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Claude Code Degradation: A postmortem of three recent issues

Between August and early September, three infrastructure bugs intermittently degraded Claude's response quality. We've now resolved these issues and want to explain what happened. In early August, a number of users began reporting degraded responses from Claude. These initial reports were difficult to distinguish from normal variation in user feedback. By late August, the increasing frequency and persistence of these reports prompted us to open an investigation that led us to uncover three sepa

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 18 #564

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle isn't too tough, if you're a musician of any kind. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET'

Parents Of Kids Allegedly Killed and Harmed by AI Give Emotional Testimony on Capitol Hill, Urge Regulation

Parents who allege their children were abused, physically harmed, and even killed by AI chatbots gave emotional testimonies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday during a hearing about risks to young users posed by the tech — all while urging lawmakers to enforce regulation in a landscape that remains a digital Wild West. There were visible tears in the room as grieving parents recounted their painful stories. According to the lawmakers on the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, the b

Tesla is redesigning its door handles following safety probe, Bloomberg investigation

Tesla is “working on” redesigning its door handles so they are less likely to trap people inside the company’s cars, chief designer Franz von Holzhausen told Bloomberg News on Wednesday. The news comes just one day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an probe into Tesla’s door handles, and one week after a Bloomberg News investigation highlighted multiple instances where owners or passengers were stuck in their cars following a crash. Von Holzhausen didn’t s

Meet Macroscope: an AI tool for understanding your code base, fixing bugs

The founders who previously sold their livestreaming video startup Periscope to Twitter are back with a new startup — and no surprise, it’s an AI-focused company this time around. On Wednesday, former Twitter head of product Kayvon Beykpour announced the launch of Macroscope, an AI system aimed at developers and product leaders that summarizes updates to a codebase and catches bugs, among other things. The startup was co-founded by Beykpour, now Macroscope CEO, in July 2023, along with childho

Scientists Identify Rare Blue Pigment in Iconic Jackson Pollock Painting—But It’s Now Off-Limits

Jackson Pollock was a famous American painter best known for his abstract expressionism, including the “drip and splash” and the “all-over” style of painting (which look exactly like they sound). Now we finally know the chemical origin of the blue color he splattered onto his iconic Number 1A, 1948. Researchers investigated the vibrant pigment via laser spectroscopy, a technique scientists use to investigate matter at the atomic level. With this approach, they revealed it to be manganese blue,

Robots Could Help Kids Become Better Readers, According to a New Study

Learning to read is difficult, and reading aloud is anxiety inducing for plenty of kids. From not being able to pronounce a word, to being mocked by their peers for stumbling while speaking, reading out loud can cause anxiety and make kids less likely to want to read. The University of Chicago, University of Illinois Chicago and University of Wisconsin-Madison have released a new study that shows there may be an unlikely ally that can help. Social robots may be the key in helping kids build conf

The Outsiders is a beautiful new exercise app from the developers of Gentler Streak

I’ve written before about how Gentler Streak is by far my favorite exercise app due to its human-first approach to exercise. Today, the developers behind the app are introducing The Outsiders, which takes the same approach to high-level training. Here’s what it looks like A familiar approach to performance training Gentler Streak is an App Store favorite because, instead of taking the standard “push-it-to-the-limit” attitude to exercise, it focuses on rewarding and recovering for a more pleasa

Google Discover is going to start showing social media posts and YouTube Shorts

Google's Discover content feed is getting some new features . It'll soon include more than just articles from throughout the web. The company says the platform will be incorporating stuff like social media posts from platforms like Instagram and X along with YouTube Shorts. “In our research, people told us they enjoyed seeing a mix of content in Discover, including videos and social posts, in addition to articles,” the company wrote in an announcement. These changes will start showing up in the

American Sweatshop depicts content moderation as the hell it is

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. In American Sweatshop, German director Uta Briesewitz’s new psychological drama, every character working at a content moderation firm understands that ingesting horrific images is part of the job. They have all seen the disturbing footage uploaded to social media, and they know how important it is that someone is always there to deter

