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Broadcom has removed public access to the VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit, a critical tool for backing up and migrating away from VMware systems. The move, discovered in mid-August, leaves customers and vendors scrambling for alternatives.
The modular laptop maker secured a limited batch of RAM modules at reduced prices and is passing savings back to customers who already purchased at higher rates.
Players who cancel their Xbox Game Pass subscriptions are receiving targeted offers slashing prices by up to 30%, according to reports from Reddit users, raising questions about how Microsoft rewards customer loyalty.
OpenAI's chief scientist describes the company's latest model as an otherworldly intelligence that defies conventional measurement, while industry figures debate whether the system represents a genuine breakthrough toward artificial general intelligence.
A class-action suit against Anthropic over its Claude Max plan highlights a fundamental challenge facing the AI industry: selling unpredictable computational resources through fixed monthly subscriptions without clear usage boundaries.
The AI company is hiring heavily in systems engineering and infrastructure rather than research, focusing on the DSec platform that runs hundreds of thousands of concurrent agent environments on single clusters.
Sony Japan has adopted a new customer harassment policy to address escalating complaints following its announcement to eliminate physical PlayStation discs by January 2028, threatening service suspension and legal action while maintaining its controversial decision.
Despite charging 2.5 times more per token than GPT-5.6 Sol, OpenAI argues that Astra can deliver better results at lower overall cost by requiring fewer tokens to complete tasks.
