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Upon request, “qualifying” customers can use things like skills, a Claude harness, and a threat model builder, Anthropic says as part of a bigger update about Project Glasswing.

A new Ghost in the Shell anime is coming soon, and Iqunix is making a mechanical keyboard inspired by the famed franchise. TechPowerUp indicates there will be two colorful boards based on the Iqunix EV63, each with some translucent cyberpunk-y flair.

9to5Google reported Friday morning that a Nest support page had been updated to say that nearly all Chromecast devices except for the most recent one that was released in 2022 were no longer receiving critical security updates. Later, the page changed back and once again shows all Chromecasts except the 1st gen version are still getting critical updates.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has been known for banning “visible homelessness” — moving tents off the street and dropping more people in jail since he hasn’t expanded the homeless shelters like he promised he would in his campaign. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that his brother is a real estate broker who services the tech elite, and that their home valuations are skyrocketing. Alexander “Lurie estimates that by the end of May, he’ll have sold more than $100 million worth of real estate, about his entire total for all of 2025, which was, to be clear, a very good year itself.“

Paxton alleges that Meta can access WhatsApp messages despite Meta’s claims that they are end-to-end encrypted. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone says that WhatsApp “cannot access people’s encrypted communications and any suggestion to the contrary is false.”

We don’t yet know how much it will cost, but during a livestream yesterday with CEO Arthur Zhang, Ayaneo announced a new vertical-style handheld coming to its Konkr sub-brand. The Pocket Block’s tech specs aren’t known either, but without a thumbstick it will potentially compete with devices like the Anbernic RG35XX.

It’s available for users in the Experimental Windows Insider channel. Microsoft says you can pick from six preset options or a custom color.

The Insta360 Luna is already available for preorder in China, but a new hands on video reveals a feature you won’t find on DJI’s. The controls and rotating screen on the front of the Luna and dual-lens Luna Ultra are removable, becoming a wireless remote that even has a built-in microphone.

Pixel users can now AI-generate disco ball-style icons for their entire phone. Haters, shield your eyes.

Originally released in a collection called Full Tilt! Pinball, Space Cadet was later bundled with several versions of Windows right up until XP. It was an excellent time-wasting alternative to Solitaire, but I’d much rather play the IRL version that Daniel McKenzie is in the process of building.