If you’re an Xfinity customer, your Internet speeds might have just gotten as much as two times faster. Today, Comcast announced an internet upgrade for over 20 million customers that could increase speeds anywhere from 50 to 100 percent. In addition, anyone who subscribes to a 400Mbps or faster plan can get a year of Unlimited Xfinity Mobile for free. Depending on what your monthly phone bill is, that could result in tremendous savings.
That’s one heck of a deal, especially when it comes at no added cost. Comcast says these speed boosts are possible because of its fiber network and more than $80 billion spent in research over the last decade. Either way, customers benefit. With upgraded speeds, Xfinity customers can download files a lot more quickly than before and upload everything from work documents to TikTok videos in a blink.
“Our faster download and upload speeds, combined with our world-class WiFi equipment, ultra-low-lag Internet experience, and WiFi PowerBoost that delivers speeds up to a gig, are providing customers with a converged connectivity experience that we believe is unmatched in the industry,” said Emily Waldorf, senior vice president of Consumer Products, Comcast Connectivity and Platforms. “Because 90 percent of Xfinity Mobile Internet traffic travels over WiFi, not cellular, this combination of products delivers a faster Internet and mobile experience and hundreds of dollars of savings to customers.”
The benefits of this are obvious. Faster download speeds mean you can take full advantage of streaming services, and you can play games through cloud streaming without spending hours waiting for something to install. Just make sure you have a router that takes full advantage of your improved speeds. If you’re still using an older Xfinity router, you might be due an upgrade to one with higher bandwidth.
ASUS has started selling its UGen Intel Arc Pro B70 graphics card in Europe, bringing its take on Intel’s workstation GPU to customers with a hefty €1,799 recommended price. The card is available in Germany and Austria, while ASUS lists it at CHF 1,799 in Switzerland.
Intel first introduced the Arc Pro B70 in March 2026, with its own branded model starting at $949. ASUS’s version arrives several months later with the same core GPU architecture but a different cooling design and a higher power rating. The price also places it well above Intel’s original starting point, although the two prices are not directly comparable because ASUS’s European figure includes VAT.
Anthropic has officially filed to go public, and buried inside its S-1 is a blunt warning about the technology at the center of its business. The maker of Claude AI says advanced AI could cause everything from large-scale cyberattacks and geopolitical instability to catastrophic or even existential risks for humanity.
The warnings take up a surprisingly large part of the filing. Axios notes that more than 90 pages, or roughly a third of the prospectus, focus on risk factors. Many of them warn about what could happen as AI systems become more capable and autonomous.
AI giants have a growing autonomy problem on their hands. A new Axios report has revealed that Anthropic's Claude recently accessed publicly available Georgia vote count without human authorization, sparking fresh concerns about AI security ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.