Tag: computing
New Windows 11 preview has good news and bad ahead of 24H2 release: more features are coming… and more ads
Microsoft has just released a new Windows 11 test build in the Release Preview channel, the final stage of testing for preview builds, and this is an exciting – or depressing, in some respects – look at what will eventually be the 24H2 update for the OS. As you’re likely…
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Shock move by Microsoft: company actually makes Windows 11 better with taskbar improvements
Windows 11 users could be treated to a range of minor (but useful!) tweaks which have been spotted in recent preview builds, including some nifty taskbar-related changes. One notable change introduced with the latest preview of Windows 11 in the Beta channel (build 22635) is a taskbar tweak that means…
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ChatGPT won’t let you give it instruction amnesia anymore
OpenAI is making a change to stop people from messing with custom versions of ChatGPT by making the AI forget what it’s supposed to do. Basically, when a third party uses one of OpenAI’s models, they give it instructions that teach it to operate as, for example, a customer service…
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OpenAI officially takes on Google with SearchGPT – but not everybody gets access for now
After months of speculation, OpenAI‘s search engine, SearchGPT, is here but only as a prototype and in limited testing. Even so, it’s a watershed moment for the generative AI company and may represent the first substantial challenge to Google‘s Search engine dominance. OpenAI announced that it’s testing SearchGPT in a blog post…
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Windows 11’s latest update has a nasty little bug that’ll keep Microsoft busy following the big CrowdStrike outage
A new bug is affecting some Windows 11 and Windows 10 users, and it’s been caused by the July cumulative update from Microsoft. It’s an odd one, too, and what’s happening is that the BitLocker recovery screen is being presented to some users after booting up their devices, which must…
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The best version of Google Gemini is now out for more people, teens included
Google has upgraded its Gemini AI platform to be faster and more accurate by making the Gemini 1.5 Flash large language model (LLM) to more users and rolling out a handful of new features. The updated Gemini aims to entice a broader set of users, including many who might experience…
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