Tag: software

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is ‘Slop,’ summing up 12 months that have been especially soggy with AI-generated content in only four letters

Merriam-Webster’s word of the…

In a move likely unsurprising to regular readers of this fine publication, Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is ‘Slop’…
Thanks to billionaires and businesses going mad for AI, Nvidia’s market cap rockets past $3 trillion, pushing Apple into third place

Thanks to billionaires and…

Ten years ago, Nvidia was a successful graphics card company, with a pretty impressive market capitalisation of $10 billion.…
If you want to scrub Windows 11’s AI features off the face of the earth some legend has made a tool that does just that

If you want to…

In my mightily humble opinion, probably the worst thing to happen to Windows over the years has been AI.…
Windows 11’s new ‘AI’ Recall feature has been cracked to work without a fancy new NPU

Windows 11’s new ‘AI’…

Microsoft's newest AI tool, Recall, has been hitting the headlines that the Redmond software giant perhaps hasn't quite intended.…
We’ll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years

We’ll Miss You: Pioneering…

There was a time when ICQ—that's “I Seek You”—was as ubiquitous as mIRC and a good FTP program. But…
Nvidia shows no sign of slowing down as it rakes in more than $26 billion in a single quarter thanks to data center demand

Nvidia shows no sign…

Nvidia is the darling of Wall Street as it announced its latest quarterly financial results. In short, the company…
OpenAI pauses use of GPT-4o ‘Her’ voice due to similarity to Scarlett Johansson: ‘so eerily similar… my closest friends and news outlets could not tell the difference’

OpenAI pauses use of…

The latest version of ChatGPT will talk to you. It sounds eerily similar to a human being, too. That's…
The best Valorant VPN in 2024

The best Valorant VPN…

As with many online games, using a VPN for Valorant can be a huge advantage. It will allow you…
Microsoft unveils the Copilot+ AI PC ecosystem, with Snapdragon X laptops leading the way

Microsoft unveils the Copilot+…

PC manufacturers like to throw around terms like revolutionary or transformative, but following Qualcomm's entry into the PC market…
Google’s new AI search feature has been recommending people drink urine (‘light in color’) so here’s how to turn its AI Overviews off to avoid such dodgy advice

Google’s new AI search…

Google's revolutionising the search engine game using AI… obviously. And that means it's giving out worse advice than you'll…