Month: July 2024
The best version of Google Gemini is now out for more people, teens included
Google has upgraded its Gemini AI platform to be faster and more accurate by making the Gemini 1.5 Flash large language model (LLM) to more users and rolling out a handful of new features. The updated Gemini aims to entice a broader set of users, including many who might experience…
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The Associated Press removes a fact-check claiming J.D. Vance has not had sex with a couch
The fact-check references a few joke social media posts that have been circulating that claim the Republican vice presidential nominee wrote in his book Hillbilly Elegy about having sex with a couch. One tweet reads, “In his dreadful novel, ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ JD Vance described having sex with a rubber glove…
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6 ways Tesla is promising to change the world next year, ranked in order of their actual likelihood
Elon Musk held Tesla’s second quarterly earnings call of 2024 earlier this week, where he delivered the news to investors that net income had fallen by 45 per cent and that its deliveries of electric vehicles had decreased, according to The Financial Times. As a result, Tesla’s share price tumbled…
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Speedy Strava users are reportedly selling their runs to other Strava users for clout
If you’re an experienced runner and a user of Strava, you’ll be used to feeling good about the run you’ve just uploaded to Strava, only to be humbled as you scroll through the fitness app and see an endless procession of GPS maps showing runs that are a lot faster…
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Intel’s fix for high-end CPU crashes is coming, but a new leak suggests Team Blue could still be in hot water
Intel’s problems with high-end 13th and 14th-gen CPUs crashing and suffering from instability in general may not be over with the patch Team Blue has inbound for mid-August, at least if some fresh leaked info is anything to go by. You probably won’t have missed the latest development from Intel…
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Chill painting game Été beautifully captures summertime in Montreal
There’s nothing quite like a summer in Montreal. After several brutal winter months, the city bursts to life and its residents make the very most of the warmer weather. Été (French for “summer”) is a relaxing slice-of-life game that deftly captures the essence of Montreal at this time of year,…
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