Author: Zach_Wilson
OpenAI’s GPT-4o ChatGPT assistant is more life-like than ever, complete with witty quips
So no, OpenAI didn’t roll out a search engine competitor to take on Google at its May 13, 2024 Spring Update event. Instead, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4 Omni (or GPT-4o for short) with human-like conversational capabilities, and it’s seriously impressive. Beyond making this version of ChatGPT faster and free to more…
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Top conservative news website hit in data breach — around 26 million Post Millennial users affected
More than 26 million people have had their personal data exposed on the dark web following a cyberattack on Post Millennial and Human Events. Post Millennial and Human Events are conservative media publications – the former for the Canadian market, and the latter for the US, owned by the Human…
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ChatGPT will be able to talk to you like Scarlett Johansson in Her
OpenAI is releasing a Her-inspired voice assistant feature that can read your facial expressions and translate spoken language in real time — and hopefully do it all without abandoning you like in the movie. During a livestream demonstration on Monday, OpenAI engineers and CTO Mira Murati gathered around a phone to…
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‘A bottle of good wine’ for free: How an NGO protested against website privacy policy pages using a sneak attack freebie that went viral
How often do you read through terms and conditions, EULA’s and privacy policies? Although we know we should scour the fine print, it’s something few of us ever bother to do, and certainly not fully. Non-profit organization Tax Policy Associates wanted to prove how pointless these documents are, and so…
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Fyne’s SuperTrax ‘super tweeter’ wants to make your speakers go above and beyond
Fyne Audio was one of many hi-fi exhibitors at this year’s High End Show in Munich, but the Glasgow UK-based firm’s otherworldly SuperTrax super tweeter deserves a special piece all of its own. First teased at the Bristol HiFi Show in February (see also the January-issue special production floorstanders and…
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Ikea is adding energy monitoring to its Home Smart app
Energy management is a big benefit of the smart home, and more companies are starting to offer easier ways to monitor and control your home’s energy use through their app on your phone. The next level is offering intelligent ways to automate the process to save you money without you…
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