Anthropic has dramatically reduced pricing for its flagship Claude Opus 4.5 model by 67%, bringing input tokens to $5 per million and output tokens to $25 per million. The move comes amid rapid-fire releases from competitors Google and OpenAI, reshaping the enterprise AI landscape.
A sophisticated macOS malware campaign is bypassing user protections with fake Chrome permission prompts and a persistent Go backdoor. The FlexibleFerret operation steals credentials through Dropbox and maintains long-term access to compromised systems.
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser offers a sobering take on AI in game development. He says current AI lacks the nuance for complex creative challenges and that transformative claims are often exaggerated for investors.
Xbox Cloud Gaming has finally addressed one of its most persistent frustrations with a new save sync indicator. Players can now see exactly when their game last synced before launching. This prevents the dreaded scenario of overwritten saves and lost progress.
Bethesda Game Studios is embracing the shadowdrop strategy after the successful surprise release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. The studio’s director says they want to do more instant releases because “we all have short attention spans now.”
Security experts warn that the Shai-Hulud worm is rapidly compromising npm packages and stealing sensitive developer credentials. The malware has already affected over 700 packages with more than 100 million downloads. Organizations are urged to review dependencies immediately.
Spotify is preparing to increase its US subscription prices in the first quarter of 2025. This would be the first price increase in the US since July 2024 and comes as the company aims to show sustained profitability.
OpenAI announced its new Shopping Research tool for ChatGPT users on Monday. The feature generates detailed buying guides based on budget and preferences, but warns about potential pricing errors.
Google has officially set March 2026 as the final month for Google Assistant availability. The company is forcing all users to switch to its AI-powered Gemini assistant across Android phones, Android Auto, and Google TVs. This marks the complete phase-out of Google’s original voice assistant.
A single Excel error cost JPMorgan Chase over $6 billion. These spreadsheet disasters reveal how simple typos and formula mistakes can lead to catastrophic financial losses. Here’s what we can learn from history’s most expensive Excel blunders.
