Tag: computing
Claude AI is now on Android where it could dethrone ChatGPT as the most secure AI app
AI brand Anthropic is bringing its Claude app to Android two months after making its debut on iOS. Claude, in case you’re not familiar with it or need a refresher, is a generative AI platform similar to ChatGPT. It answers questions given to it via prompts. These prompts can include…
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Investigation finds companies are training AI models with YouTube content without permission
Artificial intelligence models require as much useful data as possible to perform but some of the biggest AI developers are relying partly on transcribed YouTube videos without permission from the creators in violation of YouTube’s own rules, as discovered in an investigation by Proof News and Wired. The two outlets…
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Xreal’s Beam Pro is a new cheap spatial computer doesn’t quite stick the landing
The Xreal Beam Pro delivers much of what spatial computing has been missing on the AR glasses side of things. It finally turns your Xreal Air or Xreal Air 2 specs into a complete XR package rather than just a wearable display. The handheld, smartphone-like device adds much-needed features like…
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Survey says most believe generative AI is conscious, which may prove it’s good at making us hallucinate, too
When you interact with ChatGPT and other conversational generative AI tools, they process your input through algorithms to compose a response that can feel like it came from a fellow sentient being despite the reality of how large language models (LLMs) function. Two-thirds of those surveyed for a study by…
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This Apple Safari privacy video is funny, creepy, and also true
It’s no secret that tracking is pretty commonplace on the web, whether on a desktop or when quickly searching on the phone. To highlight both the privacy concerns and a browser that aims to squash those trackers – or rather cause flying security cameras to explode – Apple’s rolling out…
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Apple secretly gave the iPhone’s flashlight a major upgrade with iOS 18 – and it’s super helpful
While Apple did unveil a redesigned, customizable Control Center as part of iOS 18, the technology giant didn’t formally announce a significant upgrade for the iPhone’s flashlight. Well, the latter has now landed in the iOS 18 Public Beta that’s available to try now. For some time, we’ve been able…
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