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- Nope Challenge – Official Trailer | Upload VR Showcase Winter 2023 IGN
- Your mobile password manager might be exposing your credentials TechCrunch
- Google Pixel Cameras Will Finally Unblur Your Zoomy Pets GizmodoGoogle is ending the year with a big update for Pixel devices The VergeDecember Feature Drop: Pixel 8 Pro Video Boost, Watch Unlock 9to5GoogleGoogle's bringing Ultra HDR and other features to Pixel 7 and Pixel 6 — what you need to know Tom's GuideYour Google Pixel 8 Pro is about […]
- How to Use Google's Gemini AI Right Now in Its Bard Chatbot WIREDGoogle launches its largest and 'most capable' AI model, Gemini CNBCAlphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) Rolls Out Gemini in Three Different Sizes – TipRanks.com TipRanksGoogle brings Gemini Nano to the Pixel 8 Pro, releases December 2023 feature drop Android CentralAlphabet's 'formidable' rival to ChatGPT Reuters
- 'Buy BTC': Viral Leaked GTA 6 Game Trailer Shills Bitcoin Decrypt99 Details From the GTA 6 Trailer IGNGTA 6 Focusing On Social Media Could Be a Double-Edged Sword GameRantLeading with GTA 6's female protagonist is a move that should have happened a long time ago GamesradarGTA 6 trailer — 3 things I love and 2 I hate Tom's Guide
Wired
- LinkedIn and OpenAI cofounder Reid Hoffman says he's glad Sam Altman is leading the AI company again. Hoffman and other AI experts discussed the perils and potential of AI at a WIRED event Tuesday.
- At a WIRED event Tuesday, a panel of studio founders and researchers discussed game designs that foster civility and discourage toxicity.
- You can try out Gemini, Google’s rival to ChatGPT, for free. It’s super easy to access right inside Bard.
- Pioneering biochemist Jennifer Doudna sat down with WIRED’s Emily Mullin to talk about the future of Crispr.
- Binance’s settlement requires it to offer years of transaction data to US regulators and cops, exposing the company—and its customers—to a “24/7, 365-days-a-year financial colonoscopy.”
Engadget
- Overwatch 2's eighth season went live on Tuesday and things aren't exactly going smoothly for everyone. Some are complaining about performance issues, particularly concerning frame rates on PlayStation 5. On Blizzard's own forums and Reddit, players are suggesting that even the menus are lagging on the console. "I play on PS5 with 120 Hz monitor […]
- The digital audio workstation (DAW) Bitwig Studio just received a substantial update that brings plenty of new sounds and effects. Version 5.1 boasts a spate of enhancements, including new waveshapers, new filters, polyphonic voice stacking, a dual oscillator and more. This is especially good news for avid sound designers, as the filters and waveshapers should […]
- Last January, AMD beat out Intel by launching its Ryzen 7040 chips, the first x86 processors to integrate a neural processing unit (NPU) for AI workloads. Intel's long-delayed Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" chips, its first to integrate an NPU, are set to arrive on December 14th. But it seems AMD can't help but remind Intel […]
- Acer just announced a new gaming laptop, the Nitro V 16. This computer has some serious bells and whistles, with the key takeaway being the inclusion of the just-announced AMD Ryzen 8040 Series processor. The processor has plenty of oomph for modern gaming applications, with the addition of AI technology to enable enhanced ray-traced visuals. […]
- Ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities last Sunday, Apple released a short film that showcased its Personal Voice accessibility feature, which debuted earlier this year in iOS 17. Personal Voice allows users to create digital versions of their voice to use on calls, supported apps and Apple’s own Live Speech tool. For […]
How-to Geek
- You need to be subscribed to both services, though.
- Time to look for security updates.
- Meet the new chips, same as the old chips.
- Still Zen 4, though.
- Faster wireless charging without an expensive MagSafe accessory.
New York Times Tech
- Sony said that the Discovery shows would be deleted from the devices on Dec. 31, citing “content licensing arrangements with content providers.”
- ChatGPT’s release a year ago triggered a desperate scramble among tech companies and alarm from some of the people who helped invent it.
- After more than eight months of research and development, Google has unveiled its most powerful A.I. so far. But only parts of it are widely available.
- There is little agreement among regulators and lawmakers around the world on how artificial intelligence should — or even could — be controlled.
- The shows will finish out their seasons on Spotify and then have the option to shop their shows somewhere else.
