Category: computing

Microsoft announced Phi-4, a new AI that’s better at math and language processing

Microsoft announces new AI model Phi-4 It’s available to developers and researchers now Performs well at math tasks despite its small scale Microsoft has announced a brand new AI model called Phi-4, which is a small language model (SLM) in contrast to the large language models (LLM), that chatbots like…

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Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus review: Quirky in ways both good and bad

It’s been a few years since Samsung took a crack at making a premium Chromebook. In 2020, the company released the first Galaxy Chromebook, a $999 laptop with a gorgeous 4K OLED screen that barely lasted five hours away from a charger. The company fixed some issues with its 2021…

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ChatGPT’s new Santa Mode puts some holiday spirit in AI

OpenAI rounded out day six of the 12 Days of OpenAI with some seasonal magic in ChatGPT’s new Santa Mode. After showing off ChatGPT’s new ability to see the world around you in real-time through your smartphone’s video camera, OpenAI CPO Kevin Weil and his fellow presenters shared the news…

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ChatGPT adds eyes to its voice with new screen and video sharing feature

The sixth day of 12 Days of OpenAI brought visual abilities to ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode You can stream video from your camera or share your screen with the AI Only subscribers to ChatGPT Plus and Pro have access for now ChatGPT gazed upon day six of the 12 Days…

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NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Friday, December 13 (game #285)

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 NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints…

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Quordle today – my hints and answers for Friday, December 13 (game #1054)

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also…

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