Tag: computing
No, Qualcomm is not buying Intel: debunking this week’s most ridiculous computing headline
Is Qualcomm buying Intel? I saw this question plastered over X (cough, Twitter) today, and it got me thinking: what sort of upside-down world are these people living in? Indeed, even some actual news outlets have posted headlines posing the same question, and I’m here to set the record straight.…
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Google’s new AI gaming engine can recreate DOOM and basically all your other favorite games too
DOOM, the 1993 cult classic, has turned into somewhat of an internet meme. Playable on nearly everything, from microwaves to electric toothbrushes, it’s more of a question of what can’t play DOOM rather than what can. Now, thanks to Google’s AI GameNGen, AI can even generate a playable version of…
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YouTube can spot those AI-produced faces and music tracks you’re seeing all over
YouTube is continuing to tapdance ahead of the rush of AI-produced content popping up on the platform with a new set of tools to spot when AI-generated people, voices, and even music appear in videos. The newly upgraded Content ID system is expanding from looking for copyright infringement to looking…
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Would you take guitar lessons from an AI-powered Jimi Hendrix? The future could have a purple haze…
If you’re a guitar player then you’ve probably heard about, or used, the Ultimate Guitar app for Android and iOS, for finding the chords and lyrics to thousands of popular songs. If you produce podcasts or record your own songs, then you’ve probably also heard of Audacity too, which we…
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Discord changes course and lowers free upload limit to 10GB – how will that affect you?
In April 2023, I reported on Discord fixing one of its biggest problems: increasing the free upload limit for file sizes in serves. It had been a pathetic 8MB for years for non-paying users but was increased to 25MB. Great news, right? It truly was a sign that the extremely…
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I switched to a Pixel 9, here’s what the iPhone 16 needs to do to win me back, and it’s not what you think
Apple is about to launch the brand new iPhone 16 at its “Glowtime” event on September 9, and it’s made me wonder what it could do to win me back. When the Google Pixel 9 range came out I switched to a Google Pixel 9 Pro. Having been an iPhone…
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