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Anthropic / ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysAnthropic launched Claude Opus 4.1. The model exceeds the predecessor’s performance on complex tasks. It is available to paid Claude users, Claude Code, API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI.In May, Anthropic released Claude Opus 4, which the company dubbed its most powerful model yet and the best coding model in the world. Only three months later, Anthropic is upping the ante further by launching the highly anticipated Claude Opus 4.1, which now takes its predecessor’s crown as Anthropic’s most advanced model. The Opus family of models is the company’s most advanced, intelligent AI models geared toward tackling complex problems. As a result, Claude Opus 4.1, released on Tuesday, excels at those tasks and can even one-up its predecessor on agentic tasks, real-world coding, and reasoning, according to Anthropic. The model also comes as the industry is expecting the launch of OpenAI’s GPT-5 soon.Also: OpenAI could launch GPT-5 any minute now – what to expectHow does Claude Opus 4.1 perform?One of the most impressive use cases of Claude Opus 4 was its performance on the SWE-bench Verified, a human-filtered subset of the SWE-bench, a benchmark that evaluates LLMs’ abilities to solve real-world software engineering tasks sourced from GitHub. Claude Opus 4’s performance on the SWE-bench Verified supported the claim that it was the “best coding model in the world.” As seen in the post above, Opus 4.1 performed even higher.  More

<!–> Along with your TV and computer, a mini-fridge can be the center of a college dorm. But not all mini-fridges are created equal – and they’re even better when you can get them for free. Right now at LG, when you buy an eligible full-size French door refrigerator–> while it’s on sale, you can get […] More

Thermal Master USB-C Camera <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways It’s the perfect thermal camera for professional and consumer use. From my testing, the camera has great accuracy and temperature resolution. While it works with Android and iOS, it’s still fairly pricey at $300. –> I make no bones about being a huge fan of thermal cameras […] More

DJI Osmo 360 Adventure Combo kit. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways The Osmo 360 is DJI’s first 360-degree action camera.It can shoot 360-degree panoramic video at 8K/30fps.Unfortunately, the camera won’t initially be offered in the US.DJI recently unveiled its latest product. No, not a drone, but a camera — the Osmo 360 More

Redmagic 10 Air <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Redmagic 10 Air Android phone is on sale now for $700. The Redmagic phone is as elegant as it is powerful and can handle some of the more challenging games. This camera system isn’t necessarily flagship level, and you’ll want to pay attention to network band support. […] More