Month: June 2023
AI-generated tweets might be more convincing than real people, research finds
People apparently find tweets more convincing when they’re written by AI language models. At least, that was the case in a new study comparing content created by humans to language generated by OpenAI’s model GPT-3. The authors of the new research surveyed people to see if they could discern whether…
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Amazon Prime Day electric toothbrush deals: What to buy in 2023
Amazon Prime Day is a great opportunity to snag yourself a new electric toothbrush. These high-powered devices can clean away more plaque than a manual toothbrush can. Although the actual sales event hasn’t started yet, it’s a good chance to get clued up on what to buy, when the sales…
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Vizio is giving its TV software a much-needed overhaul
Today, Vizio is announcing a completely overhauled homescreen experience for its TVs that will eventually make its way to models dating back as far as 2016. The new interface looks sleeker and more modern than the company’s existing SmartCast OS. And Vizio went the direct route with branding: the new…
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Bloober Team is done making psychological horror games
Layers of Fear was Bloober Team’s final psychological horror game. The studio didn’t advertise this fact, but behind the scenes, a switch flipped weeks ago: When the remastered and expanded Layers of Fear collection came out on June 15th, it marked the end of a phase that was known internally…
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Windows 11’s new passkey feature lets you talk to the hand (or face) and kiss those annoying passwords goodbye
Windows 11 is now introducing a new feature to the OS, which allows users to replace passwords with passkeys instead. A recent Windows 11 Insider Preview Build (23486) lets you “use Windows Hello natively to create and sign in to supported applications and websites using passkeys, where you’ll be asked…
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Microsoft Excel really wants you to put pictures in your spreadsheets
Your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets could seen pack in even more images and pictures thanks to a new update. The spreadsheet software has announced it will soon allow users to insert a local picture from their device directly into the cell. Users will also be able to paste local images from…
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