Chatbots are the latest new tech that everyone seems to be obsessing over. They are computer programs that use artificial intelligence and natural language processing to simulate human conversations. These conversational assistants can be accessed through various messaging platforms such as ChatGPT, Bing Chat and Bard. Also called Generative AI, people are learning …
Read More »BeReal is making a feed of just famous people
BeReal is releasing another feature that seems to counter the purpose of the app: a feed dedicated to famous people. Instead of exchanging daily photos with your friends, now you’ll get to see what the top athletes, artists, and activists of the world are up to. BeReal, the app that …
Read More »How to use AirDrop on all your Apple devices
Did you know AirDrop is like a virtual carrier pigeon for your Apple devices? You can easily send all kinds of stuff, from hilarious memes to secret recipes, passwords, pictures and so much more, to any other nearby Apple device. Click to get Kurt’s free CyberGuy newsletter with quick tips, …
Read More »Redfall is playable on Steam Deck — with the right settings
Nearly four hours in, I am not at all convinced that Redfall is a good game — unless there’s a lot of hidden depth, it feels like a rare miss from Arkane. But unlike that other recent big release, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, you can make it playable on Steam …
Read More »Could a stranger be using your phone number for job and loan applications?
We recently received a concerning email from Linda of Tampa, Florida. Here’s what she had to say about a phone number hijack scam that targeted her out of the blue. Hi, Crazy situation, maybe you can figure it out. A guy started using our phone number a few months ago, …
Read More »Drake’s AI clone is here — and Drake might not be able to stop him
A certain type of music has been inescapable on TikTok in recent weeks: clips of famous musicians covering other artists’ songs, with combinations that read like someone hit the randomizer button. There’s Drake covering singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat, Michael Jackson covering The Weeknd, and Pop Smoke covering Ice Spice’s “In Ha …
Read More »Flashback: Stephen Hawking warned AI could mean the ‘end of the human race’ in years leading up to his death
Concha predicts ‘arms race’ to weaponize AI Fox News contributor Joe Concha joins “Fox & Friends First” to discuss Elon Musk’s warning that artificial intelligence could threaten elections and his concerns on the declining birth rate. Concha also discusses AOC’s response to crime in NYC. Long before Elon Musk and …
Read More »The Stream Deck mastered the LCD key by making it peripheral
Like many great products, the Elgato Stream Deck wasn’t exactly a new idea. When the very first one debuted six years ago this month, we instantly compared it to Art Lebedev’s legendary Optimus Maximus keyboard, which promised an array of swirling OLED screens under your fingertips an entire decade earlier. …
Read More »Most people make this major mistake sharing photos
You meet someone new on a dating app., then take the conversation to text messages. Things are going well, and you send a picture of the sunrise one morning. Harmless, right? Boom! You may have just given away your exact location. Our tech stores all kinds of tidbits about where …
Read More »Twitter will let media publishers charge per article starting in May
Full-time Twitter CEO and part-time Tesla enthusiast Elon Musk said on Saturday that users of his social media platform will be able to avoid media subscriptions and pay per article starting “next month.” Musk says that Twitter’s forthcoming “one-click” service “should be a major win-win for both media orgs & the public” …
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