Month: March 2023
Framework’s DIY laptop shames Apple and Microsoft with its upgradable CPU and makes me excited for the future
Framework announced brand new upgrades for its DIY laptop line that should greatly improve performance. These upgrades can be installed into older models, with two main upgrades for the motherboards: one that brings them from the Intel 12th-gen CPUs to the 13th-gen CPUs, and another that brings AMD CPUs to…
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That TikTok hearing was pretty messed up, right?
Yesterday continued Congress’s recent history of calling tech executives into a hearing to berate them about their excessive collection of users’ private data for financial means. But where Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai suffered through the hearings only to face little to no repercussions for their potentially egregious collection of…
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Trying to recreate Mario Kart in the Fortnite editor could get you banned
Epic Games’ new Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) toolset has only been out for two days, but the company is already having to threaten permanent bans for creators making content that violates copyright. That even goes for violating content that creators post about on social media and content that they…
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Insta360 teases new challenger for DJI’s class-leading smartphone gimbal
Action camera brand Insta360 is entering new territory as it’s set to reveal what appears to be a new smartphone gimbal on March 29. The 20-second teaser video (opens in new tab) doesn’t reveal a whole lot, but there are a few clues that we can use to paint a…
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Bing’s showing ‘AI-generated stories’ in some search results
Microsoft continues to add AI features to its Bing search engine, even outside of the GPT-powered chat features it’s been pushing. According to a feature roundup blog post, Bing will now “craft AI-generated stories” for some searches, giving you a small multimedia presentation about the thing you looked up. The…
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Xencelabs’ new display drawing tablet gives Wacom a run for its money
Graphics hardware manufacturer Xencelabs has announced the Pen Display 24 Studio Series, a new display drawing tablet designed for creative professionals. The 24-inch display is the company’s first drawing tablet with a built-in display to join its range of standard pen tablets and comes equipped with features that rival Wacom’s…
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