Adobe updates its photo editing app, Lightroom, with a bunch of new features including 18 new presets and a new and improved noise reduction feature powered by AI. With the new noise reduction, the app can improve the quality of high ISO RAW files without losing details (support for other file types is coming soon). […]
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Chrome gets better performance
Google announced in a blog post that they have managed to make their web browser Chrome 10 percent faster over the last three months in Apple’s benchmark Speedometer 2.1. At the same time, they have also improved the performance of Chrome on Android in the same test by a whopping 30 percent. The improvement for […]
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Microsoft is testing Windows for handheld devices
In a new leak on Twitter from h0x0d, we can see how some Microsoft employees are experimenting with a Windows interface specifically designed for handheld devices like the Steam Deck. The concept, which can be seen in the pictures in the article and in the tweet, was created during a hackathon project within Microsoft from […]
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Raspberry Pi launches programming environment
The Raspberry Pi Foundation, the organization best known for its small single-board computers, has now launched a simpler programming environment for those who want to code online. With Pi Code Editor, it is possible to code in the programming language Python and test the program directly in a web browser. The programming environment is very […]
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Sony stops developing Dreams
Sony’s game studio Media Molecule has announced that they will stop developing Dreams, the Playstation 4 app where users could create their own games and experiences for Sony’s game console. In a blog post, Media Molecule writes that they plan to release a final update to Dreams in September and then focus on a new […]
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Microsoft Teams gets support for Snapchat lenses
Microsoft has partnered with Snap to give Teams users access to more than 20 different Snapchat lenses directly in the Teams app. Examples of these lenses include a cat on the head, a sloth on the shoulder, or virtual sunglasses. Perfect for that long and boring meeting. Users do not need to download any additional […]
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Google ends support for third-party smart displays
According to 9to5Google, Google will no longer send software updates to third-party smart displays that run Google Assistant. This was announced on a Google Duo support page in a short message. Where it says: Important: Google no longer provides software updates for these third-party Smart Displays: Lenovo Smart Display (7″, 8″ & 10″), JBL Link […]
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Google integrates WebGPU into Chrome
Google has announced that it will integrate the proposed standard WebGPU into its web browser, which will make it possible to run graphics much faster in the browser. Unlike WebGL, a similar technology used for graphic-heavy applications in today’s web browsers, WebGPU uses APIs provided directly via Vulkan (Google/ChromeOS), Metal (Apple/MacOS), and Direct3D 12 (Microsoft/Windows). […]
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Google is reversing the limit on the number of files that can be created in Google Drive
Last week, it became known that Google had introduced a limit on how many files a user could create on Google Drive, which led to users who had created over 5 million files not being able to access some of them anymore. Now, Google seems to have realized that it was a mistake and is […]
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Google rolls out Nearby Share to Windows
Now, Google has rolled out a beta version of Nearby Share for Windows, which, like Apple’s Airdrop, should make it easier to wirelessly transfer files between your computer and phone. The app can be downloaded now for Windows 10 and newer, as long as your computer is not running an ARM processor. For the function […]
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Google Drive introduces limit for the number of files users can store
Google has quietly introduced a limit on the number of files users can store on their cloud service, Google Drive, which applies to both paying customers and free users of the service. This has led to some users no longer being able to access files they previously stored on the service unless they delete other […]
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Zoom gets higher IQ With new AI features
Zoom is the latest service to receive new features based on artificial intelligence. Zoom IQ, as it’s called, will be able to summarize chat threads, organize ideas, and generate content for chats, emails, and meeting agendas. Here are the new features coming to Zoom: It is currently unclear when the features will be rolled out […]
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Epic lets Rivian R1T drive offroad in Unreal demo
During last week’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023, Epic showed off some pretty cool stuff that can be created with the game engine Unreal Engine 5.2. Here’s another example of such a thing. In the clip below, you can see how Epic uses Unreal to demonstrate how a Rivian R1T navigates through jungle-like environments. Unreal […]
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A Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Loop: Exploring Loop Components, Pages, and Workspaces
As of today, 74% of US companies operate a hybrid work model, and 59% of employees prefer remote work. Microsoft may be leveraging these stats with Microsoft Loop. The all-encompassing, hybrid-styled, digital hub is dubbed the future of collaborative workspaces, drawing similarities with Notion. Microsoft Loop boasts three elements: components, pages, and workspaces. Although Microsoft […]
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Here’s the new Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is about to release a completely new version of the Teams app that is both faster and easier to use. The new version opens twice as fast as its predecessor, uses 50 percent fewer resources, and takes up 70 percent less storage space. In addition to performance improvements, Teams has received a visual update […]
