Tag: Software

Windows 11 users, good news – the Start menu could get a fresh new look to make your apps more manageable

Many of the recent changes to Windows 11’s Start menu that we’ve seen tested by Microsoft have been getting hot and cold reactions, but this hasn’t deterred the software giant from continuing to experiment with the menu, and it’s currently trialing a new ‘Category’ layout that we learned about last…

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I tried to reassure a friend about AI at a party, but ended up spooking us both

AI is inescapable in a way that makes you wonder why you took the day off in the first place. It’s not just that there are countless chatbots and generative models to choose from, it’s that the arrival and prevalence of this fast-growing-and-changing-technology, like a earworm everyday consumers can’t shake.…

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Leak teases ‘final’ Meta Quest 3S ahead of its expected announcement next month

Meta is almost certainly announcing a new VR headset at Meta Connect 2024, which, based on leaks from Meta itself will be called the Meta Quest 3S. Rumors from other sources suggest it’ll be a cheaper alternative to the Meta Quest 3, with a bulkier body and a lower-resolution display…

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Don’t worry – paid Apple Intelligence features are reportedly years away

Apple Intelligence is set to be one of the most exciting updates to Apple’s software in years, adding a whole range of AI features to your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. But it could also come at a cost – at least eventually. Recently we heard from an analyst that Apple…

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This eco-friendly search engine wants to tempt you from Google with its new weather skills

Non-profit search engine Ecosia is partnering up with AccuWeather to deliver “hyper-local forecasts” to its users. The goal here is to provide potentially life-saving alerts for weather events as they occur. It appears the update has already been implemented because if you go to Ecosia and type in your location…

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Google’s DeepMind AI can now play table tennis to a competitive level

Before artificial intelligence takes over the world, it seems it’ll beat us at table tennis first: Google has reported on a robot making use of its DeepMind AI that is now able to play ping-pong to an “amateur human level” of performance. The DeepMind lab is where Google works on…

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