Author: Zach_Wilson
Instagram and Facebook users will soon no longer be able to chat in new update
Three years after it first launched, Meta has decided to disable Facebook’s and Instagram’s cross-messaging feature. The company introduced cross-app chats back in 2020, letting users from the two platforms talk to each other with ease. There were even plans to extend the interoperability with CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying at…
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Bing tests AI Deep Search that turns your simple question into a detailed prompt
Provide an explanation of how various loyalty card programs work in Japan, including the benefits, requirements, and limitations of each. Include examples of popular loyalty cards from different categories, such as convenience stores, supermarkets, and restaurants. Show a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of using loyalty cards versus other…
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The fastest ‘storage device’ you can buy — enthusiast uses AMD Ryzen’s 3D V-Cache to produce tiny, uber-fast pseudo SSD that could pave way to exciting prospects
Somebody has managed to turn AMD‘s Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor into a storage device with read-write speeds that can rival some of the best SSDs out there. By running a RAM disk on the 3D V-Cache processor, our sister site Tom’s Hardware spotted the test results of roughly 178GB/s for reads…
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PlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership sucks
In less than a week, Sony has given us two timely reminders of the tenuousness of digital “ownership” — and both reminders involve things on PlayStation. Last week, Sony said that, because of content licensing “arrangements,” users wouldn’t be able to watch Discovery content they’ve purchased and that the content…
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AirPods deals are back at Amazon and arrive before Christmas – prices from $99.99
Apple’s highly-coveted AirPods were some of the most popular deals during Black Friday, and Amazon has brought the earbuds back just in time for the holidays. You can save on the best-selling AirPods Pro 2, which is on sale for a record-low price of $189.99, and get the AirPods 2…
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A fortnight in Fortnite court
I have spent 15 days reporting live from the Epic v. Google trial: an antitrust dispute over whether Google’s Android app store is an unfair monopoly. I’ve watched a parade of witnesses go by, including Epic CEO Tim Sweeney and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. We’re now in a weeklong break…
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