Tag: Software
New Meta XR glasses again tipped to land later this year– well ahead of Apple’s rumored AR glasses with Apple Intelligence
Meta’s smart glasses with a screen again tipped for 2025 launch They’re expected to land in October and cost over $1,000 / £1,000 / AU$1,500 Apple is also working on smart glasses according to rumors, but they’re still some time off from launch Meta’s incoming AR smart glasses could eventually…
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AI is better at picking which puppy will make a good guide dog than humans are
New research shows AI can help identify which dogs are most likely to be candidates It can help reduce the emotionally draining problem of ‘late-stage failure’ in guide dog training AI can map dog personality types AI is being used to help identify which pups have the greatest potential to…
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I tried using ChatGPT to restore old photos, here’s how to really do it
There’s a new AI image fad spreading on the internet, one that could bring new life to those dusty shoeboxes and family albums. ChatGPT users have discovered that the AI assistant can take old photos and mimic a restored, colorized version. I first saw it discussed on a Reddit thread,…
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Perplexity’s voice assistant offers a Siri alternative for iPhones
Perplexity AI has brought a new voice assistant to iOS The assistant can open apps like OpenTable or YouTube and prefill tasks like reservations or video searches Perplexity offers a streamlined alternative to Siri that may beat the native voice assistant in most ways AI conversational search engine Perplexity is…
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Threads is moving to threads.com and adding a bunch of new web features
Back when Meta first introduced its Twitter competitor Threads, many noted that the company had failed to secure the threads.com domain and instead launched the website at threads.net. At the time, the Threads dot com domain belonged to a messaging app startup that said it was reluctant to rebrand its…
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‘I’m just Clippy with a makeover and a caffeine problem,’ says ChatGPT when I asked it to roast itself
Self-awareness is a thing, and it’s remarkable how many people lack it, but you’ll be pleased to know that OpenAI‘s ChatGPT has an abundance of self-awareness that it will share in the most cutting fashion when you ask it to roast itself. I got the idea for an AI roast…
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