Month: August 2023
Microsoft’s AI-infused sidebar rolls out to Windows 11 beta testers
Microsoft is rolling out Windows Copilot in preview today. Windows 11 Insiders in the Beta Channel can install a preview build that offers the first semi-public availability for the AI-infused sidebar announced at Build 2023. “This first preview focuses on our integrated UI experience, with additional functionality coming down the…
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Reddit is experiencing ‘major’ outages
Reddit is experiencing some big issues at the moment. I can’t load any Reddit pages on my browsers where I’m logged into the site — usually, I run into an error message, though I’ve also hit a blank white screen. However, if I try to visit the site while logged…
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DJI’s new Osmo Action 4 camera delivers brighter footage for more money
DJI is launching the latest iteration of its sports action video camera: the Osmo Action 4. At $399, the new standard combo option is about $70 more expensive than the Osmo Action 3 it’s succeeding — but the company is promising “remarkable low-light performance” with the new one thanks to…
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White Castle will bring more AI to its drive-thrus
White Castle, yes of Harold and Kumar fame, wants to roll out AI-enabled voices to over 100 drive-thrus by 2024 in the hope that people can get their sliders faster with maybe less arguing with someone over speakers. Working with speech recognition company SoundHound for the technology, White Castle will…
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The World’s first color E-Ink monitor looks wild – but we have questions
More than a decade after the first color, electronic paper displays popped up at CES 2010, the technology’s chief innovator E Ink has built a color panel capable of powering ereaders, smartphones, retail signage displays, and, now, even monitors. This week, Chinese electronics manufacturer Dasung unveiled what it’s calling The…
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One does not simply buy the One Ring — unless you’re Post Malone
[In her best Cate Blanchett impression] The world is changed. It began with the forging of the great IP crossover between Magic: The Gathering and Lord of the Rings. In addition to rendering J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved characters as powerful Magic cards, Wizards of the Coast also printed special thematic versions…
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