Facebook wants to use your posts to train AI. Here’s how to object
On June 26, 2024 Facebook will change its privacy policy with regard to generative AI features such as Meta AI. From that point on, posts and photos from all users will be […]
Hands-on: Chromebook Plus is Google’s push for affordable AI
Did you know that computers have artificial intelligence now? You didn’t? How’s that? We’ve been subjected to an absolute avalanche of marketing touting AI from seemingly every tech company, from Microsoft and […]
Microsoft’s Windows 11 upgrade pleas get even more desperate
When Windows 11 arrived on the market in October 2021, it was supposed to revolutionize the popular operating system. Unfortunately for Microsoft, many users still prefer Windows 10 as the better option […]
YouTube is acting weird for Adblock users
The massive amount of advertising on the internet has prompted many users to install ad blockers, but it’s not working as smoothly as it did a few years ago. YouTube users who […]
Opera adds support for Google’s Gemini AI model
If you use the Opera browser, you’ve been able to download a large number of language models directly to your computer, including Llama from Meta and Mixtral from Mistral AI. Now Opera […]
Should you enable hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling in Windows 11?
There are a whole bunch of ways you can make your games and apps run better in Windows 11. But one of the simplest ways, in theory, is to enable hardware-accelerated GPU […]
Can you bequeath your Steam account? Maybe, but there’s a catch
We’ve all got to die sometime. But whatever you think awaits us after death, it’s unlikely to involve a suped-up gaming PC, a fiber connection, and tons of digital video games. Last […]
MSI motherboard concept uses radical new CAMM2 memory
CAMM2 is a new standard for laptop memory. It’s tiny, incredibly skinny, and compatible with modern DDR5 memory. That makes it a suitable replacement for space-hogging SO-DIMMs or soldered memory modules, which […]
Your ‘AI PC’ is already obsolete: The curse of early adoption strikes
“The year of the AI PC” got off to a strange start. All the “AI PCs” sold by manufacturers for the first half of the year are now effectively out of date. […]
What ports are essential on a new laptop?
A good laptop is only as good as its ports. That’s a saying I just made up but there’s some truth to it. While there are some ultraportable laptops that can make […]