Epic Games’ annual holiday sale is now live, and like previous years, the company is also going to be offering a bunch of free games you can claim during the sale. Over the course of this sale, the store will have 16 free games, according to a blog post. As The Verge reports, Epic is being […]
OpenAI launched Sora, its text-to-video AI model, on Monday as part of its 12-day “ship-mas” product release series. It’s available today on Sora.com for ChatGPT subscribers in the US and “most other countries,” and a new model, Sora Turbo. This updated model adds features like generating video from text, animating images, and remixing videos. The Verge, who had previously […]
On Monday, Google announced Willow, its latest, greatest quantum computing chip. The speed and reliability performance claims Google’s made about this chip were newsworthy in themselves, but what really caught the tech industry’s attention was an even wilder claim tucked into the blog post about the chip. As TechRadar reports, Google Quantum AI founder Hartmut […]
If you own a Pixel 6, Pixel 7, or Pixel Fold, your device is now set for two extra years of Android OS upgrades. As PCMag reports, these older Pixel models will now get five years’ worth of updates, counted from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US, two years more […]
In what has been a difficult month for overheating audio products, Anker is the latest manufacturer to be asking known purchasers to return items. As PCMag reports, the Chinese tech manufacturer is recalling its Soundcore and PowerConf Bluetooth Speakers after receiving 33 complaints of the lithium-ion batteries within them overheating and, in some cases, causing smoke or even small […]
A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament last Friday in a world-first law. As AP News reports, the law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from […]
Amazon has announced a series of new AI foundation models under a new “Nova” branding that will be available as part of the Amazon Bedrock model library in AWS. As The Verge reports, there are three “understanding” models available now, Amazon says in a blog post: Amazon Nova Micro, a text model that’s “optimized for speed […]
There are certain sounds that just feel good to the over 30 set. There’s the sound of dial-up internet or the new message jingle on AIM or MSN Messenger. Most of these nostalgic noises have been replaced with new ones or lost to time, but PlayStation has revived one in celebration of its 30th anniversary. […]
Under financial pressures, Intel’s desktop gaming graphics business may be on the chopping block — but it seems that a pair of Battlemages will escape unscathed. Videocardz has leaked that Intel will announce the Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards tomorrow, December 3rd, and launch them on December 12th alongside media reviews. But as The Verge reports, you shouldn’t expect […]
End-of-year bargains will abound after Thanksgiving making it the perfect time to tackle your holiday shopping. But do you need to pounce on Black Friday, or can you wait until Cyber Monday to get the lowest prices? As PCMag reports, the biggest shopping weekend of the year is finally here, and smart bargain hunters have […]