Tag: computing
NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, June 1 (game #455)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers…
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This movie is fully AI-generated and has a fully SAG-AFTRA cast – here’s 3 things you need to know about Echo Hunter
Echo Hunter is a new, fully AI-generated sci-fi short film created using Arcana AI The cast is SAG-AFTRA actors led by Breckin Meyer The film blends traditional voice performances with AI-rendered visuals There’s a memorable moment in the new sci-fi short film Echo Hunter where a clone hunter starts questioning…
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Yes, I surrendered to Bono’s immersive Vision Pro documentary, and I didn’t get Vertigo
Bono has been a ubiquitous presence for most of my adult life. I was just coming up in the world when U2’s break-out album, War, arrived, and by 1987’s Joshua Tree, Bono and lead guitarist Edge felt inescapable. In other words, I saw U2 frontman Bono as less of an…
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I tried Firefox 139’s new AI-generated link previews – and while I love the idea, I’m skipping them for one key reason
Firefox 139 has added an AI-powered link preview feature This summarizes web pages without you needing to click a link Like all AI generation, it needs time to think – which can be a pain With artificial intelligence (AI) all the rage these days, it’s not uncommon to find your…
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I used Veo 3 to recreate the first YouTube video, and the results are almost too good
We all know the story of the first YouTube video, a grainy 19-second clip of co-founder Jawed Karim at the zoo, remarking on the elephants behind him. That video was a pivotal moment in the digital space, and in some ways, it is a reflection, or at least an inverted…
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Microsoft investigates nasty Windows 11 bug that leaves PCs unable to boot – here’s what you need to know
Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 have been hit by a bug that can leave a PC unable to boot Microsoft is investigating this recovery error glitch in the May update Windows 11 Home users are unlikely to be affected, we’re told, but that doesn’t mean they can’t run into this…
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