Tag: computing
Need a cheap webcam for online classes? Look no further, our number one favorite webcam is on sale right now
The Logitech C920x HD Pro Webcam has sat in the top spot of our best webcams list for years, and is currently on sale just in time for back-to-school shopping. Online classes and seminars (as well as remote work for those of us no longer in education) have remained popular…
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Don’t worry – paid Apple Intelligence features are reportedly years away
Apple Intelligence is set to be one of the most exciting updates to Apple’s software in years, adding a whole range of AI features to your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. But it could also come at a cost – at least eventually. Recently we heard from an analyst that Apple…
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This eco-friendly search engine wants to tempt you from Google with its new weather skills
Non-profit search engine Ecosia is partnering up with AccuWeather to deliver “hyper-local forecasts” to its users. The goal here is to provide potentially life-saving alerts for weather events as they occur. It appears the update has already been implemented because if you go to Ecosia and type in your location…
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Google’s DeepMind AI can now play table tennis to a competitive level
Before artificial intelligence takes over the world, it seems it’ll beat us at table tennis first: Google has reported on a robot making use of its DeepMind AI that is now able to play ping-pong to an “amateur human level” of performance. The DeepMind lab is where Google works on…
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A major new Midjourney rival has landed – here’s how to try the open-source Flux
A new AI image generator named Flux.1 has burst onto the scene and is rapidly accruing kudos for its high-end results and the fact that it’s an open-source model. Flux was built by Black Forest Labs, whose founders were previously at Stability AI, the creator of the popular Stable Diffusion…
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ChatGPT’s free tier just got a very handy image-making upgrade
OpenAI is expanding access to its best AI image generator to ChatGPT users who don’t pay for a subscription. They can now use the DALL-E 3 model to produce two images a day. Up until now, DALL-E 3 has only been available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, though those who pay…
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