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One of ChatGPT's primary shortcomings has been its inability to search the internet to answer queries. OpenAI briefly added the functionality earlier this year but removed it due to unintended consequences. The company has now restored the chatbot's internet access with additional safeguards while introducing speech and image recognition capabilities. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100325-chatgpt-can-browse-web-answers-once-again-voice.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to The Financial Times, which cites three people familiar with the talks, OpenAI boss Sam Altman has been in discussions with Ive about the device. The pair are looking to take inspiration from the way the original iPhone, which Ive helped create, and its touchscreen technology was a catalyst... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100316-openai-collaborates-legendary-designer-jony-next-gen-consumer.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Signal Foundation President Meredith Whittaker recently participated in an onstage discussion at TechCrunch Disrupt to discuss AI, user data, and surveillance. Whittaker is a prominent critic of AI technology and facial recognition systems, and she was one of the former Google employees who played a role in organizing the Google... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100295-ai-surveillance-technology-signal-boss.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As reported by the Financial Times, Meta had another 18 years on its lease at 1 Triton Square. The company paid £149 million (around $181 million), the equivalent of seven years of rent to end the agreement early. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100301-meta-pays-181-million-exit-lease-office-never.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg, Tsujimoto said that Capcom's goal is to sell 100 million copies of its games within a single year. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100279-capcom-would-decline-microsoft-acquisition-but-pc-remains.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Masthead: Luiz André picture on the right. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100265-google-ceo-sundar-pichai-others-mourn-death-pioneering.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In July, the China Ministry of Commerce announced that as of August 1, the exporters of gallium and germanium, as well as their chemical compounds, would need to apply for licenses from the commerce ministry if they want to start or continue shipping them out of the country. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100260-china-reports-zero-exports-vital-tech-materials-gallium.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The next iteration of Nvidia's DLSS technology has landed and today we're checking out what DLSS 3.5 is and taking a closer look at ray reconstruction, which has been integrated into Cyberpunk 2.0. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/article/2740-dlss-35-ray-reconstruction/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Ever since the first Microsoft AI event earlier this year, the company has been eager to position itself at the very tip of the Generative AI spear. Starting with its efforts around Bing Search through early glimpses of the technology being integrated into the Office suite and then Windows, Microsoft... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100250-microsoft-pushes-copilot-ai-windows-office-soon-next.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Philip Paxson, a 47-year-old medical device salesman and father of two, drove his pickup truck off the edge of a bridge that had collapsed almost a decade earlier on the outskirts of Hickory, a city about 60 miles northwest of Charlotte, on September 30, 2022. His mother-in-law wrote on a... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100238-family-sues-google-after-man-drives-off-collapsed.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Starting off with the eero Max 7, it's a premium Wi-Fi 7 router with tri-band connectivity, including 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz. The device is capable of delivering wireless throughput of up to 4.3 Gbps and wired speeds of up to 9.4 Gbps. Amazon claims that the router can cover up... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100234-amazon-launches-eero-max-7-wi-fi-7.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The increased processing power and BSI sensor also boosts low-light performance, resulting in an ISO range of 100 to 64,000. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100220-nikon-zf-full-frame-camera-stuffs-modern-internals.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The YouTuber has put together a fully upgradeable handheld gaming PC centered around a mainboard from Framework, the laptop maker known for its staunch support of the right to repair movement. The board in question is the Intel Core i7-1260P, and it is paired with 16 GB of RAM, a... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100203-framework-laptop-motherboard-powers-custom-handheld-gaming-pc.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL aircraft, have been advancing at a rapid pace over the last few years. It's expected to be an industry worth $57 billion by 2035, which likely played a part in Joby Aviation's decision to build its first serial production facility, located on a... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100185-joby-aviation-paves-way-flying-taxi-era-500.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

FurMark developer Geeks3D will release the latest version of the popular benchmarking software later this month. The public release should follow the latest beta milestone, v2.0.10, which dropped via the Geeks3D Discord channel on August 27. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100175-geeks3d-release-furmark-20-gpu-benchmark-later-month.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Using a CSS involves creating a fake 2G cell tower and tricking the target phone into connecting. Every big carrier in the U.S. except T-Mobile has disabled their 2G and 3G networks, though T-Mobile plans to do so in April 2024. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100173-apple-google-trying-stop-malicious-cell-site-simulators.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) analyzed the software licenses used by the Department of Defense (DoD), focusing in particular on commercial cloud computing offers. GAO officials found several issues within those contracts, despite highlighting the fact that federal agencies are required to move their data and software to the... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100164-us-department-defense-cant-mitigate-restrictive-conditions-cloud.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to Axios, the company is listing at least 95.5 million American depositary receipts on the Nasdaq, while Japanese investment holding firm SoftBank will control the remaining 90 percent of the outstanding shares. The IPO is believed to be a massive success, with the issue said to have been oversubscribed... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100148-arm-raises-nearly-5-billion-year-biggest-ipo.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Google has recently released a new Stable Channel Update for its Chrome web browser on all supported PC operating systems, which is designed to fix an actively exploited security vulnerability. Details about the flaw are unknown at this point, but the issue is affecting browsers and internet clients developed by... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100134-google-mozilla-fix-their-internet-tools-against-critical.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Logitech has introduced what it is calling a versatile, articulating camera experience designed to share non-digital content during presentations, conference calls, and streams. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100122-logitech-crowdfunding-flexible-show-tell-webcam.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Jean-Francois Baril, chairman & CEO at HMD Global, writes that the company is establishing an original HMD brand of mobile devices that will exist alongside Nokia phones. The brand will also bring collaborations with new partners that have yet to be revealed. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100119-nokia-phone-maker-hmd-global-launching-own-brand.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Cupertino tech giant purchased Intel's 5G modem business for $1 billion in 2019. With the acquisition, Apple was on track to take control of yet another part of its mobile business and further reduce reliance on third party suppliers. The deal was finalized before the calendar turned to 2020... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100107-apple-extends-qualcomm-modem-deal-through-2026.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Storage requirements for AAA games continue to grow each year. For PC gamers, this may not pose a significant problem, at least not to the same extent as it does for PS5 and Xbox Series gamers. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/bestof/ps5-xbox-expansion-storage/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

