Tag: Software
Meta smart glasses could soon be banned in cinemas, says UK trade body — but this time it’s more about piracy than privacy
UK movie theatres considering smart glasses ban The ban would be over privacy and piracy concerns It’s yet another instance of private bans restricting the tech Privacy concerns have rocked Meta’s smart glasses business. They’re being ridiculed online as ‘perv glasses,’ and their use is banned in a growing number…
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Adobe Firefly just added three new AI audio tools for creators and marketers — I tested them all to see if they’re any good
Adobe releases three new AI audio tools on Firefly Creators can now use Generate Music, Generate Speech, and Generate Sound Effects I tried them out to see how they perform in video creation After sitting in beta for sometime, Adobe Firefly has now made three new AI audio tools promising…
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Microsoft is massively improving Windows 11’s right-click menu — but it should have been like this from the start
Windows 11’s right-click menu has some big changes in testing This context menu is being streamlined and is now more responsive You can also customize the entries in the menu, or even switch it to be like Windows 10’s version Microsoft is finally streamlining Windows 11‘s context menu — the…
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1 in 3 Windows users have ‘fallen into a reset trap’ and can’t escape Edge — I think it’s high time Microsoft stopped messing around with default browser choices
Microsoft is again under fire for aggressively pushing Edge A survey conducted by the Browser Choice Alliance shows how deep some problems run That includes encountering ‘challenges’ while attempting to change default browsers, and users who get stuck with Edge when they don’t want it Microsoft has again come under…
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Microsoft reportedly pours fuel on PC pricing flames as it implements a ‘significant increase’ for Windows 11 licenses
Microsoft has hiked the cost of a Windows 11 license for PC makers A new report claims that the annual price increase is ‘significantly’ more this year That’s really not going to help the PC market, coming on top of all the pain with hardware price rises that we’re already…
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Could Meta Ray-Bans be banned in Europe? EU regulators dial up the pressure on smart glasses — and the rest of the world is watching
Smart glasses bans are being introduced and considered There are growing concerns over smart glasses privacy Could hardware changes solve people’s concerns? I’ve written a lot about the high likelihood of major smart glasses regulation being introduced in various regions as the technology garners more and more bad press, and…
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