Google's new study tool personalizes your learning material - here's how

MirageC/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Learn Your Way is now available in Google Labs. Google's education-centered AI models personalize material. AI companies continue to market study tools to younger users. Google is introducing a new way to interact with textbooks, using gen AI to personalize your studying methods. The experience, called Learn Your Way, uses LearnLM, Google's education-specific models, to first person

Champions League Soccer: Livestream PSG vs. Atalanta Live From Anywhere

Paris Saint-Germain begins the defence of its UEFA Champions League crown on Wednesday with a difficult Gameweek 1 home fixture at the Parc des Princes. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching Champions League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Having pulled off a historic treble last season, headlined by a 5-0 thrashing of Inter Milan in June's UCL final, Luis Enrique's PSG has a lot to l

Champions League Soccer: Livestream Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea Live From Anywhere

Chelsea face an intriguing reunion with a former striker on Wednesday as the Blues travel to Germany to face Bayern Munich in this Gameweek 1 UEFA Champions League matchup. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching Champions League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Wednesday's game provides an early opportunity for Nicolas Jackson to show his former employer what it's missing. The Senegal i

Champions League Soccer: Livestream Liverpool vs. Atlético Madrid Live From Anywhere

Liverpool will look to carry its strong form in the English Premier League into its opening European fixture of the season on Wednesday, as it faces a tough first test at home to Atlético Madrid. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching UEFA Champions League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Arne Slot's Reds have made a perfect start domestically, winning all four of their EPL games. They

Google will put posts from X and Instagram in your Discover feed

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google’s Discover feed will soon include more than just articles from around the web. In the coming weeks, Google plans on incorporating YouTube Shorts alongside posts from platforms like Instagram and X. The Discover feed lives on your homescreen in the Google

macOS Tahoe just made hotspotting to your iPhone easier than ever

If you want a Mac with built-in cellular, Apple hopefully has a solution coming soon. In the meantime though, macOS Tahoe has an upgrade that makes connecting to your iPhone via hotspot easier than ever. Your Mac can now connect to hotspot automatically in macOS Tahoe Personal hotspot is one of those iPhone and Mac features that, when it works, can feel like magic. But when it doesn’t, it’s all the more frustrating. Fortunately, Apple has made hotspotting more reliable in recent years. And no

8BitDo’s wireless N64-inspired controller is 30 percent off

I’ve been seeing emails in my inbox every week about how RTX 50-series GPUs are in stock at many retailers, but the bigger news is that stock is apparently so plentiful that we’re seeing deals worth sharing. Whether you have a small form factor desktop build or not, thewith a triple-fan setup takes up just 2.5 slots in your case, making it a compact option if you’re trying to keep your components neatly tucked. This model debuted at $829.99, but for the past couple of weeks it has been available

YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caused by ad blockers

Over the past month or so, many YouTubers have been reporting major drops to their video view counts. Theories have run wild, but there’s one explanation involving ad blockers that makes the most sense, but YouTube isn’t confirming anything directly. Since mid-August, many YouTubers have noticed their view counts are considerably lower than they were before, in some cases with very drastic drops. The reason for the drop, though, has been shrouded in mystery for many creators. The most likely e

Canon Promo Codes: 10% Off | September 2025

We love Canon’s lineup of mirrorless cameras, which deliver the same great image quality without the bulk. The R5 is a powerhouse of a camera, offering a 45 Megapixel full-frame sensor and can shoot 8K RAW Video. If you don’t need the huge 45 MP sensor of the R5, the smaller, cheaper R6 Mark II Body is a solid choice. Plus, Canon has an online deals hub with rotating offers so you can get the gear you need for all your projects for way less. There are plenty of other Canon discounts and offers

The Download: measuring returns on R&D, and AI’s creative potential

Given the draconian cuts to US federal funding for science, it’s worth asking some hard-nosed money questions: How much should we be spending on R&D? How much value do we get out of such investments, anyway? To answer that, in several recent papers, economists have approached this issue in clever new ways. And, though they ask slightly different questions, their conclusions share a bottom line: R&D is, in fact, one of the better long-term investments that the government can make. Read the full

