Tag: Software
I compared Manus AI to ChatGPT – now I understand why everyone is calling it the next DeepSeek
The latest AI assistant to stir excitement is Manus, Latin for hand. An apropos choice since Manus is pitched as the helpful hand for any sort of complex research or content creation. Manus allegedly outpaces any rivals in sophistication. The most obvious comparison is to DeepSeek, but, while that matchup…
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Apple Vision Pro goes off to never never land with Metallica concert footage
Metallica is coming to Vision Pro. The legendary thrash metal band known for their distinctive melodies and razor-sharp lyrics are now contained within Apple‘s $3,499 mixed-reality headset. Vision Pro‘s latest immersive music experience is Metallica performing hits for a crowd of 65,000 fans in Mexico City. Apple filmed the band…
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Apple One’s Premier subscription tier just got two new perks, but I still don’t think it’s worth nearly $40 a month
Apple has added two new services to its Apple One services subscription bundle Its new Invites app has been added, with News+ Food following in April this year Despite this bundle saving money on multiple service subscriptions, we’re not entirely convinced it’s worth it For the past five years, Apple…
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Gemini is coming to Google Calendar, here’s how it will work and how to try it now
Google‘s infusion of its Gemini AI across its services continues with Google Calendar. As someone who often relies on that calendar to ensure I get where I need to be on time, I was intrigued about the possibilities for Gemini in this context. It is being pitched as a way…
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I asked Gemini to play a text-based adventure game with me and the AI whisked me away to a word-based fantasy
Gemini, Google‘s AI chatbot running the 2.0 Flash model, is well equipped to handle complex conversations, generate instant images (“I need a picture of a guy working on the weekend on his computer”), and handle difficult math equations. I know all this, and yet, sometimes, I just find myself chatting…
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WhatsApp just made its AI impossible to avoid – but at least you can turn it off
Meta rushed to embed its Meta AI assistant into all of its properties, including WhatsApp. Now, it seems like the tech giant is extending the strategy with a dedicated widget, as first discovered byWABetaInfo. This comes after WhatsApp expanded Meta AI from a floating action button to a search bar…
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