Author: Zach_Wilson
How sites are falsely blaming ad blockers for site breakdowns
When you use an ad blocker, encountering an “ad-block wall” or a pop-up asking you to disable it for access is common. While opinions on these ad-block walls vary — some implementations being more reasonable than others — they are generally straightforward in their intent. These websites openly express their…
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Nokia is bringing ridiculously fast 50Gbps broadband to the UK as the global race for hyperfast internet heats up
UK joins China and UAE in global race for hyperfast broadband Openreach and Nokia show how fibre networks can scale from 10G today to 50G Telemedicine and AI-driven healthcare will benefit from 50Gbps broadband The UK’s first live 50Gbps fibre broadband connection has been successfully tested in a trial by…
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I matched Google’s new Gemini 2.0 Flash against the old 1.5 model to find out if it really is that much better
Google wants you to know that Gemini 2.0 Flash should be your favorite AI chatbot. The model boasts greater speed, bigger brains, and more common sense than its predecessor, Gemini 1.5 Flash. After putting Gemini Flash 2.0 through its paces against ChatGPT, I decided to see how Google’s new favorite…
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Meta can turn your thoughts into words typed on a screen if you don’t mind lugging a machine the size of a room around
Meta is testing a machine that decodes brain signals into words typed into a computer. The brain-typing system is up to 80% accurate but nowhere near practical. The machine is a half-ton, costs $2 million, needs a shielded room, and even slight head movements disrupt the signal. Meta is showing…
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Google Maps now shows the ‘Gulf of America’
Google Maps now shows the “Gulf of America” in place of the “Gulf of Mexico” for users on both web and mobile in the United States. It made the change after the Trump administration formally changed the name today of the body of water spanning between the eastern coast of…
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Challenger laptop brand says you can shove 26TB of superfast SSD storage in its laptop – and I want to know how they did it
Framework Laptop 16 dual M.2 adapters combine four drives for massive capacity PCIe Gen4 ensures faster data access and seamless multitasking Swappable components allow easy upgrades and extended usability Framework has announced its Laptop 16 device is now able to install up to 26TB of superfast Gen4 SSD storage. This…
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