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Sam Altman is pushing back against Anthropic, accusing the AI company of using fear-based marketing to promote its Claude models. Altman says warnings about Claude's cybersecurity capabilities may be exaggerated — a pointed shot across the bow in an increasingly personal rivalry between two of AI's biggest players.
Meanwhile, the debate over where artificial intelligence belongs in our daily lives is heating up. A new analysis argues that cramming AI into smartphones is the wrong approach entirely — that the device's complexity already overwhelms most users, and that simpler, more focused hardware may actually be what drives mainstream adoption forward.
And in the drone world, DJI has a new entry-level contender. The Lito X one is drawing strong early reviews, with critics calling it a significant leap over previous budget models. At its price point, it appears to offer serious capability without the learning curve that typically comes with more advanced hardware — a genuinely rare combination.
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