Lifehacker
- Zuckerberg's ambitions aside, the Meta Quest 3 VR headset is ultimately just a toy, but it's an insanely great toy.
- The ultimate couch-potato combo services are now working together.
- It's sneaky and slippery, but you can get through it safely.
- You can get the best deals on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series S from GameStop right now.
- This method combines the best parts of egg sandwiches and waffles. And fried cheese. Lots of fried cheese.
CNET
- Searching for an Apple Watch in time for the holidays? These deals will help you grab one at a great price.
- The upcoming iOS 17.2 update is reportedly adding support for Qi2 wireless charging.
- AMD's CEO Lisa Su announces its AI chip strategy including more details about its MI300X generative AI chip.
- Grab Samsung's best earbuds at a stellar price. Retailers have cut their cost by up to $60, plus you can score trade-in credits on your old earbuds.
- Christmas lights can pose a serious hazard inside and outside your home. Here's how to prevent fire and other potential problems.
Buzzfeed
- The 24-year-old senior video producer watches “conservatives for work but […]
- The misogynistic influencer and accused sex trafficker, now under house […]
- The Eve 6 Guy, Max Collins, is back to soothe […]
- AI is not “some mysterious, magical, autonomous being,” one critic […]
- But is it harmless homage or identity theft?View Entire Post […]
Slashdot
- One of the suggestions in a recent report (PDF) from the European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection is to expand geo-blocking restrictions to the audiovisual sector, including streaming platforms. This has spooked some stakeholders who warn that a ban on geo-blocking would put the entire industry at risk. TorrentFreak reports: The report […]
- Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft said at an AMD investor event today that they will use AMD's newest AI chip, the Instinct MI300X, as an alternative to Nvidia's expensive graphic processors. "If AMD's latest high-end chip is good enough for the technology companies and cloud service providers building and serving AI models when it starts shipping […]
- An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Scientist: Another quantum computing record has been broken. A team has built a quantum computer with the largest ever number of so-called logical qubits (quantum bits). Unlike standard qubits, logical qubits are better able to carry out computations unmarred by errors, making the new device a potentially […]
- "Researchers have identified a large number of bugs to do with the processing of images at boot time," writes longtime Slashdot reader jd. "This allows malicious code to be installed undetectably (since the image doesn't have to pass any validation checks) by appending it to the image. None of the current secure boot mechanisms are […]
- Liam Proven reports via The Register: One of the best FOSS text editors for Windows, Notepad++, is turning 20, while cross platform Geany just hit version 2.0 as it turns 18 years old. Notepad++'s version 8.6 is the twentieth anniversary release of one of the go-to FOSS text editors for Windows. […] If you use […]
New York Times Tech
- Sony said that the Discovery shows would be deleted from the devices on Dec. 31, citing “content licensing arrangements with content providers.”
- It's been more than 50 years since NASA astronauts walked on the moon, and a new report suggests they'll need to wait even longer.
- There is little agreement among regulators and lawmakers around the world on how artificial intelligence should — or even could — be controlled.
- The shows will finish out their seasons on Spotify and then have the option to shop their shows somewhere else.
- The sleep and meditation app Calm released a new story featuring the late actor’s signature drawl — or a computer-generated version of it.
Gizmodo
- It’s almost time to jet-set for the holiday season in your fandom best to turn heads and raise brows at airport lounges. Read more…
- California Forever, the quixotic, billionaire-backed effort to craft a new city out of $800 million in Bay Area farmland parcels, continues to struggle. The project, which is owned by an opaque parent company, Flannery Associates, and backed by a slew of Silicon Valley luminaries, envisions a utopian new community…Read more…
- Today’s big Gemini AI announcement from Google was inevitably going to suck all the air from any other big Pixel product updates. However, amid all the talk of native AI on Pixel 8 Pros, Google is also dropping a big feature-rich Android 14 update for Pixel cameras that the company claims will enhance your videos…Read […]
- Oregon Senator Rob Wyden alleged foreign governments may be spying on Americans through their push notifications in a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) Wednesday. Sen. Wyden asked Apple and Google to share this information with the U.S. government as well, which would evade the 1986 Electronic…Read more…
- A woman’s medical exam turned into a literal pain in the butt, thanks to a poorly placed firearm. An adverse event report sent to the Food and Drug Administration earlier this year details an alleged incident where the woman was shot in the right buttock by her own gun that was activated by a magnetic […]
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