Category: author_name|Devindra Hardawar
Microsoft opens Bing AI for public testing, no waitlist required
Bing AI is now open to all—sort of. Three months after debuting its revamped search engine, Microsoft has announced that it's now moving into open preview. You'll still need to sign into Bing on the Edge browser (or the Bing mobile apps) to use the chatbot, but at least you…
Read MoreAirbnb refocuses on cheap rooms as its rentals get pricier
The pandemic is over, according to Airbnb (that's debatable), so the company is gearing up for a massive summer of vacationing. It's introducing over 50 new features to its rental platform, including an expansion of the more transparent pricing it unveiled last year. Most importantly, though, it's refocusing on the…
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Razer Blade 16 review: A miraculous display in a laptop you can probably skip
The Razer Blade 16 is one of the most unique laptops we’ve ever seen – I just wish I could recommend it as easily as the Blade 15. It can handle 4K gaming just as well as high-speed 1080p gameplay, thanks to a dual-mode screen. And it’s one of the…
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‘Mrs. Davis’ review: Damon Lindelof’s nun vs. AI show is a campy blast
Mrs. Davis is a deeply silly show deeply committed its silliness. And that’s precisely what makes it so much fun. The new Peacock series from Tara Hernandez (The Big Bang Theory) and Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers), pits a nun with a mysterious past against an all-powerful, seemingly omniscient artificial…
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Sure, ‘Max’ sounds dumb, but HBO Max needed a reboot
There are many things I think of when I hear the name “Max.” There’s Max Headroom, the ’80s AI icon that’s been on my mind a lot lately. Mad Max! Max Payne! Every friend I’ve ever had named Max (whose names I’ve always been jealous of). Even Homer Simpson’s alternate…
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NVIDIA RTX 4070 review: The new 1440p gaming leader
Slowly, but surely, NVIDIA is making its 40-series GPUs more affordable. Now it’s down to $599 with the new RTX 4070, a mid-range card focused on 1440p gaming. While it’s $100 more than its predecessor’s launch price, the fabulous RTX 3070, that card typically sold for more than $1,000 due…
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