Tag: computing
Microsoft’s Arm-based Copilot+ PCs are fast and very capable with AI – but fresh doubt has been cast on the gaming prowess of these laptops
Microsoft’s line-up of Copilot+ PCs is designed to run AI tasks in a superfast manner, along with providing welcome features like all-day battery life, but what about gaming? Okay, so these are AI laptops, and not designed for gaming, that’s true – but what about dabbling in some PC games…
Read MoreAcer expands Swift line with four new AI laptops
Acer is expanding its line of Swift laptops with four new models, and they each have AI capabilities built in. They share functions such as Microsoft Copilot+, Acer User Sensing technology, Windows Studio Effects, PurifiedVoice 2.0 and PurifiedView. Other features include Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity. We’ll take a…
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The Acer Nitro V 16 gaming laptop now comes in an Intel flavor
IFA is upon us, which means that along with offering us some truly ridiculous new concepts, a whole bunch of manufacturers are giving their gaming laptops iterative upgrades and introducing some fresh variants. Acer is one of the companies doing just that (though in fairness, it has some more exciting…
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Hollywood will need permission to make AI deepfakes of long-gone stars
California is another step closer to defining how and when moviemakers and others can use AI versions of celebrities in their projects. The California state Senate has passed AB 1836, a law requiring those who want to make an AI replica of a deceased performer get explicit consent from their…
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AI will teach this class a lesson but won’t be hanging in the teacher’s lounge
Instead of virtual classrooms with human teachers, the latest course at London’s David Game College brings a virtual teacher to a real classroom. The private school is running the first AI-taught class in the UK as part of its new Sabrewing program. The initial class will see 20 GCSE students…
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Copilot+ features are coming in November to AI PCs powered by Intel and AMD’s latest chips
Qualcomm’s exclusivity period on Copilot+ PCs is winding down. Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that Intel’s new 200V processors and AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 series chips will add Copilot+ AI capabilities beginning in November. Copilot+ PCs include features like Live Captions (real-time subtitle generation, including translations), Cocreator in Paint (prompt-based image…
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