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Microsoft fixes screenshot bug in Windows
The aCropalypse is over. Microsoft has rolled out a bug fix for a vulnerability that could allow malicious individuals to recover cropped parts of screenshots in Windows 10 and 11. According to Microsoft, the issue (CVE-2023-28303) affects the built-in apps in both Windows 10 and 11. However, it only applies to images that have been […]
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This is Unreal Editor for Fortnite
Earlier this week, Epic Games unveiled Unreal Editor for Fortnite, which is essentially a Fortnite-focused game tool based on the Unreal Engine. Here, you can create your own games using all the graphical and technical assets from Fortnite. A brief overview of what this game engine offers can be found above, and some tutorials on […]
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Microsoft releases collaboration tool Loop
Microsoft is now releasing its collaboration app Loop, with which users can create things together in various projects regardless of which Microsoft tools they use. It is possible to integrate things from Microsoft 365 apps into the projects that are created, and these are automatically updated if documents created with the apps are updated by […]
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Epic showcases MetaHuman Animator
Unreal’s MetaHuman now has the new Animator feature, which allows game developers to transfer an actor’s expression to a 3D model with just an iPhone, in just a few minutes. In the clip above, we can see how it works, and as we can see, it all goes very smoothly. It has long been possible […]
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Anthropic releases artificial intelligence Claude
Anthropic, an AI company founded by researchers who previously worked on ChatGPT’s creator OpenAI, is now releasing a ChatGPT competitor that they claim will be both “safer” and “less harmful” than other similar tools. Anthropic calls its AI Claude and writes: Claude can help with use cases including summarization, search, creative and collaborative writing, Q&A, […]
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Microsoft introduces sharing button for Bing Chat
In an attempt to make it easier to share your adventures with Bing Chat, which is now powered by Chat GPT-4, Microsoft has added a button in Edge. The button allows you to quickly share the AI’s response on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest. This can prevent the need to see all the screenshots of the […]
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Now you can test the new Bing with AI without any waiting time
When Microsoft launched its chatbot for Bing, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4, users could register on a waiting list to access the feature gradually. However, that time seems to be over, as Windows Central reports. Now, anyone can immediately access the feature by signing up for the waiting list, which is currently working for me. To […]
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AI-generated images cannot be protected by copyright in the United States
Now, the US Copyright Office has decided that AI-generated images from sources such as Midjourney or DALL-E will not be protected by copyright in the same way as images created by a human from start to finish. The agency writes: When an AI technology receives solely a prompt from a human and produces complex written, […]
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Microsoft showcases Copilot for Microsoft 365
Yesterday, Microsoft unveiled its answer to Google’s AI features for Gmail and Docs – a new AI-driven “Copilot” for its Microsoft 365 apps and services, which is designed to help users create documents, emails, presentations, and much more. Copilot is powered by GPT-4 from OpenAI and will appear in the sidebar of Microsoft 365 apps, […]
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YouTube Music starts showing who wrote the songs
YouTube Music becomes the latest service to add the ability to see who wrote and produced the song or album you’re listening to. Tidal was among the first streaming services to start showing songwriters, and since then, services like Spotify have also started showing who wrote and produced songs, although Tidal still shows the most […]
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Chinese company Baidu unveils ERNIE
The Chinese giant Baidu has recently presented a new version of its chatbot ERNIE Bot, which they have reportedly been working on for ten years. The bot is said to have a capacity similar to that of GPT-4, which is OpenAI’s latest language model. Baidu says that ERNIE Bot has a knowledge graph with 550 […]
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Midjourney 5 released in alpha version
One of the AIs used for creating images is called Midjourney and version 5 of it has now been released. It is not the final version, so it is not complete, but you can play around with it now if you want. The biggest change is that the resolution has been doubled, and there are […]
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OpenAI releases GPT-4
We have all heard of ChatGPT by now, and that product is based on GPT-3.5. Now, OpenAI is releasing GPT-4 which is even smarter and can do even bigger things. GPT-4 can take in and generate up to 25,000 words which is eight times more than GPT-3.5. GPT-4 can also see and understand images. For […]
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Microsoft Edge gets Bing AI
Microsoft is now rolling out Bing’s AI chatbot to the regular version of its web browser, Edge. The feature, which was previously only available in developer versions of Edge, is now becoming available to more users on both Windows and macOS. Here’s how Microsoft describes the new feature: – The New Discover: Edge Copilot is […]
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Gmail and Google Docs are getting new AI features
It seems that Google has felt the pressure from OpenAI and ChatGPT, as Google is now showcasing a bunch of new features for Gmail and Google Docs – which, of course, are powered by artificial intelligence. Some of the news is that Gmail will be able to summarize an email thread so you don’t have […]