No video game should last longer than 12 hours – Reader’s Feature

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – did it have to take so long? (Ubisoft) One reader suggests that making single-player games shorter will not only help save budgets, but also ensure that people aren’t deterred from playing them. Video games are in crisis right now, there’s no doubt about it. Console sales have fallen, the cost of … Read more

Android’s new Instant Hotspot feature will not be available on Samsung devices

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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL; DR Android’s new Instant Hotspot feature will not be available on Samsung devices. Instant Hotspot is a new feature that makes it easy to connect your Android tablet or Chromebook to your phone’s hotspot with one tap. This capability already existed on Chrome OS in the form of instant … Read more

Windows 11’s AI-powered recall feature can run on unsupported PCs without an NPU, but Microsoft doesn’t want you to

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What you need to know Microsoft has unveiled a host of next-generation AI features coming with Windows 11 exclusively on Copilot+ PCs with powerful NPUs. One user bypassed these strict requirements and got Windows Recall running on Arm64 hardware. The feature works surprisingly well on unsupported hardware, but you’ll likely have a better experience on … Read more

Elon Musk warns Windows users to disable controversial new AI feature

ELON Musk has warned Windows users to disable a controversial new AI feature that looks like “a Black Mirror episode”. The Tesla chief was quick to reveal his thoughts on Microsoft’s latest update to Windows 11 devices this summer, amid fears it could bear similarities to a near-future dystopia. Tesla owner and tech genius Elon … Read more

Elon Musk calls on millions to disable controversial Windows 11 feature that takes screenshots on your PC

Elon Musk has criticized a controversial new AI feature coming to Windows 11 devices this summer. Known as Recall, it takes screenshots of everything on the screen so you can scroll back in time and continue working something of the past month. The functionality will be exclusive to a range of new Copilot+ PCs. Artificial … Read more

Stick cheese on pizza and eat rocks, says Google’s new AI feature as errors flood social media

Google’s new AI feature is receiving criticism after providing inaccurate answers to questions. It appeared to reinforce conspiracy theories that Barack Obama is secretly Muslim, and also suggested dangerous food choices. By means of Mickey Carroll, science and technology reporter Friday May 24, 2024 5:19 PM, UK Google’s new search tool, which uses AI to … Read more

I put ChatGPT’s new vision feature to the test with 7 prompts – the results are stunning

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Artificial intelligence models have been able to look at images and tell what they can see in the image for years, but with the Spring Update, OpenAI has taken things to a new level. With the rollout of GPT-4o in ChatGPT – even without the voice and video functionality – OpenAI unveiled one of the … Read more

Microsoft Copilot+ Recall feature ‘privacy nightmare’ – BBC News

Image source, Microsoft handout provided by PA Image caption, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the launch of the Copilot+ AI assistant Item information Author, Imran Rahman-Jones Role, Technology reporter 3 hours ago Britain’s data watchdog says it is “inquiring with Microsoft” about a new feature that can take screenshots of your laptop every few seconds. … Read more

A three-bedroom house in London has a unique feature that might make you think twice

You’ve heard of a room with a view, but for just under £600,000 you can have your own room with toilet. When a three-bedroom home in leafy Wimbledon debuted on property site Rightmove this week, it looked like the perfect family home in every way. The £575,000 detached property in south-west London comes complete with … Read more