US removes ‘safety’ from AI Safety Institute
US removes 'safety' from AI Safety Institute US removes ‘safety’ from AI Safety Institute The US Department of Commerce has renamed its AI Safety Institute to the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), shifting its focus from overall safety to combating national security risks and preventing “burdensome and unnecessary regulation” abroad. Secretary of Commerce […]
Here’s what’s inside Meta’s experimental new AR glasses
Here's what's inside Meta's experimental new AR glasses Here’s what’s inside Meta’s experimental new AR glasses Meta has revealed more information about Aria Gen 2, its experimental smart glasses designed to serve as a test platform for research about augmented reality, AI, and robotics. The glasses pack several improvements into their lightweight frame that could […]
LG’s first 5K ultra-wide monitor with Thunderbolt 5 is made for data crunchers
LG's first 5K ultra-wide monitor with Thunderbolt 5 is made for data crunchers LG’s first 5K ultra-wide monitor with Thunderbolt 5 is made for data crunchers This is LG’s first 5K display to get a Thunderbolt 5 upgrade. | Image: LG LG has announced a new 40-inch Thunderbolt 5 monitor with an ultrawide 21:9 aspect […]
ChatGPT can now read your Google Drive and Dropbox
ChatGPT can now read your Google Drive and Dropbox ChatGPT users can now use “record mode” to take notes on meetings, brainstorming sessions, or thinking-out-loud soliloquies, OpenAI announced Wednesday. ChatGPT can also now connect to Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Sharepoint, and OneDrive, and users can query it for answers about their stored spreadsheets and documents […]
Surface Pro 12-inch review: heart warmer
Surface Pro 12-inch review: heart warmer I have always had a soft spot for the Surface Pro X. It was the thinner, lighter, and fanless Surface tablet that I had always wanted Microsoft to make, but when it came out nearly six years ago, Windows wasn’t ready to handle the Arm chip inside – and […]
Look inside the Nintendo Switch 2 with the console’s first teardown
Look inside the Nintendo Switch 2 with the console's first teardown Look inside the Nintendo Switch 2 with the console’s first teardown Disassembling the Switch 2 doesn’t look overly complicated if you have the right tools. | Screenshot: <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fbUVcKX8g”>ProModding (YouTube)</a> It’s already June 5th in some parts of the world, which means the Nintendo […]
The Washington Post is planning to let amateur writers submit columns — with the help of AI
The Washington Post is planning to let amateur writers submit columns — with the help of AI The Washington Post could soon allow non-professional writers to submit opinion columns using an AI writing coach known as Ember, according to a report from The New York Times. The move is reportedly part of a broader initiative […]
Payment companies team up to help developers ditch App Store billing
Payment companies team up to help developers ditch App Store billing Two transactional companies have teamed up to help app developers monetize their services outside of Apple’s App Store. The new integration, launched by in-app payment system provider Paddle and the RevenueCat subscription platform, makes it easier for developers to unify subscriptions across web and […]
What I learned when I helped my mother move: some personal insights
What I learned when I helped my mother move: some personal insights A few years ago, I was finally able to persuade my mother that she couldn’t live alone in her house – the one in which my family had lived since the 1970s – and needed to move into a smaller co-op apartment in […]
You have eight weeks to save your inactive Samsung account
You have eight weeks to save your inactive Samsung account If you haven’t signed into your Samsung account for a couple of years, then you should probably do so if you want to keep it. Samsung has started to notify customers that it considers any accounts that haven’t been used or signed into for two […]