Samuel Axon is a Senior Editor at Ars Technica, where he leads coverage on technology and gaming. With nearly two decades of experience, he specializes in AI, software development, and gaming, while also exploring themes like cybersecurity and consumer tech. Samuel has been featured in outlets such as The Hoops News, Tech News Tube, WIRED, and Knowledia.
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Samuel Axon predominantly covers press releases and reviews in the tech and gaming space, particularly focusing on Apple, iPhone, iOS, macOS, and general technology topics. He seems to have a keen interest in analyzing product updates and their impact.
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By: Samuel Axon
Vinay Perneti, VP of Engineering at Augment Code, speaks during a presentation.
24 pts There are a lot of AI coding applications out there, and as impressive as large language models and the agents they enable have become, many of the most recent developments in AI-assisted development have been in the software that manages those models, not just the models themselves. Earlier this summer, I…
By: Samuel Axon
Opus 5 isn't as remarkable as Mythos, but it's more widely available and much more affordable.
11 pts Today, Anthropic rolled out Opus 5, the newest update for the model that has recently become a popular choice for coding and other software development tasks, among other things. While this is a noteworthy bump for Opus, it doesn't seem to be an Opus 4.5-level breakthrough in agentic coding performance. Read…
By: Samuel Axon
Apple has released iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS 26.6. Apart from potential security hotfixes, these are likely the last updates before the arrival of iOS 27, macOS 27, and so on.
Apple has released iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS 26.6. Apart from potential security hotfixes, these are likely the last updates before the arrival of iOS 27, macOS 27, and so on. All of today's releases include minor bug fixes, and there are numerous security updates: more than 150 for macOS 26.6.… Company News
By: Samuel Axon
Plus, a new deprecation policy ensures features aren't removed suddenly. The goal is to expand Model Context Protocol beyond its previous, more limited deployments and use cases.
By: Samuel Axon
Apple CEO Tim Cook looks on as the iPhone X goes on sale at an Apple Store on November 3, 2017, in Palo Alto, California.
By: Samuel Axon
Steve Huffman, cofounder and chief executive officer of Reddit Inc., listens during a Bloomberg Technology television interview in San Francisco in 2017.
24 pts Like any company, Reddit reports quarterly earnings, and its CEO, Steve Huffman, addresses investors during those reports. It's not always about just sharing numbers, though: This quarter, Huffman took the opportunity to voice concerns and criticisms about Google's AI Overviews feature, which automatically…
