Tag: Information technology
OpenAI unveils SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine
OpenAI on Thursday announced a new AI-powered search engine prototype called SearchGPT. The move marks the company’s entry into a competitive search engine market dominated by Google for decades. On its website, OpenAI described SearchGPT as “a temporary prototype of new AI search features that give you fast and timely…
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The Morning After: The age of the retro CD player is here
The mining of technology nostalgia is unrelenting. Earlier this week, we had an unofficial return of the iPod, not to mention Tamagotchis and now Discman. Well, not an actual Discman, which is a Sony brand, but the portable CD player is back. Audiophile brand FiiO has launched the DM13, a…
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iOS 18 preview: Waiting on Apple Intelligence for the true upgrade
iOS 18 has landed in public beta and Apple is offering up more control, yet again, of the layout of your iPhone. However, Apple Intelligence, the most exciting upgrade, is conspicuously (but unsurprisingly) absent. The update also improves several native apps, such as Photos, Messages (RCS! Gasp!) and Notes, although…
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The tinyPod transforms your old Apple Watch into an iPod-like minimalist phone
The tinyPod is a case for your Apple Watch, which probably doesn’t sound too exciting on its own. However, its unique angle — a click wheel that controls the watch’s Digital Crown — makes Apple’s wearable look and feel (at least in its marketing) like the company’s first breakthrough product…
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The Morning After: AI models from Apple, NVIDIA and more were reportedly trained on YouTube videos
Some of the world’s largest tech companies trained their AI models on datasets that included transcripts of more than 173,000 YouTube videos without permission. That’s according to an investigation from Proof News, which laid out how Apple, NVIDIA and Anthropic, among other companies, used transcripts of YouTube videos from more…
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The Morning After: The best Amazon Prime Day deals so far
Amazon’s retail phenomenon is back and everywhere. Prime Day is here to offer deals on stuff you might want (and even more deals on stuff you don’t), and so far this year, discounts are pretty substantial on big-ticket items. While a lot of the Kindle deals aren't super compelling, the…
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