Month: March 2024
Pixel 8 drops below $500 for the first time
If you’re in need of a solid smartphone upgrade without the bill creeping into mortgage territory, there aren’t many better options than the Google Pixel 8. When you can get one for under $500? Even better. The 128GB unlocked model is down to $499 ($200 off) at Amazon, Best Buy,…
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Jabra Enhance Select 300 Hearing Aids Review: Some of the Best We’ve Tested
The Jabra Enhance Select 300 hearing aids are relatively pricey, but their performance, battery life, and technical support make them worth the added cost. Source
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Elon Musk’s Grok AI has now been open sourced, code available on GitHub
Grok, the AI tool founded by Elon Musk, has been open sourced, with a code release now available on GitHub. Musk had previously stated that Grok would go open source this week, saying the move will allow developers and researchers to look into the model and build upon it, and…
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Homeland Security is testing AI to help with immigration, trafficking investigations, and disaster relief
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is rolling out three $5 million AI pilot programs across three of its agencies, The New York Times reports. Through partnership with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, DHS will test out AI models to help its agents with a wide array of tasks, including investigating…
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TikTok is paying creators to up its search game
TikTok is leaning in even more to its app being used like a search engine. Creators making money on the platform will now be paid based in part on how well their content meets what other users are searching for. TikTok calls this metric “search value,” and it’s one of…
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8 Best TV Streaming Devices for 4K, HD (2024): Roku, Chromecast, Fire TV
We’ve tested dozens of ways to watch stuff on 4K or HD TVs. These are our favorites. Source
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