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What is an AI PC?
Life, James Hein, Published on 19/06/2024
» Last week I suggested that you would need something like a PC to run deep AI on your device. At Taiwan's recent Computex, there was the claim that they will sell tens of millions of "AI PCs". The problem is that the definition of an AI PC and what specs it needs is still vague.
Apple Intelligence is here!
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 11/06/2024
» If you’re a fan of Apple and have everything Apple, the brand has pretty much got rid of you having to use multiple apps for most of your daily things.
Microsoft gets more invasive
Life, James Hein, Published on 05/06/2024
» Microsoft Windows has added a new feature that will record everything you have ever done on your computer. It does this through a new AI feature called Recall for Copilot+ that allows Windows 11 to take screen snapshots every few seconds. Allegedly these are encrypted and saved to your hard drive (filling it up?). No, this is not a new episode of Black Mirror, but a disturbing change in Microsoft's attempt to track everything you do and fill up your hard drives. It may do this for your Zoom calls and meetings (it will record other people on the other end of a call without their permission). This may also include capturing the data you enter into secure forms, including passwords.
Intel battles AMD with new data centre chips
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2024
» TAIPEI - Intel launched its next generation Xeon server processors on Tuesday, as it looks to claw back data centre market share and revealed that its Gaudi 3 artificial intelligence accelerator chips would be priced much lower than its rivals' chips.
Latest AI reveals its bias yet again
Life, James Hein, Published on 13/03/2024
» Google's latest version of AI, once Bard but now called Gemini, is yet another indication of how biased the current batch of AI platforms are. I was going to include a bunch of examples but this has received so much coverage that everyone should have seen it by now. Basically, the product offers anything but a white-skinned person in requested pictures. This gave rise to some short-lived pub games. Many found this amusing but after a while it became obvious that Google has shut Gemini down for re-education.
Long-form X videos coming to smart TVs
Published on 09/03/2024
» Long-form videos will soon be available on smart televisions, billionaire Elon Musk says, after Fortune magazine reported that his social media network X planned to launch a TV app for Amazon and Samsung users next week.
NFTs attempt a comeback
Published on 27/02/2024
» NFTs — which went from being touted as the cutting edge of the digital frontier to the punchline for the most recent crypto bust — are suddenly staging an unlikely comeback.
AI plays cupid as Japan tries to boost marriage rate
Kyodo News, Published on 17/02/2024
» KYODO - With increasing numbers of people in Japan getting married late or not at all, local governments are turning to a new weapon in their fight to reverse the trend -- artificial intelligence (AI).
5G unmanned electric bus makes debut in Ayutthaya
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 01/02/2024
» King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) has teamed up with local companies in the telecom and autonomous vehicle fields to launch Thailand's first 5G unmanned electric bus, which will offer free rides near Ayutthaya Historical Park in Ayutthaya province.
Microsoft adding AI button to keyboards
Published on 04/01/2024
» Microsoft says it is adding a button to its Windows keyboard that would pull up the tech giant’s Copilot service, in the first change for the device in nearly three decades.