Category: Software
I matched Google’s new Gemini 2.0 Flash against the old 1.5 model to find out if it really is that much better
Google wants you to know that Gemini 2.0 Flash should be your favorite AI chatbot. The model boasts greater speed, bigger brains, and more common sense than its predecessor, Gemini 1.5 Flash. After putting Gemini Flash 2.0 through its paces against ChatGPT, I decided to see how Google’s new favorite…
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Meta can turn your thoughts into words typed on a screen if you don’t mind lugging a machine the size of a room around
Meta is testing a machine that decodes brain signals into words typed into a computer. The brain-typing system is up to 80% accurate but nowhere near practical. The machine is a half-ton, costs $2 million, needs a shielded room, and even slight head movements disrupt the signal. Meta is showing…
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Are you unable to get security updates for Windows 11 24H2? Here’s the likely reason why, and the fix to get your PC safe and secure again
Windows 11 24H2 has a bug that can break security updates completely This only applies to those who’ve installed using media such as a USB stick It affects certain versions of Windows 11 24H2 from late last year, and the fix is a reinstallation using a newer version This is…
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Google is bragging about Gemini 2.0 Flash, but how does it compare to ChatGPT for casual AI chatbot users?
Google really wants you to know that Gemini 2.0 Flash is a big deal. It’s the first generally released member of the Gemini 2.0 family, and the company is hyping it up as faster, smarter, and more powerful than ever, hinting without outright claiming it should replace OpenAI’s ChatGPT in…
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OpenAI changes ChatGPT o3-mini to work more like DeepSeek-R1, but faces backlash from users
OpenAI has changed the way that its new ChatGPT o3-mini model displays its chain of thought (Cot) to “make it easier for people to understand how the model thinks,” however it has faced an almost immediate backlash from users and accusations that it is copying the way that DeepSeek’s R1…
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The Morning After: Apple’s Invite app and its less welcome third-party porn apps
The week has been a mixed bag for Apple. First, it launched a new iPhone app for organizing events and being actually social; then, it had to contend with a third-party app store offering a porn app in the European Union. And there’s nothing like an Apple-pornography headline to draw…
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