Category: computing
PayPal wants to share your data – unless you do this
Another week, another online service tried to silently change its data collection and sharing practices by default. The good news is that you still have time to opt out before any of your information gets automatically given away without your consent. As per PayPal’s policy updates page (issued on September…
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The eye-watering prices of Asus’s new intel Arrow Lake Z-series motherboards will set you back even more in an already expensive new gen of computing
Asus’s new range of Intel Arrow Lake gaming motherboards has just been (unofficially, so take a pinch of salt here) revealed, and they suggest that the days of motherboards being among your new gaming rig’s cheaper components are gone. The flagship Asus ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme is expected to cost…
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Windows 11 is spiking in popularity – even if Windows 10 remains way more popular, and Windows 7 just refuses to die
Windows 11 has never been more popular – and, well, that’s not saying all that much, but in fairness, it seems the operating system may finally be reaching a turning point where adoption could speed up meaningfully. The question is: why might this be happening? We’ll come back to discuss…
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Raspberry Pi takes a shot at AI with a camera and on-device processing
Raspberry Pi has joined the world of AI with a new camera that processes visual data with AI models on the device. The $70 Raspberry Pi AI Camera was built in collaboration with Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (SSS). The camera embeds Sony’s IMX500 intelligent vision sensor to process images with…
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Can Apple beat Meta’s smart glasses by adding cameras and AI to AirPods Pro?
After Meta made AI wearables a centerpiece of its announcements at Meta Connect 2024, the question arises of how its rivals will respond. In particular, there’s a lot of rumors flying around about what Apple has planned in response to the upgraded Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses and upcoming Orion smart…
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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Tuesday, October 1 (game #212)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages…
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