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Apple's wearable lineup is getting a closer look this week, as Wired's review of the Watch Ultra four raises a quiet but pointed question: how much premium is the premium worth? The Ultra four brings sharper health tracking and longer battery life, but the Series twelve has narrowed the gap enough that most people may never need to spend the extra money.
On the software side, Anthropic's Claude Code is drawing attention for a less flattering reason. The tool's new parallel projects feature is powerful, but it can burn through your subscription plan at a startling pace. Running multiple coding tasks simultaneously sounds efficient until the bill arrives, and for developers on capped plans, that trade-off deserves a hard look before you commit.
And in the security world, a piece of Android malware called RedHat is raising serious alarms. Discovered by Zimperium zLabs, it uses an AI assistant to interpret what's on your screen in real time, stealing credentials and resisting uninstallation. It spreads through third-party app stores and social media, and it is a sharp reminder that AI is now a tool for attackers just as much as defenders.
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