Tag: computing
An early version of Samsung’s Android XR headset could show up in October
A new Samsung XR/VR headset, developed with Google and running Android in some form, is definitely in the works – and we might now have a better idea of exactly when we’re going to be able to get our hands on it (and put our heads in it). According to…
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You’d be mad to miss these early Amazon Prime Day MacBook Air deals
Apple’s M3 iteration of the MacBook Air was only released a few months ago, but thanks to the early Amazon Prime Day deals, its price has been cut by $100 / £100. Right now you can get the MacBook Air M3 for $999 at Amazon US and for £999 at…
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I’m way worse at Taskmaster and hiding a corpse than I thought I’d be – my favorite Meta Quest 3 games and apps for July 2024
This month of VR gaming has been a wonderfully weird one as I venture through the Meta Quest 3‘s latest wacky puzzle games – and then work my frustration out in a high-octane VR battle royale. I finally got to experience what it’s like to be in Taskmaster (it’s harder…
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The world’s first Miss AI has been crowned
Artificial intelligence-powered influencer Kenza Layli has been crowned the first Miss AI by the World AI Creator Awards (WAICA). Layli, built by Moroccan company Phoenix AI marketing agency, beat out more than 1,500 other virtual models in the inaugural virtual beauty pageant. “I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity to…
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OpenAI has a new scale for measuring how smart their AI models are becoming – which is not as comforting as it should be
OpenAI has developed an internal scale for charting the progress of its large language models moving toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), according to a report from Bloomberg. AGI usually means AI with human-like intelligence and is considered the broad goal for AI developers. In earlier references, OpenAI defined AGI as…
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Intel Arrow Lake may not arrive until December – and that could seal AMD’s Ryzen 9000 victory in next-gen CPU war
Intel’s Arrow Lake processors may not arrive until the very end of 2024, if a new rumor is right. This one comes from regular hardware leaker HXL as shared on X in a very brief statement that informs us that Arrow Lake sales won’t kick off until December. In case…
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