Mushroom Supplements Are the Biohackers’ Latest Fix (2025)

From ancient remedies to your Amazon cart, mushroom supplements have traveled a circuitous road. They nourish the body, enhance the mind, and occasionally poison the unlucky. Their biochemical adaptability has intrigued Eastern cultures for centuries. The West has been slow to embrace mushrooms until the 21st century, propelled in part by endorsements from celebrities like Gisele Bündchen and Gwen Stefani. Today, in a zeitgeist fixated on biohacking and self-optimization, mushrooms are now tool

The best (and weirdest) things people actually use Samsung’s S Pen for

Ryan Haines / Android Authority 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. There are a lot of reasons to like Samsung phones, and for many people, one of the biggest reasons is the almighty S Pen. The S Pen has been a staple of Samsung phones (and tablets) for years. Having a stylus built into your phone that you can use for drawing, signing documents, more precise navig

OpenAI's Teen Safety Features Will Walk a Thin Line

OpenAI announced new teen safety features for ChatGPT on Tuesday as part of an ongoing effort to respond to concerns about how minors engage with chatbots. The company is building an age-prediction system that identifies if a user is under 18 years old and routes them to an “age-appropriate” system that blocks graphic sexual content. If the system detects that the user is considering suicide or self-harm, it will contact the user’s parents. In cases of imminent danger, if a user's parents are un

Business Insider reportedly tells journalists they can use AI to draft stories

Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for Forbes. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Business Insider has told journalists they can use AI to create first drafts of stories and suggested it won’t notify readers that AI was used, according to Status, a newsletter covering the media industry. The policy makes the outlet one of th

Sonair built its 3D ultrasonic sensor with robotic safety in mind

As robots increasingly enter human spaces, robotics companies will need to think about safety differently than they did when robots were largely siloed from their human counterparts. Sonair thinks its sensors can help robotics companies reach their safety goals — with a solution that is both better and cheaper than popular LIDAR technology. The Oslo, Norway-based company built an ADAR (acoustic detection and ranging) sensor for robots that uses high frequency sound. These sensors send out ultr

Murex – An intuitive and content aware shell for a modern command line

Murex carries tons of unique features. Some highlights include... Content Aware Native support for manipulating data formats such as JSON, YAML, CSV, and others. This allows for seamless integration and manipulation of data in various formats. Data types can be explicitly cast and reformatted, but also inferred if preferred. Expressions Smarter handling of variables and expressions to avoid accidental bugs caused by spaces or incorrect syntax. Resulting in a more reliable and predictable

YouTube Unveils New AI Tools for Crafting Shorts, More Upgrades for Creators

YouTube on Tuesday unveiled a new batch of AI tools coming to Shorts and YouTube Studio, including expanding its feature that lets people detect AI videos using their facial likeness. The Google-owned tech giant revealed the upgrades at its creator-focused event, Made on YouTube, in New York. "Today's announcements are grounded in our belief that AI should be in service of human creation," YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said at Made on YouTube. "We're developing tools that give creators new ways to tel

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 17, #359

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. Movie fans will have an advantage on one grouping. If you're struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site ow

Mac Mini Sale: Get Into MacOS for Less Than $500 Today

In the market for a new MacOS-based desktop, but don't have a lot of space to spare? Amazon is currently offering discounts on both the 256GB and 512GB model of the late 2024 Apple Mac Mini (8/10, WIRED Recommends) with the M4 chip. Apple's M4 CPU is at the heart of both versions of this miniaturized desktop, with 10 cores each for the CPU and GPU. Our reviewer Brenda Stolyar had no complaints about the performance, noting that it handled multiple browser tabs, chat programs, and other apps wit

OpenAI Rolls Out Teen Safety Features Amid Growing Scrutiny

OpenAI announced new teen safety features for ChatGPT on Tuesday as part of an ongoing effort to respond to concerns about how minors engage with chatbots. The company is building an age-prediction system that identifies if a user is under 18 years old and routes them to an “age-appropriate” system that blocks graphic sexual content. If the system detects that the user is considering suicide or self-harm, it will contact the user’s parents. In cases of imminent danger, if a user's parents are un