For the 10th day of “ship-mas,” OpenAI rolled out a way to call ChatGPT for up to 15 minutes for free over the phone using 1-800-CHATGPT. The feature was a project spun up just a few weeks ago, OpenAI’s chief product officer Kevin Weil said on the livestream. Users can now call ChatGPT in the… Read more
read more...You can now call 1-800-CHATGPT
By: The Verge
MSI opens its first laptop manufacturing facility in India — MSI bets big on India’s explosive projected demand for high-performance laptop devices
By: Tom's Hardware
MSI has opened up laptop manufacturing operations in India to meet increasing market demand. DigiTimes Asia reports that MSI is introducing two entirely local models to India that will not be sold anywhere else, the Modern 14 and Thin 15. MSI announced its first facility will be built in Chennai, where the India-exclusive Modern 14… Read more
read more...Intel lists the Core 200H mobile CPU lineup based on an aging Raptor Lake design — Core 200H sports up to 14 cores and 5.8 GHz boost clocks
By: Tom's Hardware
Intel has confirmed the existence of a Core 200H family through a new table published on its website (via momomo_x). The chip maker’s updated naming scheme positions these processors as budget alternatives to the Core Ultra 200H (Arrow Lake) family, which is expected to launch next month. While Intel’s comparison table only mentions the H-class… Read more
read more...Homey launches a $200 smart home hub
By: The Verge
They said smart home hubs were dead, but 2024 has seen a resurgence of these multi-protocol machines that work with every smart home radio out there. Case in point: this week, Homey announced the launch of the Homey Pro Mini. The Mini is a cheaper and pint-sized version of the $400 Homey Pro smart home… Read more
read more...Indiana bakery still using Commodore 64s originally released in 1982 as cash registers — Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg sticks to the BASICs
By: Tom's Hardware
(Image credit: Pexels / William Warby) A recently posted photograph of old-school Commodore 64s, which debuted 42 years ago, in use as registers at a modern bakery has attracted a lot of attention. As further sleuthed by commenters, this bakery was identified as the Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg, Indiana, and the last publicly posted picture… Read more
read more...Flipboard’s Surf app is a big new idea about the future of social
By: The Verge
Mike McCue, the CEO of Flipboard and an internet entrepreneur since the Netscape days, is a true believer in the fediverse. He doesn’t love the word: he’d much rather call it “the social web.” But whatever you want to call the open, decentralized, interconnected social networking experience that apps like Mastodon and Bluesky promise, McCue… Read more
read more...AMD 3D V-Cache teardown shows the majority of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is dummy silicon
By: Tom's Hardware
It’s been over a month since AMD launched its Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor which quickly established itself as the fastest gaming CPU in the world. To investigate AMD’s design philosophy, semiconductor analyst Tom Wassick (via Hardwareluxx) took apart the chip, and the findings of his first report suggest that a large part of the Ryzen… Read more
read more...DUNU DK3001BD In-Ear Monitors Review – Brain Dance Time!
By: Tech Power Up
1 on Dec 18th, 2024, Manufacturer: DUNU Packaging & Accessories » Introduction Did you know DUNU stood for Delicate, Unique & (n’) Utmost? I was informed of this at the brand’s press conference kicking off the 18th Shenzhen International Audio Show in September. DUNU took to the stage to unveil multiple products, including a set of… Read more
read more...Intel’s newest B580 GPU underperforms last-gen Arc Alchemist card in Linux benchmarks – likely due to early teething pains
By: Tom's Hardware
Intel’s latest Arc Battlemage B580 performs well in Windows but seems to have room to grow in Linux, benchmarks by Phoronix show. The B580, released just last week, launched with fairly positive reviews across the spectrum, though Phoronix seems to be the first to compare how the B580 does in Linux compared to Windows. The… Read more
read more...8 great games for your Steam Deck
By: The Verge
The Steam Deck gets better every year, and 2024 was no exception. It’s been my primary gaming device ever since I became a parent, and I love being able to access the humongous library of games available on Steam from wherever I want, whether it’s at home or while the baby is taking a nap… Read more
read more...Alphabet’s Wing will deliver DoorDash by drone in Dallas-Fort Worth
By: The Verge
Alphabet’s Wing will deliver DoorDash by drone in Dallas-Fort Worth / Orders from 50 retailers and takeout providers can be flown to eligible locals at launch. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Dec 18, 2024, 3:00… Read more
read more...Seagate is getting ready to launch its first high-capacity HAMR hard drive
By: The Verge
It’s been more than two decades since Seagate began working on heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) — and now the company may finally be ready to release a hard drive using the technology. A new product page spotted by Tom’s Hardware shows an Exos M hard drive sporting up to 32TB of storage using Seagate’s Mozaic… Read more
read more...LG will bring its wireless TV tech to Mini LED models in 2025
By: The Verge
Often at CES, you’ll see a very impressive new technology debut at exorbitant prices before trickling down to more affordable models a couple years later. Lo and behold, that’s exactly what we’re seeing with LG and its Zero Connect Box. We got our first look at it with the M Series OLED in 2023. Now the… Read more
read more...Death of a Unicorn’s first trailer brings a fairytale creature into a dark comedy
By: The Verge
A24’s lineup of films for 2025 is starting to become stacked — with fantastical creatures, that is. While the fantasy adventure The Legend of Ochi is slated to hit theaters next February, the dark comedy Death of a Unicorn is due out in the spring. And you can get a feel for it in the… Read more
read more...Social networks in 2024: bless this mess
By: The Verge
If you had to pick a social network winner, it’s probably Threads. Two years ago, after Elon Musk acquired Twitter and announced his intention to ruin it forever, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg saw an opportunity to build a text-first social network. Now, barely 18 months after its launch, Threads has more than 300 million users… Read more
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