without Exclusivity
Spotify Renews Joe Rogan Podcast Deal Without Exclusivity
Spotify's renewed Joe Rogan license keeps his podcast on the platform and widely distributed. The reported $250 million figure leaves key contract terms unknown.
Samsung's Record Profit Tests the AI Memory Chip Boom
Samsung's Record Profit Tests the AI Memory Chip Boom
Samsung's record profit forecast reflects booming AI memory demand. Its durability hinges on new supply, customer spending and how workers share the gains.
Microsoft's Green-Card Hold Targets PERM, Not H-1B Visas
Microsoft's Green-Card Hold Targets PERM, Not H-1B Visas
The Labor Department has paused PERM processing for Microsoft and other firms. Earlier cases show why a hold, an allegation and a settlement differ in practice.
Perplexity Releases Two Open-Weight Embedding Models
Perplexity Releases Two Open-Weight Embedding Models
Perplexity's 0.6B and 9B embedding models offer self-hosted retrieval under MIT terms. Uneven benchmark scores put indexing quality and edge-device costs in focus.
Xbox XP Brings Franchise Expansion Under One Division
Xbox XP Brings Franchise Expansion Under One Division
Xbox’s new XP division groups film, products, partnerships and live experiences. Its remit differs from an earlier entertainment arm, amid studio job cuts.
SpaceX's $40 Billion GPU Plan Puts Cash Flow to the Test
SpaceX's $40 Billion GPU Plan Puts Cash Flow to the Test
SpaceX is discussing $40 billion in financing for Nvidia chips. Customer payments, collateral and repayment terms will determine how the proposed borrowing works.
American Airlines' Starlink Plan Covers Mainline Jets
American Airlines' Starlink Plan Covers Mainline Jets
American's Starlink expansion covers more than 1,030 mainline jets. Here's what the 2027 start, Delta's Leo plan and United's flight metric mean for travelers.
The Exorcist: Martyrs Reframes a Family Horror Story
The Exorcist: Martyrs Reframes a Family Horror Story
Mike Flanagan’s new Exorcist film puts a detective on a serial-killer case. Its announced premise raises a familiar question about possession and family danger.
Claude Haiku 5.5 and GPT-6 Luna Have Different Bills
Claude Haiku 5.5 and GPT-6 Luna Have Different Bills
Claude Haiku 5.5 and GPT-6 Luna share headline token rates. Prompt thresholds, output, caching and retries can change what each completed task costs in practice.
NFL Asks Supreme Court Who Regulates Prediction Markets
NFL Asks Supreme Court Who Regulates Prediction Markets
The NFL wants the Supreme Court to decide who regulates sports prediction contracts. State betting rules, federal oversight and league deals are all at stake.
Xbox Says GTA 6 Won't Stream to PC, PC Release Undated
Xbox Says GTA 6 Won't Stream to PC, PC Release Undated
Xbox says GTA 6 will not stream to PC through its cloud service. The correction, Take-Two's PC remarks and Rockstar's past launches leave players without a PC date.