Tag: computing
The price of RAM is falling fast, so you might not have to wait for Black Friday to get that memory upgrade for your PC
The price of RAM is dropping rapidly right now, and the industry has seen pricing dip by close to 20% over the past month. That’s according to a report from The Elec (a Korean tech site) which cites figures from DRAMeXchange (the memory division of analyst firm TrendForce). We’re told…
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Priceline has a new AI voice assistant thanks to OpenAI
Travel agents may be mostly a relic of the past, but Priceline has used AI to create a new one. Penny Voice is designed to help you book trips by conversing with you like a human. Priceline turned to OpenAI and its new Realtime API introduced this week to create…
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An Apple MacBook Air made of glass sounds like a fever dream but it could be a reality far sooner than you think
Rumors that Apple wants to release Mac products that are made of glass isn’t new, but a new patent filing gives us new insight into how a MacBook Air made entirely from glass might work in practice. According to a new report from Patently Apple, Apple won two new patents…
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This AI video generator can melt, crush, blow up, or turn anything into cake
AI video creator Pika Labs has joined the recent rush of new and upgraded tools by releasing Pika 1.5, a revamped model with a bunch of new features. These visual effects, or “Pikaffects,” as the company refers to them, come about a year after the initial debut of Pika 1.0.…
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Microsoft announces Recall for Windows Insiders, other AI tools in major new Windows 11 release
Microsoft has released a major announcement outlining all the new experiences coming to its new Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11, hoping to convince people to see the practical benefits of its AI-powered efforts. We’ll have to see how these developments play out when they’re more widespread and in the hands…
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Google is rumored to be working on a ‘thinking’ AI of its own to take on OpenAI o1
Last month, OpenAI infused ChatGPT with new o1-preview and o1-mini models that it said would “spend more time thinking before they respond” – and it seems like Google isn’t too far behind with its own deep-thinking AI. As per Bloomberg, Google is also developing artificial intelligence that more closely resembles…
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