Anthropic announced an expanded version of its Claude for Startups program during SF Tech Week, offering eligible companies a free year of Claude Team with up to five premium seats and $1,000 in API credits. Participants also gain access to the Claude Marketplace for building plug-ins and can schedule virtual sessions with Anthropic's Applied AI team. Eligibility requires companies to have been founded within the last five years or funded within the last two years.
A new open-source framework called Durable Actors offers stateful serverless functions similar to Cloudflare's Durable Objects, but without vendor lock-in or memory limits. It provides durable state and serialized execution for building real-time apps like chat systems, collaborative editors, and agent swarms, with SDKs for TypeScript and Python and the ability to self-host on GCP.
The University of Illinois is highlighting its Master of Computer Science degree, aimed at computing professionals and recent graduates who want deeper expertise in building and adapting AI-driven systems, not just using them. The program is being marketed through IEEE Computer Society as a pathway for advancing computing careers amid rapid industry change.
On October 5, 2006, Zotero was launched after five years of careful development, emphasizing a deliberate and collaborative process over rapid creation. Its founders, a group of historians with coding skills, prioritized building a resilient tool for research management rather than quick fixes enabled by AI. The slow, thoughtful approach resulted in a durable platform that has grown to serve over 20 million users worldwide.
Amazon is selling JMGO's N1S Ultimate Triple Laser 4K Projector for $1,299, down from its $2,799 list price, a 54% cut and the lowest price the device has reached. The projector features a triple-laser DLP system rated around 3,300 ISO lumens, a built-in gimbal stand, roughly 110% BT.2020 color coverage, up to 300-inch projection, built-in Google TV, autofocus/auto-keystone tools, and 20W speakers.
Android Authority surveyed 2,252 readers on whether they'd buy the upcoming OnePlus 16 if it were sold in their market. 61% said they'd buy it without question, 32% said it would depend on price, and only 7% said no. OnePlus plans to launch the phone in China this month with wider availability expected in November, after exiting the North American market.
Amazon has cut the price of Intel's Core Ultra 5 250K Plus by 34%, bringing it to $145, its lowest price yet. The 18-core, 18-thread chip originally launched at $200 before its MSRP rose to $220, and it was part of Intel's revamped Arrow Lake lineup alongside the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus.
Spotify has introduced a new mobile feature called Music Quiz, testing users on trivia, album art and audio clips tied to more than 2,000 artists including Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars and Charli xcx. The feature begins rolling out Tuesday in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and other markets, letting users share their scores with friends similar to Wordle.
A how-to guide explains using Windows 11's built-in Task Scheduler to automate routine maintenance, such as running WinGet's upgrade command weekly to keep apps current and delaying non-essential startup apps to speed up logon. It also covers pairing Task Scheduler with tested PowerShell scripts for file copying or housekeeping, and notes Power Automate for desktop as an alternative for interface-based automation, though broader use may require paid licenses.
A technical essay contends that modern operating systems, particularly POSIX-based free and open-source ones, miss optimization opportunities because compilers, build systems and package managers don't share dependency and resource information with each other or the wider system. The author compares older C build tooling, where compiler and build system are separate, with modern languages like Rust, Go and Zig, where tight integration already yields benefits. They use a hypothetical tightly-integrated C build system to illustrate what additional advantages could be unlocked.
Users report that Google Home has stopped letting them change the color of connected smart lights, whether via the Google Home app, voice commands through Nest Hub displays, or automated routines. The issue affects lights from multiple manufacturers, including Philips Hue, while turning lights on/off and adjusting brightness still work normally. Google has not publicly acknowledged the problem.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a disaster emergency on Monday in response to a measles outbreak, as national case counts reached their highest level in 35 years. Hochul said no one should become seriously ill or die from a vaccine-preventable disease.
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