Tag: computing
Intel admits damage to unstable 14th-gen and 13th-gen CPUs is permanent – incoming patch is a preventative, not a cure
Intel provided a statement earlier this week on the instability problems with 14th-gen and 13th-gen CPUs, but some further details have come to light since then – including a clarification that any damage done to high-end CPUs is permanent. In case you missed it, Intel’s previous announcement pinned down ‘elevated…
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Your old Android phone just got a video boost thanks to a new Blackmagic Camera update
Last month, digital photography brand Blackmagic Design launched its Blackmagic Camera app on Android, but it was limited to a handful of Galaxy and Pixel phones. On those phones, it gave users access to pro-level film tools, and now the company revealed it’s expanding the availability of its software to older devices. The announcement almost…
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X is now using your posts (and more) to train its Grok AI, but there’s something you can do about it
X (formerly Twitter) thinks it’s circumvented some of the issues other social media companies such as Meta have bumped up against in regard to training its AI, Grok, on user data and information – but there’s something you can do about it. X quietly added a setting that allows your…
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Colin Kaepernick wants to use AI to get your comic book to the endzone
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has a new startup called Lumi aimed at helping creators complete, publish, and sell books and comics. Lumi offers a suite of AI tools to complement users’ existing talents and merchandise what they create. Lumi’s pitch is that most people aren’t equally proficient at every…
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OpenAI’s SearchGPT appears to get lost on its first hunt
The new SearchGPT feature introduced by OpenAI has stumbled in its rollout, as first discovered by The Atlantic. SearchGPT is a new tool designed to combine OpenAI‘s AI models with real-time web data for faster, more accurate answers. It’s not widely available but represents OpenAI’s vision of how AI and…
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Android users rejoice! You’ll soon be able to connect Windows 11 File Explorer to your smartphone and transfer files with ease
You may remember that a while back, we reported on a nifty feature hidden in test versions of Windows 11, allowing users to see and use their phone within the desktop OS (in File Explorer) as if it were an external drive. We have been waiting patiently for this feature…
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