Kingfisher, the group that owns DIY retailers B&Q and Screwfix, has launched a generative AI-powered virtual assistant in its French Castorama stores. The virtual assistant, which is built on top of a reusable platform called Athena, has been trained to answer customers’ DIY queries and provides step-by-step advice on a range of home improvement projects,…
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I’m a longtime iPhone user who has learned over the years to keep things very simple with Siri. Even then, it doesn’t always work. Siri won’t always catch that. And if you thought Siri was falling behind Google Assistant or Alexa before the dawn of ChatGPT-like AI, well, Siri’s performance is even more annoying. I also…
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SK hynix had started volume shipments of its LPDDR5T-9600 memory for high-end smartphones, the company announced this week. So far, the company’s LPDDR6 ‘Turbo’ memory with a 9600 MT/s data transfer speed has been certified to work with two range-topping mobile application processors from Qualcomm and MediaTek. SK hynix’s LPDDR5T-9600 memory is available in 16…
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Microsoft has just announced DirectSR, a new application programming interface (API) designed in partnership with major GPU manufacturers that will allow game developers to enable “seamless integration of Super Resolution into a new generation of PC games.” Programmer Joshue Tucker notes in the official blog post that “DirectSR is the missing link developers have been…
Intel has released a new driver for its Intel Arc graphics cards, specifically the ‘Meteor Lake’ Intel Core Ultra mobile processors with built-in Arc graphics cards. The new driver update includes performance updates for cards like the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Ultra 5 125H, and Ultra 9 185H and features massive improvements to DirectX 11…
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It’s over… MWC 2024 closed its doors on Thursday after what felt like an even more action-packed event than last year. I’ve walked many miles, attended various events and briefings, and got to play with some of the coolest new toys in town. It’s not just flagship phones that impressed me at MWC 2024, as you’re…
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GAMDIAS, a substantial player in the realm of PC power and cooling components, has consistently garnered attention for its innovative approach to crafting gaming hardware solutions. The company emerged on the scene in 2012. Despite its relatively short history, this Taiwanese manufacturer has rapidly gained international recognition, positioning itself as one of the freshest yet…
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AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 7000 processors mark the latest additions to the high-end desktop (HEDT) market, a segment AMD wants to bring back to the mainstream. Based on AMD’s proven Zen 4 architecture and built on TSMC’s 5nm process, both of AMD’s new Ryzen Threadripper 7000 lineups – Pro and non-Pro – are designed to bring more cores…
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iOS 18 will deliver Apple’s first generative AI features for iPhone. That’s the expectation, at least, considering what’s available out there. ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini are only getting better, with updates dropping frequently. Apple isn’t ready to announce anything. But Tim Cook did tease recently big AI announcements for later this year. That…
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