6 hours ago
Discord Suffers Its 12th Major Outage in 90 Days, With Over 38,000 Users Reporting Issues at Peak
Key Takeaways Reports surged past 95,000 on DownDetector by 1:19 p.m. PT and climbed beyond 38,000 at peak, making this one of the largest Discord outages by report volume on record. Discord’s official status page first acknowledged the issue at 12:08 p.m. PT, identifying “errors in our API systems” and…
1 day ago
Google Launches Fitbit Air, a $99 Screenless Tracker With Gemini Health Coach
Key Takeaways Fitbit Air is priced at $99.99 with no mandatory subscription, ships May 26, and comes in four colours: Obsidian, Lavender, Berry, and Fog. A Stephen Curry Special Edition is available for $129.99, featuring a water-resistant coating and raised interior print. Every purchase includes a three-month trial of Google…
2 days ago
Anthropic Secures SpaceX’s Colossus 1 Infrastructure, Doubles Claude Code Limits
Key Takeaways Anthropic gains access to all compute capacity at SpaceX’s Colossus 1 data centre in Memphis, more than 300 megawatts, representing over 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs. Claude Code’s five-hour rate limits are doubled immediately for Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plans, with peak-hour limit reductions removed for Pro and…
3 days ago
Apple Plans to Let You Choose Your Own AI in iOS 27, and Here’s What That Actually Means
Key Takeaways iOS 27 will introduce a feature internally called “Extensions,” allowing users to choose which AI model powers their Apple Intelligence tools from Settings. Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude are currently being tested as Extensions providers in internal builds, with formal announcements expected at WWDC on June 8. ChatGPT…
4 days ago
Apple Opens Talks With Intel and Samsung to Break Its Decade-Long TSMC Dependency
Key Takeaways Apple executives have visited Samsung’s advanced chip facility under development in Taylor, Texas, and held preliminary talks with Intel about its foundry services. No orders have been placed with either company, and Apple has not made any final decisions on manufacturing partners. Current chip supply constraints, driven by…
