Tag: computing
NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, January 26 (game #329)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints…
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OpenAI’s Operator is one more step towards AGI, but should we be worried about giving too much power to AI agents?
As expected, OpenAI has released its first autonomous AI agent, called Operator this week. Operator can act independently from you on your computer using a web browser doing pretty much anything that can be done in a web browser. So, it can perform tasks like booking a restaurant table or…
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Leaked memo may have revealed Apple’s top two AI priorities in 2025
Apple has some catching up to do in AI Siri upgrades are reportedly a priority Apple also wants improved AI models We’ve seen Apple Intelligence launched with a whole lot of hype over the last 12 months, and it seems there’s a lot more to come in this area –…
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Sorry, AMD, Nvidia’s price tags for its RTX 5000 GPUs could win me over
One of my main complaints concerning Nvidia‘s RTX 4000-series of graphics isn’t, surprisingly enough, the massive wattage (though that is a legitimate concern) but the pricing. For the past couple of generations, Nvidia has been massively hiking up the cost of its cards, especially its best graphics cards like the…
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This high-tech piano wants to teach you to play with the power of AI
Roli has a new Piano AI Assistant to go with its latest instruments. The Piano AI Assistant offers personalized, real-time help and lessons. The AI is there to make learning and creating music more intuitive. Piano teachers of both the strict and whimsical variety are a staple of movies and…
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Google Gemini is your new smart home butler
Google’s Gemini app now controls smart homes through a Google Home extension Gemini can understand natural language to complete tasks The aim is to make smart homes more intuitive and easier to manage Google wants Gemini to control your smart home devices and has upgraded the Gemini app with a…
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