Google Pixel 8a The Pixel 8a is still the cheapest way to access all of Google’s AI goodies. But it’s also the cheapest starting price for Google’s Gemini AI-driven features, like Circle to Search. For those on a budget who want access to that, the Pixel 8a is it. The Google Pixel 8a.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Buy Google Pixel 8a Pros Cons Updated May 24, 2024, with official battery benchmark results....
This article originally appeared onQuartz. Rent isgoing up a lotin the United States. Wages aregoing up, too, but not as quickly. Three monopoly houses on top of two $1 billsPhoto: Christopher Furlong (Getty Images) Check out which cities ended up in the top 10. News from the future, delivered to your present. Housing advocates said it was a solution in search of a problem. Here are six ways to do just that....
This story was originally published byGrist. For the past year and a half, you may have heard a lot about butter. By early March,New York Magazine could declarethat butter has become the main character. A butter charcuterie board with fresh herbs.Photo: Via Grist (Getty Images) What accounts for butters spectacular renaissance in American cuisine? According to the U.S. dairy industry, its their own public relations campaign that started the spread....
Claudia begins this seasons arc as Louis core reason for going on, post-Lestat. Theres darkness from that and the tainted blood of humans whove lost all hope. Daciana, however, tells them they own nothing and throws herself into the fire, breaking Claudias heart. Image: AMC Interview With the Vampire airs Sundays on AMC and AMC+ Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.
The M4 iPad Pro seems built to be an alternative everything unit to the Macbook. Thelatest M4 iPad Prois easily the most exciting thing Apple has released this year so far. Yes, its even more exciting than theVision Pro. That screen can look extra pretty, but don’t go paying for an all-new iPad Pro just because of a colorful display.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo But why, you ask? What, just because its smaller and lighter than the Pro from two years ago?...
Just look at how wellthose delayed Dune feature filmsturned out! So far theres no release date, but the series is heading to Max eventually. Want more io9 news? Tabu at the trailer launch for her film Bholaa in Mumbai on March 6, 2023.Photo: Sujit Jaiswal/AFP (Getty Images) News from the future, delivered to your present.
News of French Gates departure comes three years after the couple announced their divorce in May 2021. This article originally appeared onQuartz. News from the future, delivered to your present. Melinda French Gates is the founder of Pivotal Ventures.Image: Getty Images Europe (Getty Images) We may soon find out. Plus: a look at how the AI industry consumes an ungodly amount of water.
On Friday, Earth was hit by the strongest geomagnetic storm in 20 years. Aside from the natural wonder, the geomagnetic storm also affected broadband and GPS satellites in orbit. NOAAcategorizedthe solar storm as G5, or extreme, the first of its kind since October 2003. The Northern lights were visible from the Bogus Basin ski resort in Boise, Idaho.Photo: Kyle Green (AP) The most intense solar storm ever recorded took place in 1859....
OpenAI unveiled GPT-4 Omni (GPT-4o) during itsSpring Updateon Monday morning in San Francisco. GPT-4o provides GPT-4 level intelligence but is much faster, Murati said on stage. Based on the demos, this technology essentially makes that movie a reality. Screenshot: OpenAI GPT-4os speech has an emotional intonation, showing excitement at some times and laughing at others. Further, it can identify emotion and tone in users speech as well. While GPT-4o audio abilities are impressive, Omni works in several mediums....
No, I dont mean to fall in love like you might love Google Search. AI girlfriends are already proving to be a concerningly large use case for generative AI technology. When OpenAI released the GPT Store, AI girlfriends quickly flooded the zone. Screenshot: OpenAI They offer companionship, without the real weight of a true human partner. It shouldnt be understated how impressive this technology is. Sam Altman tweeted the word her right after the launch....
GameStop and other meme stocks surged wildly on Monday morning asKeith Gillreturned to social media. A lot has changed since 2021, includinga feature filmbeing created about this once-niche subcommunity that starred Seth Rogen. pic.twitter.com/bwtNwY4tuP GameStops stock was halted for volatility five times and climbed as high as 110% on Monday morning. Photo: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images) Roughly 24% of available shares are sold short, according to financial analytics firm S3 Partners....
Then host Jason Calacanis noted that ChatGPT already has a text-to-speech feature. Well get that better. And I think voice is a hint to whatever the next thing is. Photo: Michael Kovac (Getty Images) ChatGPT can currently understand speech from humans and respond. However, it uses a separate AI system to translate this into text. Quite the contrary, he called the iPhone the greatest piece of technology humanity has ever made....
One is, Wow, look at the size of that thing. I had the chance to glance at each of TCLs 2024 TVs in a controlled environment. The big update on that side is theS5. TCL’s new QM89 115-inch TV sure is big, but for those of us who don’t have $20,000 to drop on a TV, there are still plenty of good-looking budget screens on offer.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo...
