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Intel details Project Firefly and how it's pushing affordable laptops to unseat the Mac Book Neo
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (631+ words) It's no secret that the Windows budget-market segment has been stagnating for years. While premium machines kept getting thinner, lighter, and faster, the affordable segment was stuck with five to seven year old technology and minor updates." Intel, it seems,…...
Your Chat GPT bills could soon get a drastic price cut
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (547+ words) If you have ever winced at your monthly AI bill, here's some good news. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Open AI is considering drastically lowering the prices it charges users as it fights to win customers…...
Tik Tok is testing voice calls in DMs, because you must talk where you doomscroll
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (252+ words) Tik Tok appears to be testing voice calling inside direct messages, a move that could put the short-video app in more direct competition with instant messaging apps like Messenger and Whats App. Jonah Manzano on X recently spotted the feature…...
Amazon's Sleep Studio feature turns Echo devices into a soothing sleep-bringer for kids
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (392+ words) Amazon has added a new bedtime feature, called Sleep Studio, to its Echo Kids lineup. It gives children access to a curated library of sleep-focused content, including guided meditations, soundscapes, and stories from Calm, Headspace, and Moshi. The feature is…...
Waiting for your Framework Laptop 13 Pro? You'll be waiting a bit longer
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (397+ words) If you pre-ordered the Framework Laptop 13 Pro and were expecting it in June or July, I have some bad news. Framework has emailed customers announcing that shipments are being pushed back by about a month. According to the email, posted…...
Tik Tok's "Not Interested" buttons fails you in merely a few minutes, finds research
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (311+ words) If you've been tapping Tik Tok's "Not Interested" button hoping to reclaim your feed, new research suggests the effort has a shorter shelf life than the platform implies. A study from Northeastern University's Khoury College of Computer Sciences found that…...
Radical new coffee-making method uses sound, skips hot water and reduces energy bills
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (381+ words) Researchers at UNSW Sydney have figured out how to brew espresso-strength coffee without heating any water. The method replaces hot water and high pressure with ultrasonic sound waves, and in blind taste tests involving 100 regular coffee drinkers, participants could not…...
Insta360 Luna Ultra brings 8 K recording and advanced stabilization to creators
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (591+ words) Insta360 has officially unveiled the Luna Series, a new lineup of compact gimbal cameras developed in partnership with Leica, and leading the range is the new Insta360 Luna Ultra " a dual-lens 8 K camera designed for creators who want professional-grade stabilization and cinematic…...
If you're using AI tools like Chat GPT to fact-check news, there's some bad news for you
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (559+ words) As artificial intelligence becomes a go-to tool for everything from homework to workplace research, many people are also turning to chatbots like Chat GPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok to verify whether news stories are true. But new research suggests that…...
AT&T per-day plans put cellular services on your i Pad, even if you're not a customer
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (292+ words) AT&T says the service is intended for situations where users temporarily need reliable mobile internet access, including travel days, remote work, public transit, or areas without stable Wi-Fi. The service currently supports only i Pads, but AT&T says…...