Lunar Energy raises $232M to deploy home batteries that prop up the grid Forget EVs — stationary batteries are getting all the buzz, and investment, in the U.S. these days. Startup Lunar Energy is the latest example. The six-year-old company, which builds battery packs for homeowners in California, Georgia, and Washington, said Wednesday it has completed two large funding rounds. The...

The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is a pricey but pretty e-ink color tablet with AI features If you primarily want a tablet device to markup, highlight, and annotate your e-books and documents, and perhaps sometimes scribble some notes of your own, Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft could be worth the hefty investment. For everyone else, it’s probably going to be hard to justify the cost of the...

Anthropic Says Its Newest AI Model Is Getting Pretty Good at Using a ComputerThe best Claude AI model you can get without paying for a subscription is getting a significant  upgrade, Anthropic said Tuesday. The company released Claude Sonnet 4.6, a new version of its midrange model that it said can code about as well as a previous version of the bigger Opus.One particular improvement...

Fitbit's Gemini-Powered Coach Is Coming to iPhone and Other Countries The redesigned Fitbit app and AI health coach are rolling out to iOS users and Fitbit Premium subscribers in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Vanessa Hand Orellana Lead Writer Vanessa is a lead writer at CNET, reviewing and writing about the latest smartwatches and fitness trackers. She...

Migrant boat capsizes off Libya leaving 53 dead, including two babiesAFP via Getty ImagesThe migrants were travelling in a rubber dinghy similar to this, when it capsized off the coast of LibyaA rubber boat carrying 55 passengers, including two babies, has overturned off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency says.The only survivors, two Nigerian women, were rescued by the Libyan...