Month: August 2023

Today’s tech news live: Meta preps AI chatbot ‘personas’ and MySpace turns 20

Refresh 2023-08-01T13:33:57.451Z (Image credit: Apple) AR and the metaverse get a new open standard Apple has just announced that it’s now part of a new alliance, alongside Pixar, Adobe, Autodesk, and Nvidia, to help “drive open standards for 3D content”. The alliance will be based around OpenUSD (short for Universal…

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Anker’s second 3D printer is the more affordable AnkerMake M5C

Anker didn’t exactly knock it out of the park with its first 3D printer, the AnkerMake M5, but today, it’s trying again. The new AnkerMake M5C, shipping today in the United States, ditches some of the original’s clumsier features in exchange for a $400 price tag. That’s half what the…

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8 Best Language Learning Apps (2023): Online Courses and a Pocket Translator

Learning a new tongue? It’s a worthy pursuit, and these WIRED-tested services can help. Source

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Good news – Microsoft Teams is officially becoming more fun

Injecting a little more personality and feeling into your Microsoft Teams chats and calls could soon be a lot easier thanks to a new update. The video conferencing service has announced it is working on a new tool that will group emojis, GIFs and stickers into a single location, making…

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AWS will start charging customers for public IPv4 addresses

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will start charging customers to use public IPv4 addresses from February 2024 amid rising costs and resource scarcity. In a company blog post, AWS Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr explained that IPv4 addresses are an “increasingly scarce resource” which has seen costs rise by 300% in the…

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4 Tools That Make It Easy to Write and Work Remotely

Whether you’re typing emails, marketing copy, or the next great novel, these tech tools and tips can help you spread the word. Source

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