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Emma Roth

Intel’s going inside AI PCs, too — its Lunar Lake chip is coming later this year

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Intel has revealed a release window for its Lunar Lake laptop processors. The new x86 chips will arrive in the third quarter of this year, and they’re designed to enable the new AI experience in Copilot Plus PCs.

Intel’s announcement coincides with Microsoft’s Surface and AI event, where Microsoft leaned on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite and Plus chips for Copilot Plus PCs that promise high performance and longer battery life. However, Intel claims its Lunar Lake...

The Verge

Emilia David

OpenAI is ‘in conversations’ with Scarlett Johansson over the ChatGPT voice that sounds just like her

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OpenAI says it has been in touch with representatives for Scarlett Johansson after the company pulled one of the voices on ChatGPT for sounding too similar to the actress.

“We’ve been in conversations with ScarJo’s team because there seems to be some confusion. We want to take the feedback seriously and hear out the concerns,” says Joanne Jang, model behavior lead at OpenAI.

OpenAI pulled Sky, one of the default voices on ChatGPT, after it made headlines last...

The Verge

Victoria Song

Apple needs to explain that bug that resurfaced deleted photos

Disclosure is part of a good privacy policy. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge

Earlier today, Apple issued a fix in iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1. Patching buggy software is a good, normal thing. But that’s not the issue here. The issue is that the fix “addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were deleted” — and that’s all Apple has to say about it.

On iOS, deleted photos technically spend 30...

Fast Company

Pavithra Mohan

Union icon Mary Kay Henry is stepping down today. Here’s why she is so confident about labor’s future

In an interview with Fast Company, Henry looks back on her four-decade-plus career at SEIU, the union’s biggest wins during her tenure, and the future of the labor movement.

After 14 years at the helm of the Service Employees International Union, Mary Kay Henry is formally stepping down today from her role as president.

Fast Company

Chris Morris

Microsoft unveils new AI-powered PCs and features at its Build developer conference

Microsoft’s new CoPilot+ PCs can judge how well you play ‘Minecraft’—and help you remember what you were working on the other day.

For the third time in roughly a week, a major tech company is showing off its near-term plans for the future of generative artificial intelligence. This time, it’s Microsoft’s turn.

Fast Company

The Conversation

Water quality engineers explain the pros and cons of hard water

Water that’s too hard or too soft could damage pipes and lead to health and aesthetic concerns.

When you turn on your faucet to get a glass of water or wash your face, you’re probably not thinking about what’s in your water – besides water. Depending on where you live and whether you have a water-softening system, your water might contain dissolved minerals such as calcium and magnesium. And these minerals can play a role in whether certain pollutants such as lead stay out of your...

Fast Company

Associated Press

Senate banking chair asks Biden to replace FDIC chairman after ‘toxic culture’ report

Sherrod Brown called on President Biden to nominate a new chair for the FDIC ‘without delay,’ which the Senate would then confirm.

The most powerful Democrat in Congress on banking and financial issues called for President Joe Biden to replace the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) on Monday, saying the agency is broken and there must be “fundamental changes at the FDIC.”

SBNation.com

Anton Tabuena

Reload or Rebuild: What’s next for Nuggets, Thunder, Cavs and Knicks after losing in the NBA playoffs?

Graphic by Anton Tabuena, original photo via Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images

Trade rumors are expected to grow louder after the Nuggets, Cavaliers, Thunder and Knicks were all eliminated in the second round of the NBA Playoffs.

The 2024 NBA Playoffs has already been very eventful to say the least. Several superstar-heavy teams were sent packing way earlier than they hoped, and now the defending champions and two other top-seeded contenders will join them in Cancun after just the...

SBNation.com

Savannah Leigh Richardson

Bryson DeChambeau’s PGA Championship generous heroics will make you a fan

Photo by Scott Taetsch/PGA of America via Getty Images

DeChambeau showed off his good-guy vibes after the PGA Championship that will make many appreciate him even more.

Bryson DeChambeau showed off this new version of himself at Valhalla Golf Club for the 2024 PGA Championship. He played so freely on the course and finished runner-up to Xander Schauffele.

However, what he did at the turn on Sunday will make people appreciate him even more.

X, formerly known as Twitter, user Anthony...

SBNation.com

Jack Milko

Scottie Scheffler PGA Championship arrest saga continues; arraignment rescheduled

Scottie Scheffler during the third round of the 2024 PGA Championship. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Scottie Scheffler will have to appear in court at a later date following his arrest at the PGA Championship.

Scottie Scheffler’s arraignment has been rescheduled.

