Whenever we find out that someone has passed away, whether it’s a celebrity or someone we know personally, there’s always a feeling of shock followed by a curiosity about how exactly they died. It’s natural to see an article with the headline saying that someone has passed away and want …
Read More »Watch this Nvidia demo and imagine actually speaking to AI game characters
Image: Nvidia At Computex 2023 in Taipei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang just gave the world a glimpse of what it might be like when gaming and AI collide — with a graphically breathtaking rendering of a cyberpunk ramen shop where you can actually talk to the proprietor. Seriously, instead of …
Read More »Stop subscription creep in its tracks while saving money and protecting your privacy
We’ve all experienced it before – you end up subscribing to a service that you think you’re going to use regularly, and a couple of months later, you forget all about it. Why should you keep paying for something that you don’t even use? The answer is that you shouldn’t. …
Read More »The Meta Quest 3 refines the formula with power and comfort — and it might cost more
A hands-on look at the Meta Quest 3 reveals a massive set of improvements to the Meta mixed reality headset, as detailed in Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg this morning. Gurman says the Quest 3, now codenamed Eureka, is “far lighter and thinner” than the original Quest 2, …
Read More »Why Gen Zers are gobbling up flip phones and rejecting smartphones
Hold the phone – literally. The latest craze sweeping Generation Z isn’t a cutting-edge gadget with a gazillion apps – it’s the good old-fashioned flip phone. This begs the question, could the kids be yearning for simpler times, or are they just fed up with their smartphones? CLICK TO GET …
Read More »The odd appeal of absurdly long YouTube videos that don’t play anything
The video’s title is, for once on YouTube, pretty straightforward: “24 hours + of pure black screen in HD!” Leaving aside the questions about the difference between standard- and high-def pure black screens, the video does what it says on the tin. Hit play, and you get more than 24 …
Read More »AI education: Gather a better understanding of artificial intelligence with books, blogs, courses and more
Artificial intelligence has recently become a hot topic around the world as tech companies like Alibaba, Microsoft, and Google have released conversational chatbots that the everyday person can use. While we’re already using AI in our daily lives, often unknowingly, these forms of computer science are very interesting to a …
Read More »Apple’s $50 million butterfly keyboard settlement is finally approved
The $50 million settlement over Apple’s bad butterfly keyboard design got final approval by a federal court judge in California, Reuters reported yesterday. US District Court Judge Edward Davila denied an attempt to amend the agreement, writing in his ruling that 86,000 people filed claims. That finally puts a figure …
Read More »How to uncover your home’s history with hidden Google Maps tool
Google Maps has been around for quite some time now, and one of its most useful features called Street View gives a virtual view of your home’s own curb appeal making it feel like you are there in person up close. This is an especially great tool if you’re going …
Read More »How to watch Summer Games Done Quick 2023
2023’s edition of Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ), the annual weeklong speedrunning marathon for charity, kicks off on Sunday, and I can’t wait. For an entire week, SGDQ features hit after hit of speedrunners beating video games extremely fast or breaking them in unfathomable ways, and it’s a delightful way …
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