From The Verge: Google is trying to make it easier to find time to meet with coworkers and clients. It’s launching a new Gemini AI-powered “Help me schedule” feature that suggests meeting time slots based on your Google Calendar and the context of the message. You can directly insert the suggestions...
From TechCrunch: Walmart announced on Tuesday a new partnership with OpenAI that will allow consumers to shop Walmart’s products via the AI chatbot, including things like groceries (not fresh food), household essentials, and more, and then instantly check out.
The agentic shopping feature will also...
From PC Mag: Some US retailers are removing Xbox products from sale in their stores, but that won't be the case for either Target or Walmart.
Over the weekend, a popular post on Reddit showed a user’s local Target removing the Xbox section from its store. The post said, “The electronics manager...
From The Verge: Nvidia will start selling its DGX Spark “personal AI supercomputer” this week. The machine is powerful enough to let users work on sophisticated AI models but small enough to fit on a desktop.
Nvidia said Spark can be ordered online at nvidia.com starting Wednesday, October 15th, as...
Recently, I was in a conversation with a few guys discussing our cell phone service providers. "I am on Rogers," one of the guys said. "I mean, I am actually on Freedom, but that is the same thing." If you are unfamiliar with the Canadian wireless market, Freedom is definitely not Rogers. Freedom started off as Wind Mobile in 2009, an independent budget carrier to compete against Rogers, Bell, and Telus, the "big three" providers. In 2016, Shaw...
It has been some time since I last purchased tires for my car, but as I am entering the first winter season with my 2025 Honda Civic Sport Touring Hybrid, I bought a set of tires and rims during the first sale I found. The decision to get Michelin X-Ice Snow tires was an open and shut case, as I had used its predecessor for my previous car. However, I was not sure about the rims. I knew I wanted something other than steel wheels, but I also...
From PC World: Microsoft really wants you to use Copilot, its branded AI platform. In fact, Microsoft wants you to use Copilot so much that it’s fine if you want to use it on Google services, like Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar. A new Windows Insider update facilitates that. Are you...
From The Verge: Microsoft is now selling its Windows XP-themed Crocs. After initially revealing them as a sweepstakes item on Instagram earlier this month, anyone can now purchase the limited edition Crocs for $79.95 at Microsoft’s online company store.
The Crocs feature the iconic blue sky and...
From PC World: When MS-DOS 5.0 was launched in 1991, one of its major innovations was the MS-DOS Editor, a classic text editor that quickly became popular with users. These days, it’s old news—yet fondly remembered.
This past summer, we saw the launch of Windows Edit, a new version of MS-DOS Editor...
From Tom's Hardware: China has quietly extended its rare-earth export controls into the heart of the semiconductor supply chain. Based on machine translation of a new notice published October 9, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said that exports of Chinese-origin rare earths or products made with...
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