Category: Shorts

Amazon Joins the Generative AI Race Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a platform called Bedrock, providing customers with access to cutting-edge language models from Anthropic and AI21, two startups developing language models that compete with those of OpenAI and Google. These models allow customers to build their own chatbots. Microsoft and Google have also…

This Podcast Is Not Hosted By AI Voice Clones, But By Real People AI is increasingly being used in various aspects of our lives, such as search results, chatbots, and even audio recordings. AI voice cloning is a new technology that can make audio recordings sound like another person’s voice. It can be used to…

Windows 10 is getting a gaming handheld mode for Steam Deck Microsoft is exploring the concept of a Windows handheld mode for devices like the Steam Deck. An internal hackathon project from September has resulted in a prototype Windows 11 UI for handhelds, a launcher, and a gaming shell customized for Windows. This project includes…

The Google graveyard: all the products that Google has shut down Google has shut down many products over the years, some of which were quite popular (like Reader and Inbox). Others, like Google Wave, were not as successful. The company used to have regular spring cleanings to get rid of products, but now it does…

Google will close down Currents, the Google Plus replacement for work-focused users Google has announced the closure of Currents, a platform introduced in 2019 as a replacement for Google Plus for G Suite users. It will be replaced by Spaces, a Slack/Discord-like feature integrated into Gmail. Google will begin winding down Currents in July 2023,…

HoloLens 2 headset to get Windows 11 upgrade Microsoft is bringing Windows 11 to HoloLens 2 as an optional free upgrade, which will improve app performance and offer key developer-focused additions such as access to Edge WebView2 control. It will also include a new annotation feature and Restricted Mode for businesses. Microsoft is also currently…

Samsung Galaxy A54 is now available with a $50 gift card at Amazon Samsung’s Galaxy A54 is a more affordable alternative to their top-of-the-line S23 Plus, offering a 50MP camera, 6.4-inch OLED display, support for 25W fast charging, Exynos 1380 processor, 128GB of storage, and support for up to four generations of major Android updates…

China wants homegrown AI to reflect the country’s socialist values China is looking to implement regulations on generative AI technology to ensure it reflects core values of socialism, while prohibiting the spread of false information, extremism, and other disruptive content. The proposed guidelines also include measures to prevent discrimination. Chinese companies have begun to develop…

How to create a voice that sounds like your favorite podcast host AI-powered tools are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are now able to convincingly mimic the voices of podcast hosts, content creators, and other media professionals. Tools such as Descript and Revoice offer features such as automated editing and AI-generated voice clones. To create a…

Microsoft is changing the Print Screen key to open its Snipping Tool on Windows 10 Microsoft is changing the default behavior of the Print Screen (Prt Scr) key in Windows 11 from capturing an image of the entire screen and copying it to the Clipboard to opening Microsoft’s own Snipping Tool. This change will come…