Acer’s answer to the MacBook Neo is a $699 laptop with Intel chips and 8GB of RAM
…While the Neo is often criticized for its limited 8GB of RAM, the Swift Air will start with the same amount and be configurable with up to 16GB. According to Acer’s…
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Intel’s cheaper Panther Lake chips are for budget-friendly laptops
…They’re capable of less TOPS, a lower TDP wattage, and are limited to two Thunderbolt 4 ports instead of four. All of that should translate to lower prices, but we’ll…
Gemini’s latest updates are all about controlling your phone
…It’s been limited to a handful of rideshare and food delivery apps until now. That’s changing “soon,” says Google, when task automation will open up to a wider range of…
Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air
…But the part that everyone’s currently stumbling on is the AI. I’ve tested nearly all the major AI health, fitness, and nutrition coaches. They are either hallucinatory dogshit or useless…
Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government
…The UK has required wide-ranging age verification measures since last summer under the Online Safety Act, which requires certain websites to limit access to under-18s to prevent them accessing pornography…
Meta and Google get data from the app your boss uses to track you
…Ciaran Hale, chief technology officer at another one of the platforms, Deputy, said in a statement that the company’s “third-party relationships are limited to trusted operational and infrastructure providers that…
Artificial Intelligence
…OpenAI’s ChatGPT is still the best-known AI chatbot around, but with Google pushing Gemini, Microsoft building Copilot, and Apple adding its Intelligence to Siri, AI is probably going to be…
Climate Change
…pollution rules after AI-generated flood of comments [ Los Angeles Times ] Justine Calma Feb 18 Health and environmental groups are fighting Trump’s attack on greenhouse gas limits. A coalition including the…
After working on the Vision Pro, this AR veteran is going back to phones
…That includes not just paying attention to the viewer, but also the environment they are in. “This kind of attention is only possible through on-device AI,” he says. Pixi uses AI…
Google Pixel
…In 2024, it seems like the company will be leaning into AI. It’s got the Pixel 9 Pro with plenty of Gemini AI features, plus the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. The…