Tag: computing
Gemini AI might be ready for you to roll the prompt dice
If you are old enough to remember the mysteries of the internet in the late 90s, you may recall the fun “I’m Feeling Lucky” button for Google‘s search engine that would take you directly to the first result of a search rather than the usual list. Three decades and a…
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Would you watch a foreign film dubbed with AI to sound like the original actors?
An Argentine horror-fantasy film called The Witch Game is coming to theaters in the U.S. and UK, but the Spanish-language movie doesn’t rely on subtitles or English speakers to voice the performances. Instead, AI tools will recreate the original actors’ voices and have them speak English. It’s a controversial move…
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The Touch Bar is back, sort of…and it looks terrible
Does anyone miss the MacBook Pro Touch Bar so desperately that they need it back in almost any form? The answer would be yes if you’re talking to Eniac, a small company that’s just reinvented the not-quite-iconic Touch Bar as a Flexbar that can be used with the Mac, iPad,…
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Microsoft’s claim that Arm-based Copilot+ PCs are “fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs” is debunked on X – and the community’s verdict isn’t wrong
Microsoft made some unwise claims about Snapdragon-toting Copilot+ PCs X fact-checkers made short work of the assertion that they’re the ‘fastest’ PCs They also disagreed with the ‘intelligent’ claim, though that’s not as clear-cut ‘Be careful what you post on social media’ might be a lesson Microsoft is just now…
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Intel unveils its budget Battlemage Arc GPUs with XeSS2 AI features
Intel's second-generation Xe2 Arc GPUs are real, and once again, they could be compelling options for gamers looking for capable video cards under $250. Confirming leaks from the past week, Intel today unveiled the $249 Arc B580 and the slightly less capable $219 B570, both of which target 1,440p gaming.…
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AMD RX 8800 XT could match RTX 4080’s performance – and easily outgun Nvidia’s GPU for ray tracing
RX 8800 XT is rumored to equal RTX 4080 for non-ray tracing performance The RDNA 4 graphics card could match the RTX 4080 Super for ray tracing The GPU is about to enter mass production, hinting at an early 2025 launch AMD’s rumored Radeon RX 8800 XT could pack a…
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