Nvidia crushes CPU-gobbling bug with new GeForce driver

From PC World: Typically new graphics drivers are supposed to make your computer go, in the parlance of the common man, faster. But anyone who’s been a PC gamer long enough knows this isn’t always so. Take the last Game Ready Driver from Nvidia, which had the unintended effect of spiking some users’...

Google Discontinues Google Glass AR Headset Again

From CNET: Google will immediately stop selling its augmented reality glasses, the Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2, the company announced on a support page Wednesday. The announcement marks the second time in the past 10 years that Google has discontinued the head-mounted optical display.

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Google joins the generative AI parade with new previews

From InfoWorld: Computing giant Google announced today that it will release previews of three new AI features, including AI composition for Google Workspace, developer prototyping and coding via PaLM and MakerSuite, and validated models for its Vertex AI service.

The Workspace features, currently...

Samsung’s midrange A-series phones get a Galaxy S23 facelift

From The Verge: Samsung’s Galaxy A34 and A54 are the latest additions to its popular midrange A-series. Although both phones offer a number of upgrades over last year’s models, the most striking thing for me is how much they both look like this year’s Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus.

The camera bumps of...

Tech Mobile T-Mobile Is Buying Mint Mobile in Potential $1.35B Deal

From CNET: T-Mobile is boosting its prepaid offerings. The nation's second-largest wireless carrier announced on Wednesday that it has reached a deal to acquire Ka'ena Corporation, the parent company to prepaid wireless brands Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile as well as wireless wholesaler Plum.

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Lexar Announces 512GB CFexpress Type-B Card DIAMOND Series

From Lexar Press Release: Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory solutions, is excited to announce the 512GB addition to the Lexar CFexpress Type-B Card DIAMOND Series lineup. This expanded capacity allows photographers and videographers even more freedom when shooting on location or in...

Meta is laying off 10,000 more employees in a series of cuts

From The Verge: Meta will lay off an additional 10,000 employees through multiple rounds of cuts over the coming months and close hiring for 5,000 open roles, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday. These cuts come just four months after the company laid off 11,000 employees last November.

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Brave Firewall + VPN arrives on Windows

From PC World: Brave has expanded its browser/firewall/VPN service, known as Brave Firewall + VPN, to Windows with the release of Brave 1.49, the company said Monday.

Brave, of course, is typically known for its privacy-centric browser, which has existed for several years. Recently, it expanded...

Google Brings Faster Night Sight, Magic Eraser to More Pixel Phones

From CNET: Google on Monday laid out updates coming to its Pixel phones and the Pixel Watch, including bringing some useful camera tools to more devices.

In its first feature drop of 2023, Google said faster Night Sight -- its feature for taking low-light photos -- is coming to the Pixel 6 and 6...

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