Corning faces antitrust actions for its Gorilla Glass dominance

The European Commission (EC) has opened an antitrust investigation into US-based glass-maker Corning, claiming that its Gorilla Glass has dominated the mobile phone screen market due to restrictive deals and licensing. Corning’s shatter-resistant alkali-aluminosilicate glass keeps its place atop the market, according to the EC’s announcement, because it both demands, and rewards with rebates, device… Read More »

Anthropic’s Haiku 3.5 surprises experts with an “intelligence” price increase

Speaking of Opus, Claude 3.5 Opus is nowhere to be seen, as AI researcher Simon Willison noted to Ars Technica in an interview. “All references to 3.5 Opus have vanished without a trace, and the price of 3.5 Haiku was increased the day it was released,” he said. “Claude 3.5 Haiku is significantly more expensive… Read More »

Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions

Attack Path UNC5537 has used in attacks against as many as 165 Snowflake customers. Credit: Mandiant Attack Path UNC5537 has used in attacks against as many as 165 Snowflake customers. Credit: Mandiant None of the affected accounts used multifactor authentication, which requires users to provide a one-time password or additional means of authentication besides a… Read More »

Cardinals ace wants to stay in St. Louis despite rebuild, per insider

This offseason is going to be much different from years past for the St. Louis Cardinals.  Despite finishing 83-79, they still fell short of the postseason for the second straight year and will now look to rebuild. This means some high-priced veterans will likely be traded, including Nolan Arenado and Willson Contreras. However, that group… Read More »