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All photographs entered into the contest must be made with a camera. No synthetic or artificially generated images are allowed, and no use of artificially generative fill is allowed in post-production. Any use of these tools will automatically disqualify the entry from the contest.Smartphone photographs are permitted only when captured in standard shooting mode; submissions created using HDR, portrait mode, creative lighting effects, or panorama mode are not eligible.The use of smart tools, or AI-powered enhancement tools is possible within the contest rules, as long as these tools do not lead to significant changes to the image as a whole,…

Introduction Could Logitech’s latest gaming headset have arrived at a better time? With world events sending the price of fuel stratospheric and almost everyone having to tighten their belt a bit as a result, the G325 Lightspeed’s sensible price and crossover styling give it real budget appeal. Ditching the boom mic in favour of integrated microphones mean it’s just as happy worn away from your gaming setup, while built-in Bluetooth and an included wireless dongle bring compatibility with virtually every console, handheld or other gadgets you own. At $79/£70, it undercuts more traditional “leave at home” headsets and Logitech has…

Recently, I came to a realisation – the iPhone Air just isn’t enough for me and my sample is back in its box. That’s not to say it’s bad, because as I said in my review last year, there is much to love. It’s got a great design, it’s super light. It’s strong. It has Pro-level hardware. The display is bigger than all current iPhones aside from the Pro Max line. But there are some critical downsides aside from the not insignificant $999/$999 price point that puts it at a massive premium over the standard iPhone 17, which offers a…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has had a busy week. Sharma held an internal town hall with Xbox employees today, just days after announcing an Xbox Game Pass price cut, commenting on the status of the Xbox mobile store, and teasing a mysterious Xbox and Discord partnership. One of the items on the agenda for the employee all-hands was scrapping Microsoft Gaming.Sources familiar with the meeting tell me that Sharma announced that Microsoft is returning to using Xbox for its gaming division, instead of Microsoft Gaming. “Xbox needs to be our identity,” said Sharma, noting that Microsoft Gaming was a departure…

Anthropic’s tightly controlled rollout of Claude Mythos has taken an awkward turn. After spending weeks insisting the AI model is so capable at cybersecurity that it is too dangerous to release publicly, it appears the model fell into the wrong hands anyway.According to Bloomberg, a “small group of unauthorized users” has had access to Mythos — whose existence was first revealed in a leak — since the day Anthropic announced plans to offer it to a select group of companies for testing. Anthropic says it is investigating. That’s a rough look for a company that has built its brand on…

Claude users can access more apps with Anthropic’s AI now thanks to new connectors for everything from hiking to grocery shopping. Anthropic already supported connecting numerous work-related apps to Claude, like Microsoft apps, but this expansion focuses on personal apps like Audible, Spotify, Uber, AllTrails, TripAdvisor, Instacart, TurboTax, and others.Some of these apps, such as Spotify, already have similar connectors in OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Once an app is connected, Claude will suggest relevant connected apps directly in your conversations, like using AllTrails for hike recommendations. Anthropic notes in its blog post announcing the new connectors that, “Your data from [connected apps]…

Microsoft started teasing a mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership yesterday, and a new leak appears to have detailed exactly what’s coming. Discord Previews has uncovered a new Xbox Game Pass “Starter Edition” that is bundled with Discord Nitro.The Starter Edition reportedly includes “access to over 50 games from the Game Pass library,” as well as 10 hours a month of Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming and the ability to earn Xbox Rewards points while playing games. It’s not clear which games will be part of the more than 50 titles available, but the leaked images suggest that Stardew Valley,…

Xbox gamers haven’t had too much to be excited about in recent years, but a recent change in leadership is ushering in a promising new era for Microsoft’s console brand. First we’ve got an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price cut that’s ideal for non-Call of Duty gamers and not a bad deal for people who enjoy it too. Now we’ve got the new boss Asha Sharma setting out a clear mission statement for the future around the name ‘Xbox’. In a blog post attributed to Sharma and Matt Booty that was also sent to Xbox staffers on April 23, the…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma held an all-hands meeting this morning and laid out her strategy for a “return of Xbox” with employees. While rebranding Microsoft Gaming back to Xbox was part of the agenda, Sharma also revealed that Xbox is looking into “reevaluating” Xbox exclusive games and windowed releases of titles.It’s a hot topic for Xbox fans, who were shocked when Microsoft decided to start porting games over to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, but there’s no firm commitment on a return to Xbox exclusives just yet. “Along the way, we will reevaluate our approach to exclusivity, windowing, and AI, and…

Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook had only been in the role about a year when the company pushed out Apple Maps in iOS 6 – the homegrown alternative to Google Maps. To say it didn’t go well was an understatement. The app was widely mocked for being incomplete, with directions leading users onto airplane runways and a landmarks like the Statue of Liberty in New York missing altogether. The Apple Maps app essentially redirected users to download and install Google Maps with a quickness and the fallout cost the-then software head Scott Forstall his job. Now, during an address to…

Meta is planning to layoff around 10 percent of employees in May, according to a memo from the company’s chief people officer, Janelle Gale, published by Bloomberg. That means approximately 8,000 people will see their jobs cut. Meta will also be closing around 6,000 open roles, according to Gale.The cuts follow Meta’s significant investments in AI, including spending huge sums to hire top talent and build data centers. The company forecast in January that it will spend $115 billion to $135 billion in capital expenditures in 2026 — a significant increase from its $72.22 billion in capital expenditures for 2025.…

The head of Apple Music extolled the virtues of spatial audio technology, saying it’s more important than lossless audio, simply because far more people with a greater range of devices can actually tell the difference. Apple Music supports both lossless hi-resolution and Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio, but I’m often surprised that Apple hasn’t developed technology to offer lossless over wireless connections, for use with AirPods Pro and AirPods Max. Android has it through aptX Lossless built by Qualcomm with Snapdragon Sound, but there’s no Apple equivalent. If there was, I’d have bought AirPods Max 2. Judging by comments made by…