On September 6, CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer used X, formerly Twitter, to announce that Starfield had exceeded 1 million concurrent players across all platforms. It wasn't long afterward when the official Starfield account confirmed that its count of over six million players made it Bethesda's biggest launch ever. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100100-starfield-bethesda-biggest-ever-game-launch-six-million.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Six years ago, users were gearing up to bid farewell to MS Paint after a 32-year run as the bundled graphic editor in Windows. The program's fanbase collectively sighed in relief when Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc later announced that MS Paint would still be included in the standard Windows distribution. Since... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100096-ms-paint-could-soon-getting-one-most-convenient.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

AI servers are expected to explode to an estimated market value of $150 billion by 2027, and Nvidia currently makes the most sought-after GPUs designed to accelerate algorithmic training for chatbots and generative AI services. TSMC, which is tasked with actually making the GPU-based boards the aforementioned AI servers will... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100084-ai-gpu-accelerators-short-supply-two-more-years.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper writes that the education board of Kumamoto, a city in southwest Japan, is launching the initiative as a way to reduce anxiety for absentee children in the hope of coaxing them back into the classroom. They could also make the transition easier for those pupils who... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100070-japanese-city-using-avatar-robots-tackle-student-absenteeism.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Beijing had ordered officials at central government agencies not to use iPhones or other foreign-branded devices for work or bring them into the office. The decision is part of the country's move away from its reliance on foreign tech and to enhance its... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100068-apple-shares-fall-after-china-expands-iphone-ban.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Speaking in an interview with Dexerto, Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson was asked about the future of Diablo 4. He confirmed that the game will be supported for "years and years," with quarterly seasons and annual expansions, much like Destiny 2's current model that is changing next year. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100052-blizzard-seemingly-confirms-diablo-4-receive-annual-expansions.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As reported by CBS News, at least two Teslas caught fire in Florida after being submerged in saltwater during the flooding that accompanied Hurricane Idalia. One of the two cars caught fire while it was being towed by fire crews after being flooded in Pinellas County. These incidents prompted the... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100032-teslas-bursting-flames-florida-after-flooded-during-hurricane.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to a recent report from real estate and investment management service provider Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), the first half of 2023 saw the single busiest two quarters for data center investments in Europe on record. Tier I European markets, which include Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin (FLAP-D), have... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100018-data-center-capacity-europe-sees-highest-demand-ever.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The money that can be made by avoiding mainland China's value added tax (VAT) is a draw too strong for some to resist. In a report originally published by Tom's Hardware, Gongbei customs officials were recently alerted to suspicious behavior after observing a passenger vehicle traveling through their border station.... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100008-customs-officers-confiscate-over-40000-pieces-smuggled-hardware.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Looking at the Steam survey's overall GPU chart, the RTX 4060 laptop and RTX 3060 laptop were by far the best performers during August. The Ampere GPU now sits in third place on the main chart and was the only one in the top five to make gains last month. Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/100009-august-steam-survey-marks-arrival-rtx-4060-windows.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It only made sense for AMD to create a 6-core X3D CPU when they had enough defective 5800X3D silicon. That time has come, albeit on a limited basis. Is the 5600X3D any good this late in the game? Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/review/2727-ryzen-5600x3d-vs-ryzen-5800x3d/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Zotac's VR Go 4.0 backpack PC, which the company initially revealed at Computex last year, is now available in some markets. Although pricing and availability details haven't appeared in the US yet, UK sellers currently offer (link possibly blocked for non-EU IP addresses) one of two SKUs for £3,699, equivalent... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99995-zotac-releases-4th-generation-backpack-pc-mobile-vr.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The dual-screen approach of the Surface Duo didn't work out, but Microsoft is seemingly still interested in developing a completely flexible device. A patent published on the World Intellectual Property Organization's website (WIPO) describes a "computing device display frame translation mechanism," which according to Microsoft would provide a better experience... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99983-microsoft-trying-patent-360-degree-folding-screen.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger