Category: computing
The Bluesky hype explained – how it compares to Twitter and the best ways to switch
In the wake of the US election, millions of users have been joining Bluesky every day. A decentralized rival to X (formerly Twitter), the platform now has more than 20 million users. According to data from Similarweb, daily usage grew by more than 500% after the election. In a recent…
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Netflix removes AI art poster for Arcane after an outcry from creators
Netflix has pulled a poster for season two of its popular show Arcane as fans noticed that AI had been used to make the promotional art. Arcane is made by Riot Games and French animation studio Fortiche for Netflix and is a critical darling for its visual artistry, combining digital…
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You can finally try Windows Recall, if you have a Copilot+ PC with a Snapdragon chip
After many delays, Windows Insiders can now try out Recall Windows Recall was pushed back after privacy concerns, which are addressed You’ll need a Snapdragon Copilot+ PC to give it a go Windows Recall feature’s long road to actually being rolled out is finally coming to an end – sort…
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Amazon is investing billions in its favorite AI and it’s not Alexa – yet
Amazon just invested another $4B in Anthropic Most believe Claude will be Alexa AI’s brains Why isn’t Amazon sharing updates about its popular chatbot? Amazon Alexa’s 10-year anniversary passed without fanfare and, in particular, without the major AI update we were promised in 2023. Now, though, as Amazon invests over…
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YouTube’s new AI tool will create backgrounds for your videos – so you don’t have to clean up your place
YouTube has augmented its Dream Screen AI tools for short-form videos. You can now use Dream Screen to generate video backgrounds for Shorts using text prompts. Up to now, Dream Screen made image backgrounds, but now it leverages Google DeepMind’s video-generation model, Veo to expand into videos as well. To…
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Can’t uninstall or update your Microsoft Store apps? Weird Windows 10 bug has just been fixed, thankfully
Microsoft Store apps can’t be updated or uninstalled due to a bug Thankfully Microsoft has now fixed the problem related to WinAppSDK The cure is in a Windows 10 optional update, so you may want to wait Some Windows 10 users have been experiencing an odd bug with the operating…
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