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Google announced Tuesday it’s adding Gemini and AI features from its other devices to Chromebook Plus laptops, including a few from Asus and HP already on the market and brand-new ones from Acer. These and future Chromebook Plus laptops will support new features like Google’s “Help me write” tool and the ability to make custom wallpaper with generative AI. Magic Editor on Google Photos is coming to Chromebook Plus, too, which has also started to appear on older...
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The rumors were true: Lego is finally making a Legend of Zelda set. The Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 includes 2,500 pieces, is available for preorder now for $299.99, and will start shipping out in September.
The set covers two different Zelda games: Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild, letting you build the Great Deku Tree in green summer foliage or pink spring cherry blossoms. It features several versions of Link, including Link as a child...
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More than 77 percent of people who participated in a big Apple-sponsored study have experienced tinnitus at some point in their lives, according to preliminary data. Around 15 percent say they’re affected daily by tinnitus, perceiving ringing or other sounds that other people can’t hear.
In one of the largest surveys of its kind, researchers at the University of Michigan gathered data from more than 160,000 participants who responded to survey questions and...
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The NFL season is fast approaching, and here are 100 things we are looking forward to 100 days ahead of the first game
The 2024 NFL season is closer than you think.
In fact, it is just 100 days away.
That is right, in just 100 days the 2024 NFL regular season begins, with the annual Thursday night kickoff game featuring the defending Super Bowl Champions. For the second season in a row the season begins in Kansas City, as the Kansas City Chiefs host the...
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The Celtics were both lucky and good in their run to the NBA Finals.
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. In the case of the Boston Celtics they’re both lucky and good. There’s no doubt that Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Co. deserve to be headed to the NBA Finals. After all, this is a team that went 64-18 in the regular season, had the best record in the entire league, and showed they have the tenacity in the playoffs to adjust to...
Google has rolled out a new wave of Chromebook features, including new generative AI tools and a centerstage spot for its Gemini chatbot on its Chromebook Plus laptops. They'll soon be available on existing machines through an automatic update, but if you're due for a new laptop, you can get them at launch on half a dozen new models.
Read on for a brief overview of all the new Chromebooks:
New ChromebooksStandard Chromebooks now support GIF screen recordings, one-click access to Google Tasks,...
Imagine my surprise when Google unveiled Chromebook Plus — a new Gemini-powered line of ChromeOS laptops — and demoed an AI feature in which one can use their face, yes you read correctly, face to play Tic-Tac-Toe.
And that just scratches the surface.
With Gemini, a ChatGPT rival, running the show on these new ChromeOS laptops, Chromebooks are more appealing than ever. Last week, the search-engine giant hosted a press event to showcase Gemini's capabilities on these new Chromebook Plus...
In the seventh week of trial, closing arguments will be made and the jury will start deliberations.
Food safety experts say "you only need a couple cells" of contaminants "to really cause havoc.”
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Almost 12 years ago, Microsoft showed us the Surface for the first time. Back then, the company’s big bet was that the laptop market was ready for a shake-up, that it could radically change both the hardware and software of a Windows PC and make everything better. Windows 8 didn’t go so well, and neither did the early attempts at building Windows on top of Arm processors. The Surface, though, has turned into a pretty great device.
Now, Microsoft is...
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Microsoft is confirming today that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the next installment in the popular franchise, will be available day one on Xbox Game Pass. After a premature notification earlier today, an official Xbox Wire blog post has now revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available on Microsoft’s game subscription service later this year.
“We’re excited to confirm that Game Pass members will be able to jump into Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on day...
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OpenAI is forming a new safety team, and it’s led by CEO Sam Altman, along with board members Adam D’Angelo and Nicole Seligman. The committee will make recommendations on “critical safety and security decisions for OpenAI projects and operations” — a concern several key AI researchers shared when leaving the company this month.
For its first task, the new team will “evaluate and further develop OpenAI’s processes and safeguards.” It will then...
OpenAI is training a new prime AI model to succeed its current GPT-4.
First reported by The New York Times and announced in a blog post, the company is working on a successor to the artificial intelligence model that fuels its well-known chatbot, ChatGPT.
"OpenAI has recently begun training its next frontier model and we anticipate the resulting systems to bring us to the next level of capabilities on our path to AGI," reads the post, published Tuesday.
SEE ALSO: ...An estimated 8.7 million U.S. adults have ADHD — and there are still too many misunderstandings about how it shows up at work.
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Chloë Grace Moretz shared that a former costar body-shamed her and said that he would never date her in real life because she was "too big."
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Google is bringing Gemini and a slew of AI-powered features to ChromeOS, and there are about seven new Chromebooks coming this year.
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T-Mobile has agreed to purchase parts of regional wireless carrier US Cellular in a $4.4 billion deal that includes US Cellular’s wireless customers, stores, and approximately 30 percent of spectrum assets. US Cellular will retain ownership of its towers and “approximately 70 percent of its spectrum portfolio across several spectrum bands,” with T-Mobile entering a long-term arrangement to lease space on more than 2,000 towers.
According...
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The Phillies are crazy hot and the Braves have already lost two of their best players for the season. This won't be an easy run to the Postseason for Atlanta.
Let’s just roll out of the gate here with some basic numbers. In 2023, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Austin Riley played 159 games for the Atlanta Braves. Ozzie Albies played 148 games. Sean Murphy played 108 games. Spencer Strider pitched the most innings of any Braves pitcher at 186.2 innings...