Author: Zach_Wilson
Between Perplexity’s new macOS app and ChatGPT’s search launch, conversational search just got a lot more fun
The AI-powered search game is heating up, with OpenAI adding search capabilities to ChatGPT just yesterday, and Perplexity launching a macOS desktop app a week ago. Perplexity could be considered a leader in AI-powered search right now, and now Mac users can quickly use Perplexity’s advanced search engine right from…
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Huawei quietly adds 61.44TB SSD option to its flagship storage solution — and now quotes 2:1 compressed capacities as it eyes LTO Tape market as well
At its recent Huawei Connect event, the Chinese tech giant unveiled one of the highest-capacity storage solutions on the planet. The OceanStor Pacific 9928 features 36 high-density 61.44TB NVMe SSDs per 2U chassis, each just 9.5mm thick, delivering up to 2.21PB of raw capacity. Huawei says the OceanStor Pacific 9928’s…
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Claude joins the AI chatbot desktop app rush but leaves some features behind
AI chatbot Claude is now available as a desktop app for both Windows and Mac computers. The public beta for the apps is available for free users as well as subscribers to the premium version of the AI chatbot. Claude creator Anthropic describes the desktop versions of Claude as “fast,…
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VPN usage soars in Mauritius amid pre-election social media shutdown
People in Mauritius have been turning en masse to the best VPN apps as authorities have enforced a wide social media shutdown ahead of the general elections. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok all went dark on Friday, November 1, 2024 – internet watchdog NetBlocks could confirm (see tweet below).…
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Intel could have a plan for its future GPUs to better challenge AMD and Nvidia, as patent hints at new chiplet design
Intel has plans for future GPUs that aren’t monolithic, but are built from separate chiplets, or at least there’s some thinking along those lines at Team Blue. We’ve gathered that because TechSpot noticed a denizen of X, Underfox, who flagged up a patent filed by Intel for a “disaggregated GPU…
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Major ChromeOS update brings tons of new features – and shows it’s closer than ever to matching Windows and macOS
ChromeOS’s latest update has added a host of new features to the operating system, including one convenient tool that’ll make it much easier for users to avoid distractions. The most recent update, ChromeOS M130, was released for the stable channel and will soon be available on Chromebooks. Arguably the most…
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