As expected, Apple has officially refreshed its MacBook Air lineup with its M4 chip, the same silicon we’ve already seen in products like the MacBook Pro, the iMac, and the Mac mini. And in most ways, it’s a straightforward update, with no major changes to the laptop’s physical design, screen specs, keyboard, or ports. The…
Intel is creating a digital audit trail in its chip supply chain for customers to trace how a chip traveled through the development process before reaching a PC. The Assured Supply Chain program, which was announced on Wednesday, tracks and records the development of a chip through Intel’s production and distribution chain, which customers can…
Doom and Doom 2 have been around for decades and have retained their status as influential games in the first-person shooter genre. But the series isn’t as old as, say, Mortal Kombat, which released its first game in 1992. Hmmm…I wonder what it would be like to mix the two together. Lo and behold, someone…
Whether you believe AI will be the salvation of humankind or the death of it, whether you think it’s little more than a plaything to while away your time or the surest way to get onto the fast track at work, you’re going to use it someday. Maybe today. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe next week or…
I have a confession: My productivity system is a bit of a mess. When I see people sharing beautifully organized Notion dashboards and using the latest subscription-based productivity tools, I often wince. Why does my Windows workflow feel like a cluttered desk in software form? The things I need to keep track of are split…
In late 2013, the Spike Jonze film Her imagined a future where people would form emotional connections with AI voice assistants. Nearly 12 years later, that fictional premise has veered closer to reality with the release of a new conversational voice model from AI startup Sesame that has left many users both fascinated and unnerved….
Three critical vulnerabilities in multiple virtual-machine products from VMware can give hackers unusually broad access to some of the most sensitive environments inside multiple customers’ networks, the company and outside researchers warned Tuesday. The class of attack made possible by exploiting the vulnerabilities is known under several names, including hyperjacking, hypervisor attack, or virtual machine…
Google’s AI ambitions know no bounds. A new report claims Google’s next phones will herald the arrival of a feature called Pixel Sense that will ingest data from virtually every Google app on your phone, fueling a new personalized experience. This app could be the premiere feature of the Pixel 10 series expected out late…
Opera has announced that its browser is now equipped with Browser Operator, a built-in AI agent that can help users with a variety of tasks. For example, if an Opera user wants help buying a large pack of socks in a certain color or booking a flight, the user can ask Browser Operator can do…
Microsoft has begun pushing out a new version of its generative AI (genAI) Copilot application to users testing new builds of Windows 11. The app has an updated interface with a panel on the right listing the history of queries that have been posed, and the responses on the left. Microsoft has designed the app…