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The latest ChromeOS update delivers several accessibility improvements
admin June 28, 2024 ArticleIt’s been a big day for the Chrome platform. Not only has the mobile app received an update to its search function, but Chromebooks are receiving a patch in the form ChromeOS M126. It’s not a major refresh, but it does introduce several quality-of-life improvements that collectively aim to make the system more accessible. There […]
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Character.ai lets you talk to your favorite (synthetic) people on the phone – which isn’t weird at all
admin June 28, 2024 ArticleCharacter.AI’s collection of virtual personalities based on real and fictional sources will speak up thanks to the new Character Calls audio feature. The artificial intelligence-fueled chatbots can now engage in two-way voice conversations for free on the startup’s app. Augmenting the synthetic people hosted on Character.AI’s hub with voices is supposed to make them more […]
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Microsoft pauses Windows 11 update as it’s sending some PCs into an infinite reboot hell
admin June 27, 2024 ArticleWindows 11 just got its latest update, but Microsoft has put it on hold following the discovery of a bug that’s seriously bad news. This is the KB5039302 update, which is an optional download for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2, so it’s still in preview, ahead of its release as the cumulative update for July […]
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Watch the AI-produced film Toys”R”Us made using OpenAI’s Sora – and get misty about the AI return of Geoffrey the Giraffe
admin June 27, 2024 ArticleToys”R”Us premiered a film made with OpenAI’s artificial intelligence text-to-video tool Sora at this year’s Cannes Lions Festival. “The Origin of Toys”R”Us” was produced by the company’s entertainment production division Toys”R”Us Studios, and creative agency Native Foreign, who scored alpha access to Sora since OpenAI hasn’t released it to the public yet. That makes Toys”R”Us […]
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Wix, one of the best website builders, just introduced a new tool, allowing Figma designers to import their work into Wix Studio more easily. The tool, called Wix Studio Figma, is a plugin that allows designers to create dynamic web experiences more easily. The company claims Studio’s built-in robust native business solutions, as well as […]
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Google may be making AI versions of celebrities for you to chat up in YouTube
admin June 26, 2024 ArticleGoogle is working on creating artificial intelligence-powered chatbots mimicking famous people and fictional characters, according to a report from The Information. These AI celebrities, YouTube influencers, and imaginary people will also serve as a template for users to build their own generative AI chatbots with customized personalities and appearances. At first glance, these chatbots sound […]
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YouTube’s Stable Volume is now on Android TV devices – here’s everything you need to know about the update your ears may love
admin June 25, 2024 ArticleWeird audio mixing is a really annoying problem. How many times have you watched a video or movie where the audio sounds fine only for the dialog to be super quiet? Google is helping audiences out by expanding YouTube’s Stable Volume feature from the mobile app to “Android TV and Google TV devices.” It’s a […]
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ChatGPT wrote a movie and yes, it freaked people out and forced a big change to its launch plans
admin June 25, 2024 ArticleThe Prince Charles Cinema in London canceled the world premiere of “The Last Screenwriter” after receiving complaints over the use of ChatGPT to write the film’s script. Swiss director Peter Luisi employed the generative artificial intelligence chatbot to write the film and gave the AI the screenwriting credit. Aptly enough for a script composed by […]
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Claude’s big update makes it the best ChatGPT rival so far – and you can try it for free
admin June 24, 2024 ArticleAnthropic’s Claude AI chatbot has long been one of the best ChatGPT alternatives and now a big update has taken it to another level – including beating OpenAI’s GPT-4o model in some industry standard benchmark tests. Like Google Gemini, Claude is a family of three different AI models. The new Claude 3.5 Sonnet (which takes […]
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Meta secretly delayed my most anticipated Quest 3 feature, and we finally know why
admin June 24, 2024 ArticleWhen the Meta Quest 3 was unveiled I was impressed by a lot of what it had to offer in both the virtual- and mixed-reality departments, but by far the most interesting feature was Augments – persistent MR elements that you can use to decorate your home. As we approach the one-year mark since the […]