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2024 October


LG MyView Smart Monitor 32R85U review: A monitor at odds with itself

LG MyView Smart Monitor 32R85U review: A monitor at odds with itself

The low contrast ratio reduces the sense of depth and immersion in the image and introduces a distracting issue known as “IPS glow.” This happens when too much light from the backlight escapes through the display in dark scenes.


US finalizes curbs on investment in AI and critical technology in China

US finalizes curbs on investment in AI and critical technology in China

The new program complements existing export controls and inbound screening measures by blocking US investments from aiding the development of sensitive technologies in countries of concern, the Treasury added.


This Inventor Is Molding Tomorrow’s Inventors

This Inventor Is Molding Tomorrow’s Inventors

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Apple defines what we should expect from cloud-based AI security

Apple defines what we should expect from cloud-based AI security

Krstić has previously promised that, “Apple runs one of the most sophisticated security engineering operations in the world, and we will continue to work tirelessly to protect our users from abusive state-sponsored actors like NSO Group.”


2025: The year of the AI PC

2025: The year of the AI PC

As PC, chip, and other component makers unveil products tailored to generative artificial intelligence (genAI) needs on edge devices, users can expect to see far more task automation and copilot-like assistants embedded on desktops and laptops next year.


Anthropic’s new Claude AI model can use a PC ‘the way people do’

Anthropic’s new Claude AI model can use a PC ‘the way people do’

In the video demo, researcher Sam Ringer shows Claude performing a bit of data entry “drudge work,” with the AI model using screenshots of a Mac desktop to find relevant information and submit a form.


The iPad mini is still the best small tablet around

The iPad mini is still the best small tablet around

If you’ve used an iPad mini before, you know what you’re getting: a reliable, powerful, and eminently mobile device with a large display you can slip inside an inner coat pocket and use just about anywhere, except in the rain.


Video Friday: Mobile Robot Upgrades

Video Friday: Mobile Robot Upgrades

We validate our method on the Unitree Go1 robot, demonstrating its ability to execute variable skills such as trotting, bounding, pacing, and hopping, achieving high imitation fidelity and locomotion stability.


Run a business? Then you need to join this Apple service

Run a business? Then you need to join this Apple service

For example, a small plumbing company can show its logo and contact details when making a call to a customer’s iPhone, or attach its brand identity to emails and messages received by clients so they can more easily identify genuine communications.


AI isn’t really that smart yet, Apple researchers warn

AI isn’t really that smart yet, Apple researchers warn

To a great extent, even within recent AI draft regulations, these big arguments remain completely unresolved by starry-eyed governments seeking elusive chimeras of economic growth in an age of existentially challenging crisis-driven change.


About that brawl between the WordPress co-founder and WP Engine…

About that brawl between the WordPress co-founder and WP Engine…

It’s also, as tech journalist Ian Betterridge observed on Threads, “Fascinating that Mullenweg, on the one hand, claims WP Engine has contributed nothing to WordPress, and on the other reckons its plugin code is so valuable to the community it needs to be taken over.”


5 ways to stop Windows Update from rebooting your PC

5 ways to stop Windows Update from rebooting your PC

Chris was formerly the Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek, where he racked up over a billion page views to helpful tips, useful troubleshooting guides, and informative editorials — with Windows always as his main focus.