Tag: Software
OpenAI starts the release of its o3 mini AI model for ChatGPT, and it’s got a nice speed boost over o1
OpenAI is launching the o3 mini AI model on ChatGPT and as an API The o3 mini is more powerful than the o1 mini but smaller than the o3 model The o3 mini boasts superior problem-solving abilities in science and math OpenAI followed up on its December release of the…
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It looks like Microsoft is forcing its controversial Windows 11 24H2 update on people and (plot twist!) it might be for the best
Windows 11 24H2 is rolling out automatically to eligible PCs on 22H2 or 23H2 Persistent bugs like Asus compatibility and camera unresponsiveness may delay updates for affected PCs 24H2 brings performance boosts and new features but has had a history of issues for some time If you’re currently using older…
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Instagram is rushing out a new video editing app that sure sounds a lot like CapCut
Instagram head Adam Mosseri took to Threads on Sunday with yet another announcement this weekend, the timing of which surely had nothing at all to do with TikTok and other ByteDance-owned apps (briefly) going dark: a new, free video-editing app called Edits is on the way. Instagram’s Edits will cater…
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Marvel Snap, CapCut, Lemon8 and other ByteDance apps have also shut down in the US alongside TikTok
It’s been unclear in the leadup to the TikTok ban what the fate of parent company ByteDance’s other apps would be, but now we know: they’ve gone dark in the US too. At the same time TikTok went offline this weekend, so did other apps ByteDance has developed or is…
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Amazon thinks AI helping you buy clothes is better than you sending back whatever doesn’t fit
Amazon’s replacing ‘Try Before You Buy’ with a ‘Virtual Try-On.’ Swapping a physical try-on for a digital one is becoming somewhat of a theme in online retail. Virtual Try-On joins other features like AI-powered size recommendations. Amazon would rather you try clothes on virtually instead of testing their fits at…
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ChatGPT is the homework helper for more than a quarter of teens – and the trend is accelerating
ChatGPT’s use in schoolwork doubled in a year to 26% among U.S. teens A majority of teens think using ChatGPT for research is fine Far fewer support using ChatGPT to write essays or solve math problems I’m old enough to remember when teachers said we couldn’t use a calculator in…
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