Claude Code's new Auto Mode tries to balance safety and speed

Developers using Claude Code have faced an awkward choice: approve every single action manually or turn off all safety checks entirely. Anthropic's new Auto Mode aims to offer a middle ground.< [...]

Alibaba's Qwen team makes AI models think deeper with new algorithm

Reinforcement learning hits a wall with reasoning models because every token gets the same reward. A new algorithm from Alibaba's Qwen team fixes this by weighting each step based on how much it [...]

Google releases new AI video model Veo 3.1 in Flow and API: what it means for enterprises

As expected after days of leaks and rumors online, Google has unveiled Veo 3.1, its latest AI video generation model, bringing a suite of creative and technical upgrades aimed at improving narrative c [...]

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge brings with it the New Galaxy Club – which is really just a new way to pay for your phone

Samsung has launched the New Galaxy Club, a way to make future upgrades more convenient while paying for your current phone. However, the program differs greatly by region. [...]

Jury rules against Meta, orders $375 million fine in major child safety trial

A jury in New Mexico has found Meta liable for violating the state's consumer protection laws in a high-profile civil trial over child exploitation and other safety issues. One day after closing [...]

Apple reportedly plans to reveal its Gemini-powered Siri in February

A new and improved Siri may finally make an appearance, but this time, it could be with a Google Gemini glow up. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple wants to announce a new Siri in " [...]

Hubble catches rare view of a comet crumbling

NASA and ESA have released new images from the Hubble Space Telescope of a comet breaking up as it exits the solar system, captured as part of study recently published in the journal Icarus. The image [...]

VentureBeat launches “Beyond the Pilot” — a new podcast series exploring how enterprise AI gets real

Premiering November 19VentureBeat is proud to announce the launch of its new flagship podcast, Beyond the Pilot: Enterprise AI in Action, premiering November 19 and brought to you by our anchor sponso [...]

Meta's Free Transformer introduces a new approach to LLM decision-making

A Meta researcher has developed a new AI architecture called the Free Transformer. This model lets language models pick the direction of generated text before they start writing, and the research show [...]