The Xiaomi 15 Ultra packs an impressive camera setup and a wealth of top-end tech in a bid to maintain its predecessor’s crown as one of the best camera phones around. It’s a high-performing phone, but you should expect it to be, given its £1,299 price tag (which converts to roughly $1,630, AU$2,630). The phone … Read more
Online threats are all around us. Each time we find our footing on the internet, we’re unknowingly monitored and fleeced for private data by brokers. Then, there are annoying geo-restrictions that ruin the party. While enjoyable most of the time, the internet can be really annoying. However, we shouldn’t be so pessimistic when there’s NordVPN. … Read more
Budget and staffing cuts at the Food and Drug Administration orchestrated by President Donald Trump could prevent new drugs “from being developed, approved, or commercialized in a timely manner, or at all,” according to dozens of annual reports sent by pharmaceutical companies to the Securities and Exchange Commission in late February. “The Trump Administration has … Read more
Just a few days ago, Mashable published an article investigating why Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were suddenly in a freefall. Of the four main reasons, three were attributable to Donald Trump and his actions as president. This is not exactly what one would expect from Trump, who promised to be a pro-crypto president after its advocates helped … Read more
Thought Pokémon was a tough benchmark for AI? One group of researchers argues that Super Mario Bros. is even tougher. Hao AI Lab, a research org at the University of California San Diego, on Friday threw AI into live Super Mario Bros. games. Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 performed the best, followed by Claude 3.5. Google’s Gemini … Read more
It’s officially spring sale season, and Samsung has wasted no time in dropping a bounty of fresh deals for Android users. From today, March 3rd, through Sunday, March 9th, Samsung is going to be sharing major offers on some of its most popular tech, from AI-powered flagship phones to cutting-edge wearables and everything in between. … Read more
TL;DR Gemini Live will get a new live video feature later this month. It will gain a screen-sharing feature later this month as well. These features will be available to Gemini Advanced subscribers. It’s already been an eventful Mobile World Congress (MWC) with announcements from brands like Samsung, Xiaomi, HMD Global, and more. Google is … Read more
Silicon Valley, the place that did more than any other to pioneer artificial intelligence, is the most exposed to its ability to automate work. That’s according to an analysis by researchers at the Brookings Institution, a think tank, which matched the tasks that OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 could do with the jobs that are most common in … Read more
The second iOS 18.4 beta that Apple released today adds new Apple Intelligence features to Control Center, providing some quick access options to select Apple Intelligence features. There are dedicated Control Center buttons for activating Siri so you can speak to the personal assistant and activating Visual Intelligence, with these features joining the prior option … Read more
With the start of a new month, Max is getting a new slate of movies added to its library. One of the new additions is Heretic. The creepy thriller starring Hugh Grant arrives on March 7. Sing Sing, one of 2024’s most critically acclaimed movies, finally hits Max on March 21. Colman Domingo received an Oscar … Read more