Image: Mark Hachman / IDG Funding AI chatbots is expensive, and Microsoft will ask those users who want the latest features of its Copilot AI chatbot to subscribe to a new plan: Copilot Pro, available for $20 per user per month. Microsoft’s Copilot isn’t going away as a free service. And the new Copilot Pro
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In graphic detail: Digging into the numbers around Twitch’s 35%
By Alexander Lee • January 12, 2024 • 4 min read • Ivy Liu 2024 is not off to an auspicious start for Twitch, the internet’s top livestreaming platform. Although Twitch remains the most popular destination for online livestreaming, the past year has been fraught with difficulties for the Amazon-owned platform. Following its acquisition nearly a decade
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Framework Laptop hacked, customer names and emails stolen
Image: Framework Framework has become a rising star in the consumer tech world, designing some of the only laptops on the market that are completely serviceable and upgradable by the end user. But even the best companies are vulnerable to hacking and Framework is no exception. The manufacturer alerted some of its customers yesterday that
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AI reality check: New NPUs don’t matter as much as
Skip to content Image: Intel You probably already own an AI PC. In the past few months, Intel and PC makers have beat the drum of the AI PC loudly and in concert with AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm. It’s no secret that “AI” is the new “metaverse” — you know, that thing that everyone was
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Tiny NUCs get more powerful with Core Ultra 9 and
Image: Brad Chacos/IDG That awesome DIMM Detection LED on Intel Z790 motherboards wasn’t the only ultra-smart iterative tweak Asus had to show at CES 2024, nor was that powerful ROG NUC the only improvement Asus unveiled after assuming control of Intel’s NUC business last year. The company also showed off a seemingly small upgrade for
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Gigabyte’s massive new OLED ultrawide monitor looks incredible
Image: Willis Lai / Foundry Samsung may be most well-known for selling gigantic ultrawide monitors, but it’s not the only one in the game. In fact, the competition is heating up, as evidenced by the presence of Gigabyte’s Aorus CO49DQ 49-inch gaming monitor at CES 2024. First announced in December 2023, the CO49DQ is a
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British Library ransomware attack could cost up to £7m
The cost of recovering the British Library’s ransomware-stricken IT systems could be up to £7m, it has emerged By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 08 Jan 2024 13:45 The cost of rebuilding the British Library’s systems following the October Rhysida ransomware attack is likely to hit between £6m and £7m, dwarfing the £650,000 ransom demand
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Acer debuts new Aspire laptops for as low as $250
Image: Acer Acer’s Aspire lineup has been synonymous with affordable laptops for years now, and the company is launching both new Intel Core and AMD Ryzen models at CES 2024 for just $250. Naturally, Acer is cutting corners, and both the new Aspire Go 15 (AG15-31P) as well as the Aspire Go 14 (AG14-31P) use
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Enkel matapp – när du tröttnat på julmaten
How-To För novisen vid spisen kan många matrecept vara lite för krångliga. Här är appen som även nybörjaren klarar av. PCWorld Jan 6, 2024 12:13 am PST Är du trött på julmaten? Gapar det tomt i plånboken? Varför inte satsa på lite enkel matlagning? Appen Matglad samlar recept på ett stort antal enkla maträtter, och
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Why doesn’t Windows have a decent PDF editor?
Skip to content Image: Foundry In recent weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of familiarizing myself with the many PDF reading and editing programs available for Windows. But it hasn’t been an enjoyable experience. Not that there aren’t any decent programs out there–there are several that work well. But time and time again, I’m struck by