Tag: Software
Opera’s Aria AI assistant’s big upgrade makes images, talks out loud, and summarizes chats
Gaming browser Opera GX has augmented its AI assistant Aria with several new AI tools, including creating images, speaking out loud, summarizing conversations, and linking appropriately for the conversation. Aria’s new ability to generate images from text prompts leverages Google‘s Imagen2 model. Users can generate up to 30 images per…
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Windows 11 has never been so popular – but is a fresh surge of installations coming from a place of love or mere tolerance?
Windows 11 is creeping up on its three-year anniversary since launch, and the OS has apparently hit an all-time high for users – almost 30% of all Windows PCs now run Windows 11, at least according to one analytics firm. That may not seem like a lot – frankly, it…
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Sorry, Morgan Freeman is not narrating that viral TikTok video
Morgan Freeman’s celebrated baritone has been repurposed for projects the actor has not approved, and he is not happy about it. Freeman called out those unauthorized artificial intelligence-fueled voice clones in a post on X, thanking supporters for alerting him and his management about where AI-replicated versions of his voice…
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Apple starts work on macOS 16 – and it sounds like a bigger deal than a MacBook Pro redesign
While we’re eagerly awaiting the public release of new operating systems like iOS 18 and macOS 15 (Sequoia) later this year, it seems like Apple has already begun work on macOS 16 (and iOS 19, for that matter). This fresh rumor, coupled with whispers of a MacBook Pro refresh for…
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The year so far in AR/VR: the 5 biggest announcements and what’s coming next
We’re six months into 2024, and in the first half of the year we’ve been treated to a whirlwind of augmented and virtual reality tech goodness. The star of the show was the Apple Vision Pro launch, but we’ve also seen Meta open up its Horizon OS to its former…
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Gemini is rolling out to Google Messages, but it’s not the same across Android
Gemini continues its march across the Google ecosystem. The AI is currently making its way to Google Messages after restrictions were scaled back on June 18. According to the news site MySmartPrice, you’ll soon be able to instruct the feature to “draft messages, have fun conversations, plan events,” among other…
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