Month: March 2024
Microsoft just gave Copilot Pro a major upgrade – and you can sign up for a free trial now
Microsoft has announced its Copilot (AI) tools will be rolling out to more users than ever before with the expansion of its Pro tier. The move will see the more advanced version of the platform available to more users across the globe without the need for confusing subscriptions, with Copilot…
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Chatbots promise a future that will never arrive
Conversing with your computer has been a dream of futurists and technologists for decades. When you look at 2004’s state of the art, it’s staggering to see how far we’ve come. There are now billions of devices in our hands, and homes that listen to our queries and do their…
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The wedge-shaped M1 MacBook Air lives on — at Walmart, for $699
Looking at Walmart’s site, these M1 Airs are being sold new, which makes the $699 price compelling (Best Buy will also deliver a new one for $999 if you prefer to pay full price). That said, you only get to choose the base model, which comes with 8GB of RAM…
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Windows 11 speech recognition feature gets ditched in September 2024 – but only because there’s something better
Windows 11’s voice functionality is being fully switched over to the new Voice Access feature later this year, and we now have a date for when the old system – Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) – will be officially ditched from the OS. The date for the replacement of WSR by…
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Supreme Court to hear case on how the government talks to social media companies
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could upend how social media platforms deal with posts containing anything from vaccine misinformation to election threats. At the moment, various arms of the US government will communicate directly with platforms for all sorts of reasons. For example, the Centers…
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Anker’s latest sleep buds promise to block out snoring partners for longer
Anker is revamping its sleep-focused true wireless earbuds with the new Soundcore Sleep A20 model. It’s announcing the earbuds today to coincide with what is apparently “World Sleep Day” but you won’t be able to buy a pair of the earbuds until its Kickstarter launches on April 16th. Or, if…
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