Month: March 2023
Google-backed Anthropic launches Claude, an AI chatbot that’s easier to talk to
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company founded by ex-OpenAI employees, has launched its AI chatbot, Claude. While the tool does much of what OpenAI’s ChatGPT can, Anthropic says its early clients report the tool’s “less likely to produce harmful outputs” and is “easier to converse with.” Like OpenAI, Anthropic also has…
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Will you be the bearer of Magic: The Gathering’s One Ring?
I love seeing Frodo and Sam and Aragorn and Arwen rendered in cards that pay homage to their personalities and their big hero moments in the story. I think it’s really clever that Sam’s card, Samwise the Stouthearted, can be flashed in at any time and will return a dead…
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Waze is adding electric vehicle charging stations to its route planning tool
Electric vehicle owners who prefer Waze to other navigation tools, rejoice: the Google-owned company is adding EV charging stations to its route planning tools in an effort to improve the experience for plug seekers. Starting today, Waze users can input their vehicle information into the app, as well as their…
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The Spotify HiFi dream is still alive, as platform plans to do something “unique” someday
No one can blame you if you’ve given up on Spotify HiFi ever becoming a thing. It’s been two years since the initial announcement. However, all hope is not lost as the streaming service recently confirmed that it’s still working on the high-res audio tier. This news comes from Spotify…
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Microsoft Build 2023 kicks off on May 23rd
Microsoft Build is back, and this time, it’s taking place both digitally and in person from Seattle, Washington. The company has officially announced that its annual developer conference will start on May 23rd and last through May 25th, with pre-day workshops starting on the 22nd. Last year, Microsoft held a…
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Samsung’s Moon photos are fake — but so is a lot of mobile photography
It’s a debate as old as photography itself. On Friday, Reddit user u/ibreakphotos posted a few photos of the Moon that had the internet grappling with a familiar question: what is “truth” in photography? The images in question show a blurred Moon alongside a much sharper and clearer version. The…
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