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Ring’s AI video descriptions tell you who’s doing what
Here's a use of artificial intelligence that could be handy. Ring is adding AI-generated text descriptions of alerts. If it works well, a glance will be all it takes to tell whether something requires your attention. Ring founder Jamie Siminoff gave some examples of the new notifications. "A person is…
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Google’s Imagen 4 text-to-image model promises ‘significantly improved’ boring images
Google has unveiled its latest text-to-image model Imagen 4 with the usual promise of "significantly improved text rendering" over the previous version, Imagen 3. The company also introduced a new deluxe version called Imagen 4 Ultra designed to follow more precise text prompts if you're willing to pay extra. Both…
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How to buy the Nintendo Switch 2: Latest stock updates at Walmart, Best Buy and more
The Nintendo Switch 2 has been available in the US for more than two weeks — but good luck finding one. While millions of people have been able to snag the $450 console since it officially went up for sale on June 5, online inventory dried up fairly quickly at…
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New budget-friendly laptops from Acer feature NVIDIA’s latest RTX 5050 GPU
Acer just announced several new budget-friendly laptops, and they each offer access to NVIDIA’s latest RTX 5050 GPU. This GPU features 2,560 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM. First up, there’s the Acer Nitro V 16 AI Copilot+. This model is available with an AMD Ryzen 5 240, Ryzen…
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The xMEMS ‘fan on a chip’ is ready for smart glasses
As AI reignites Big Tech's push for smart glasses, here's a tech that could play a central role. xMEMS, which debuted a solid-state "fan on a chip" last year, has a new one for wearables. This could help future smart glasses melt your face figuratively — and not literally. Founded…
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The Morning After: Samsung’s big foldable Unpacked event takes place on July 9
The third Unpacked of 2025 (following installments in January and May) will be on July 9 at 10AM ET, kicking off in Brooklyn, New York. The company usually debuts its latest foldables in the summer, so we’re expecting to see the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 here. However,…
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