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Mashable

Mashable is a digital media outlet covering technology, culture, and entertainment news and trends.

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  • mashable.com

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productOne report1 publisher

Paid Super Chats count for more in YouTube's new creator-versus-creator Showdowns

Live Showdowns pit two streams against each other in a timed contest scored by their audiences, where free actions count toward the winner and paid ones count more. YouTube sets the weighting.

Publishers:mashable.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption30
Hype gap+15
Incentives75
Confidence55
productConfirmed3 publishers

Flock opens a voluntary exit window at double its usual severance

Flock Safety's severance offer is roughly double what it has paid before, and the company told staff it expects to approve most applicants. Anyone holding a contract with Flock now has a continuity question.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 13%
Operator
Operator 45%
Investor
Investor 42%

Reality

Evidence60
Adoption58
Hype gap+12
Incentives62
Confidence61
productOne report1 publisher

New York holds the only statewide data centre pause a site plan must obey today

No state bans data centres, and New York's freeze, triggered at 1 MW of peak demand, is the only statewide one in force. Of the 15 states with named moratorium bills, six are already dead and two of the live ones end on someone else's timetable.

Publishers:mashable.com

Reality

Evidence52
Adoption12
Hype gap+25
Incentives25
Confidence45
productOne report1 publisher

Mashable's iPhone 18 Pro Max finished an AI image prompt in the same time as last year's phone

Apple doubled the Neural Engine in the A20 Pro. In the one head-to-head Mashable ran, the new Pro Max and last year's model produced the same image in exactly the same time. That leaves battery and cooling as the upgrade case.

Publishers:mashable.com

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+22
Incentives55
Confidence38
productOne report1 publisher

OpenAI says unreleased Astra model is first to hit 'critical' cyber capability rating

OpenAI told Mashable that none of its models had ever been rated critical before this one, and it is shipping anyway with the sharpest cyber skills held on a partner list. That leaves defenders with a timing problem.

Publishers:mashable.com

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption20
Hype gap+26
Incentives74
Confidence38