Instead of appearing before a judge on Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET, he will do so on Monday, Jun. 3, the same week as the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Scheffler’s attorney, Steve Romines, indicated this to Rex...

Wired Top Stories

Brenda Stolyar

Microsoft Surface Pro (11th Edition) and Surface Laptop (7th Edition): Specs, Prices, Features, Release Date

There's a new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, plus a host of AI-powered tricks for Windows.

The Verge

Tom Warren

Inside Microsoft’s mission to take down the MacBook Air

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Microsoft is confident that it finally nailed the transition to Arm chips — so confident that, this time around, the company spent an entire day pitting its new hardware against the MacBook Air.

On a recent morning at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft representatives set out new Surface devices equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chips inside and compared them directly to Apple’s category-leading laptop. I witnessed an hour of demos and...

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Wes Davis Allison Johnson

Hands-on with the Surface Laptop on Arm

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The Surface Laptop for non-business types is here, and Microsoft hopes that after four years of Apple Silicon, its new Arm-based “Copilot Plus PC” has a shot at MacBooks.

The sapphire and slightly pink dune color options are fetching in person, and the 13.8-inch screen size feels generous for the machine’s small footprint. I spent a few minutes playing around with the new Recall feature, which lets you search for things you were looking at on...

The Verge

Tom Warren

A first look at Microsoft’s new Surface Pro with Arm chips inside

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Microsoft has just announced a new Surface Pro, which is part of the new wave of Copilot Plus PCs. The new Pro, which is technically the “11th edition,” starts at $999, comes in four colors, and is powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X processors. The base model comes with a 13-inch LCD screen, but you can upgrade to an OLED in some of the higher-end models. The chip is the star of the show here: it’s what enables a lot of the AI features...

The Verge

Sheena Vasani

The latest 13-inch MacBook Air has dropped to a new all-time low

Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Air currently starts at just $949.99. | Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales and Chris Welch

Apple’s new iPad Air and iPad Pro are impressive, but personally, I prefer laptops with built-in trackpads and keyboards for getting work done. If you feel the same way, the new M3-powered MacBook Air is our top pick for most people, and right now, you can buy the 13-inch base model with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for an all-time low of $949.99 ($150 off) at...

The Verge

Quentyn Kennemer

Where to preorder Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro

Microsoft’s 13.8-inch Surface Laptop starts at a cool $999.99. | Image: Microsoft

It feels like forever ago that we got new Surface laptops, but Microsoft has taken the wraps off a handful of 2024 refreshes at its hardware event on Monday. We’re getting consumer-centric versions of the newest Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, both starting at $999.99 and launching June 18th. Microsoft calls the Copilot Plus PCs “the most powerful Windows PCs ever built.” They’ll be first in...

The Verge

Nathan Edwards

Samsung’s first Copilot Plus PC comes with a free TV

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Microsoft announced a whole passel of Copilot Plus PCs at its Surface event on Monday, and Samsung’s entries are a 14-inch laptop and two 16-inch ones, known collectively as the Galaxy Book4 Edge. If you preorder them today, Samsung will throw in a free 50-inch TV! Come on down!

The 14-inch Galaxy Book4 Edge starts at $1,349.99 with a 12-core 3.4GHz Snapdragon X Elite processor with 4.0GHz Dual Core Boost, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD (up to 1TB). It has a 14-inch,...

The Verge

Joanna Nelius

All the Copilot Plus PCs announced at Microsoft’s Surface event

The Copilot Plus PCs announced during Microsoft’s Surface event. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge

In addition to the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, Microsoft announced a crop of Copilot Plus PCs from all the major OEMs. Here are all the Copilot Plus PCs announced at Microsoft’s Surface event on Monday.

Acer Swift 14 AI

Not to be confused with the other Swift 14 laptops with AI chips, the Swift 14 AI is the only one with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X series processor. This one...

Mashable

Celebrate Memorial Day with up to 65% off HP tech

Save up to 65%: During HP's Memorial Day sale, you can find major savings on tech including laptops, printers, desktops, and gaming computers. In addition to 65% savings on tech, Accidental Damage Protection is 40% off and PC Care packs are 30% off.

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Mashable

MacBook Pro in trouble? New 'AI laptops' claim to be better, with one claiming 26-hour battery life

Newly unveiled AI laptops are making bold claims that may have Apple shaking its boots: they're faster, better, and more power-efficient than the MacBook.

As a laptop reviewer, when people ask, "Hey, which laptop has great performance and long battery life?", I often point them to the MacBook line. While some Windows laptops deliver stellar performance and offer up to 10 hours of battery life (on a good day), their energy efficiency (read: battery runtime) struggles to beat Apple...

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