Category: computing
The best Black Friday laptop deals from Apple, Microsoft, Lenovo and others
With many retailers rolling out their annual Black Friday sales days in advance, several of the laptop deals we expect to see later this week are already available. To help you find a bargain that’s actually decent, we’ve dug into reviews, checked price histories and rounded up the best Black…
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The end of Google Tasks? Google starts folding app into Calendar on Android
Google Tasks is now part of Google Calendar on Android It follows the web apps merging last year Google Tasks may eventually be retired as a standalone app Google has certainly never been afraid of killing off apps and products it’s not that interested in any more (see Killed by…
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AI can now clone your personality in only two hours – and that’s a dream for deepfake scammers
New study trained AI models on answers given in a two-hour interview AI could replicate participants’ responses with 85% accuracy Agents could be used instead of humans in future research studies You might think your personality is unique, but all it takes is a two-hour interview for an AI model…
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AI voice scams are on the rise – here’s how to stay safe, according to security experts
AI voice-clone scams are on the rise, according to security experts Voice-enabled AI models can be used to imitate loved ones Experts recommend agreeing a safe phrase with friends and family The next spam call you receive might not be a real person – and your ear won’t be able…
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Why you’re wrong about AI art, according to the Ai-Da robot that just made a $1 million painting
Science fiction promised us robot butlers, but it seems they rather fancy themselves as artists instead. And who can blame them? On November 7, a painting of the mathematician Alan Turing by an AI-powered robot called Ai-Da sold at auction for a cool $1,084,000 (around £865,000). That’s a more appealing…
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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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