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I finally got a Steam Deck and I like it even better than my Nintendo Switch — here’s why
The Steam Deck OLED is a truly remarkable gaming handheld. That’s not an original thought. The best-selling device has been delighting PC gamers for almost three years, but as somebody who’s arrived seriously late to the Steam Deck party, I just want to make clear how much I love it. After more than a year of envious glances at my…
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NHTSA finally releases new rules for self-driving cars — but there’s a twist
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a new “voluntary national framework for the evaluation and oversight” of autonomous vehicles, a bureaucratic first step that could eventually open the floodgates for fully driverless cars. But there’s a twist: the agency wants self-driving car companies to cough up more data. The proposed rules were first announced last year as the ADS-Equipped…
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Intel finally notches a GPU win, confirms Arc B580 is selling out after stellar reviews
Intel is having an incredibly rough year — but at long last, the company’s discrete graphics card initiative has produced a card worth celebrating. While we haven’t managed to review it ourselves due to a fluke issue, the $250 Arc B580 “Battlemage” GPU launched to nigh-universal praise, has already sold out most everywhere, and Intel tells The Verge it’s working…
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ChatGPT Can Finally See Through Your Camera for Real-Time Interaction
About seven months ago, OpenAI introduced the GPT-4o model and demonstrated its multimodal capabilities. The hot AI startup showcased cool demos where you could share your camera with ChatGPT and interact with it in real-time using voice. Now after a long wait, ChatGPT can finally see through your camera and offer insights, suggestions, and guidance in real time. As part…
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Finally! Meta Quest VR headsets can now connect to your Windows 11 PC — with up to 3 virtual monitors
Microsoft has teamed up with Meta to bring Windows 11 to Meta Quest headsets, allowing users to bring their PC setups to mixed reality — and it’s available to try out right now. After announcing Mixed Reality Link last month, Microsoft’s first preview of the app is ready to download over at the store. It aims to seamlessly connect to…
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Amazon Music Finally Has Its Own Version of Spotify Wrapped
If you use Amazon Music, you might feel out of loop this time of year, as Spotify and Apple Music users share their listening stats from Wrapped and Replay, respectively. This year, however, is a bit different: It seems Amazon has finally jumped onto the end-of-year recap bandwagon, rolling out its own version to users it calls “Delivered.” (Get it?…
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The IT department is finally getting the recognition it deserves, and it’s all down to the rise of AI – workers are gaining C-suite praise, bigger budgets, and pay rises
The rise of generative AI has boosted the status of IT departments, according to new research, helping IT leaders drive career growth, secure pay rises, and gain promotions. In a survey by software firm 1E, nearly six-in-ten US IT leaders said the rise of AI had improved their IT department’s status within their company, making them more influential. Nearly nine-in-ten…
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Microsoft will finally let you stream Xbox games you already own via Game Pass — here’s what you can play right now
Microsoft is expanding Xbox Cloud Gaming with 50 games that you might already own—if you’re an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriber. Starting this week (November 21) Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can stream 50 games that may already be in your Xbox game library. These include major titles like Baldur’s Gate 3, the indie hit Balatro, various Final Fantasy games,…
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AI is finally delivering bang for its buck, according to Microsoft
Generative AI offers a return on investment (ROI) of $3.70 for every dollar invested, according to a report commissioned by Microsoft from IDC. The tech giant says that 85% of the Fortune 500 are using its own AI tools amid a wider boom in the technology. But high costs for access to software and tools has raised concerns that this…
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I May Finally Yield to the Dyson Airwrap, Thanks to This Insane Early Black Friday Deal!
I’ve been stuck with my windshield wiper of a hair-do since probably the 8th grade, and have grown overly comfortable with it over the years. However, when I saw that there was over $100 off on the pricey Dyson Airwrap as part of an early Black Friday deal, I couldn’t help but finally consider a change. Normally, the Dyson Airwrap…
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