Month: June 2023
Nintendo’s N64 controller for the Switch is available once again
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers have another fresh chance to buy one of the biggest nostalgia trips of a controller. The reissued Nintendo 64 controller for the Switch is back on sale on Nintendo’s site for $49.99. These drops don’t come very frequently and, on recent occasions, have still been selling…
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China’s Baidu AI is better than ChatGPT – here’s why
ChatGPT has quickly become the gold standard that other AI chatbots have been striving to reach – and defeat. Now, according to a bold statement from Chinese tech giant Baidu, another AI has apparently done so. Baidu announced that its latest version of the ‘Ernie’ AI model, Ernie 3.5, has…
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Google wants devs to promise they won’t abuse new Chrome ad API
Google will soon be launching a new API for Chrome, designed to provide ads tailored to users’ preferences within the web browser. However, since the revelation that a fingerprinting attack on the API could lead to individuals being identified, Google has asked that developers refrain from abusing it by using…
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Many of us are pretty worried about the security risks of ChatGPT
It appears that the vast majority of us are still rather skeptical of the infamous Large Language Model (LLM) ChatGPT, largely due to concerns about its accuracy and safety. According to a survey conducted by antivirus vendor Malwarebytes, a massive 81% of consumers are worried about the security risks the…
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Sony’s PlayStation chief says publishers hate Xbox Game Pass
Sony’s fears about Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal kicked into gear in August 2022 after Xbox chief Phil Spencer sent PlayStation chief Jim Ryan a list of Activision games Microsoft would be willing to keep on PlayStation. Overwatch was on that list, but Overwatch 2 was not. According to Ryan, this…
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Amazon’s best selling PCs have one thing in common that could spell doom for the computing industry
Amazon is the tech industry’s bellwether, and what I saw when researching products for our Amazon Prime Day PC deals page left me wondering whether things will eventually get better in 2023 for the beleaguered PC industry. This is the up-to-date, frequently updated, list of best sellers in desktop computers…
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