2024

There’s finally an AI search engine that doesn’t suck, but most people will never use it

3 minutes of reading / AI, chatbot, ChatGPT, Google, Tech / By

When ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, we soon wondered whether the AI chatbot could ultimately replace Google. Google certainly got scared about all the attention AI was getting at the time. Every Google announcement since then has been full of AI. That’s what Google’s products are all about, and it’s all for the sake of…

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Facebook’s new black and blue app icon is just a glitch

2 minutes of reading / Facebook, iPad, iPhone, Meta, social media, Tech / By

If you were surprised to find an odd-looking Facebook app icon on your iPhone this week, don’t worry—you haven’t been hacked. The black and blue icon you’ve likely seen on social media or on your own iPhone or iPad is not a new look that Facebook is rolling out. On Friday, the social media company…

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Number of women choosing computer science degrees up 8%

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There has been an 8% year-on-year increase in the number of women studying for computer science degrees in the UK, according to research by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. Looking at data from university admissions service UCAS, BCS found that of the 15,530 UK-based students accepted to study computer science this year, 2,940 were…

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PCI-SIG Demonstrates PCIe 6.0 Interoperability at FMS 2024

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As the deployment of PCIe 5.0 picks up steam in both datacenter and consumer markets, PCI-SIG is not sitting idle, and is already working on getting the ecosystem ready for the updats to the PCIe specifications. At FMS 2024, some vendors were even talking about PCIe 7.0 with its 128 GT/s capabilities despite PCIe 6.0…

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Fadu’s FC5161 SSD Controller Breaks Cover in Western Digital’s PCIe Gen5 Enterprise Drives

2 minutes of reading / AI, Cloud, Meta, Tech, Western Digital / By

When Western Digital introduced its Ultrastar DC SN861 SSDs earlier this year, the company did not disclose which controller it used for these drives, which made many observers presume that WD was using an in-house controller. But a recent teardown of the drive shows that is not the case; instead, the company is using a…

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Thought you’d have to wait for AMD’s big gaming speed boost for Ryzen 7000 and 9000 CPUs? Surprise – it’s here now with a Windows 11 update

4 minutes of reading / AI, Hardware, Intel, Tech / By

Windows 11 users with Ryzen 7000 or Ryzen 9000 processors can get some purportedly huge boosts in PC games right now, as work to seriously optimize AMD CPUs has landed in the OS sooner than expected.As Tom’s Hardware observes, the latest optional update for Windows 11 23H2, which is KB5041587, actually packs the necessary improvements…

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7 big changes coming to the iPhone weather app in iOS 18

2 minutes of reading / Apple, iPhone, Tech / By

iOS 18 is just around the corner. Expected to launch a few days after the iPhone 16 event on September 9, this upcoming software update will bring improvements to the Home Screen, Control Center, privacy, the Photos app, and more. However, there are also big changes coming to the iPhone Weather app in iOS 18,…

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iPhone 16 event: New iPhones, Apple Watch Series 10, AirPods 4, iOS 18, and more

4 minutes of reading / AirPods, Apple, Apple Watch, Intel, iPhone, Tech / By

As usual, Apple is holding its annual iPhone event in September. It’s called Glowtime, and we should see a ton of new products, including the release date of the upcoming software updates announced during WWDC 2024.When should we expect the iPhone 16 event?Following the pattern, Apple is holding its iPhone 16 event on September 9,…

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