By Marty Swant • November 1, 2024 • With just days before U.S. election, AI-generated political misinformation continues to fill online platforms with plenty of smoke. Reports this week reveal increasing chaos from AI and non-AI content on platforms like Meta and X. The BBC reported that X is paying some users thousands of dollars...
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Nothing’s first community-designed smartphone glows in the dark
The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition is Nothing’s latest smartphone, using designs submitted by the community — and it glows in the dark. Depending on your location, you can register for a chance to buy the device starting today, but that doesn’t guarantee a purchase. Only 1,000 of them will be available, and they...
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Xbox Insiders can now test the Windows Xbox App’s redesigned home screen
If you’re an Xbox Insider, you can now test a new home screen when using the Windows Xbox app. In a blog post published yesterday, Microsoft showcased the redesigned interface, which unites the Game Pass and Microsoft Store experiences. Users can now find their games in one place and avoid tab-hopping. This new home tab...
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Microsoft is simplifying Teams chat into a single unified interface
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is redesigning its Teams chat interface — in a way that mimics the organization of, say, PCWorld’s home page. Microsoft said Monday that it will begin testing a new Teams interface in November, optionally collapsing various channels, teams, and chat options into a single feed. Customers with access to the Teams public...
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One subscription, countless AI tools for $40 — meet 1minAI
Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: For $39.99, the 1minAI Pro Plan delivers lifetime access to versatile AI tools, with free monthly credits included. Are you tired of juggling multiple AI tools to handle your creative tasks? With the 1minAI Pro Plan, you get permanent access to a powerful suite of AI functionalities designed to streamline your workflow and boost your...
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Apple wins $250 in Masimo smartwatch patent case
The legal battle between Apple and medical technology company Masimo rages on, with the bigger company — sorta, kinda — winning their latest face off. A federal jury has agreed with Apple that previous versions of Masimo’s W1 and Freedom (pictured above) watches infringed on its design patents, according to Reuters. It only awarded Apple...
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Ayaneo debuts retro-futuristic eGPU dock featuring Radeon RX 7600M XT
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: The Ayaneo AG01 Starship Graphics Dock is a compelling product for gamers who want desktop-class performance from their portable devices. It is facing stiff competition as it enters the market, but its pricing should give it a leg...
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Intel’s Core Ultra desktop CPUs keep AI simple to make gamers happy
Image: Alex Estevez / Foundry Intel’s new Arrow Lake architecture, aka the Core Ultra 200S series, brings AI capabilities onto Intel desktops. But the chip doesn’t use the Copilot+ capabilities of Intel’s mobile Lunar Lake chip — its designers used the older NPU found on Meteor Lake instead. For now, this means that if you...
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Arm threatens to cancel Qualcomm’s chip design license
Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Bloomberg has reported that chip architecture company Arm Holdings PLC is terminating its licensing agreement with Qualcomm Inc., and has sent the U.S. firm a 60-day cancellation notice. If the cancellation goes through, Qualcomm could be forced to stop selling Arm-based chips — which includes the majority of its smartphone...
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You can now design custom Spotify playlist cover art, right in the app
Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends Personalizing your Spotify playlist by uploading your own covert art image is a great way to put a visual stamp on your audio mix, but now, you can design that cover art right in the app. Starting today as a beta feature in English in 65 markets, the “Create Cover...