Google launches new AI models and brings ‘thinking’ to Gemini

Google launches new AI models and brings ‘thinking’ to Gemini

Google launched its much-anticipated new flagship AI model, Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, on Wednesday. The announcement was part of a series of other AI model releases. The company is also making its “reasoning’ model, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, available in the Gemini app. Notably, Google is releasing these AI models as the tech world remains … Read more

Apple is making Samsung look good without even trying

Apple is making Samsung look good without even trying

When I heard that Apple had reportedly scrapped its plans for “Apple Vision Lite” AR glasses, I was the furthest thing from shocked. Apple cancels projects all of the time, but more than being risk-averse, the Silicon Valley company has shown very little interest in the categories where it doesn’t already dominate sales. And Samsung, … Read more

Buying Android handhelds in the US just got way more expensive

Buying Android handhelds in the US just got way more expensive

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority Update (8:49 AM ET February 5, 2025): Official documentation from the US Customs and Border Patrol states that all shipments from China will now be subject to formal processing fees, regardless of their value. These fees total $32.71. The USPS has resumed accepting packages from China and Hong Kong, but … Read more

Climate Change Target of 2C Is ‘Dead’

Climate Change Target of 2C Is ‘Dead’

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, according to renowned climate scientist Prof James Hansen, who said the international 2C target is “dead.” A new analysis by Hansen and colleagues concludes that both the impact of recent cuts in sun-blocking shipping pollution, which has … Read more

The End of Programming as We Know It – O’Reilly

The End of Programming as We Know It – O’Reilly

There’s a lot of chatter in the media that software developers will soon lose their jobs to AI. I don’t buy it. It is not the end of programming. It is the end of programming as we know it today. That is not new. The first programmers connected physical circuits to perform each calculation. They … Read more

Nvidia unveils $3,000 desktop AI computer for home researchers

Nvidia unveils ,000 desktop AI computer for home researchers

On Monday, Nvidia announced Project DIGITS, a small desktop computer aimed at researchers, data scientists, and students who want to experiment with AI models—such as chatbots like ChatGPT and image generators—at home. The $3,000 device, which contains Nvidia’s new GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, debuted at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. It will launch in May … Read more

Sonos Plans to Launch Apple TV-Like Streaming Box

Sonos Plans to Launch Apple TV-Like Streaming Box

Sonos is developing a high-end streaming set-top box that’s expected to launch this year, reports The Verge. While any set-top box will compete with the Apple TV, Sonos plans to price its upcoming device at $200 to $400, which would make it notably more expensive than the ‌Apple TV‌. According to The Verge, the hardware … Read more

The 12 best Samsung Galaxy S25 screen protectors

The 12 best Samsung Galaxy S25 screen protectors

Table of Contents Table of Contents Torras GlassGo X Screen Protector JETech Privacy Screen Protector Mr.Shield Tempered Glass Screen Protector Spigen GlasTR EZ Fit Tempered Glass Screen Protector MagGlass Anti Glare Tempered Glass Ringke Easy Slide Tempered Glass OtterBox Premium Glass amFilm OneTouch Tempered Glass for Samsung Galaxy S25 Ailun Tempered Glass Screen Protector Supershieldz … Read more

Why I Ditched Multiple Note-Taking Subscriptions for Notion

Why I Ditched Multiple Note-Taking Subscriptions for Notion

Summary Evernote has great note creation and search capabilities, but a slow roll-out of fixes and very restricted free version made me wary of Evernote’s new owners. Standard Notes has features comparable to Evernote, like web clippers and no note size limits, but importing my notes from Evernote didn’t have a happy ending. Notion offers … Read more

Facebook’s Video Recommendations Maven – IEEE Spectrum

Facebook’s Video Recommendations Maven – IEEE Spectrum

Every time someone views a video on Facebook or Instagram, they engage with Amey Dharwadker’s work. The machine learning engineering manager at Facebook’s parent company, Meta, leads Facebook’s video recommendations quality ranking team. Dharwadker’s work focuses on improving the quality and integrity of video recommendations for billions of daily active users globally, balancing technical excellence … Read more