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Windows Recall: Everything you need to know about the AI memory feature
Windows Recall is perhaps one of the most ambitious and controversial features Microsoft has introduced on Windows 11 (or any other version of the operating system). Designed to work as a “photographic memory” for your computer, Recall leverages AI to capture and make searchable snapshots of your activity. This guide dives into everything you need to know about Windows Recall,…
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How to Protect Your Memory
There’s no one superfood that’s guaranteed to boost your brainpower. But plant-based diets that focus on whole, unprocessed food seem to be most protective against dementia, says Amit A. Shah, MD, a geriatrician at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. Research backs this up. A 2024 study published in the journal Annals of Neurology found that the MIND diet—Shah’s favorite—which is…
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The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 2 Stirred My Memory of Glenn’s Brutal Death in The Walking Dead
I have always felt drawn to stories, including movies, TV shows, and games, set in a post-apocalyptic world infested with the undead. That’s why AMC’s The Walking Dead was one of the first TV shows I never missed when I was in high school. I caught up to the latest events by the time Season 6 started airing in my…
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A handy new Android memory superpower – Computerworld
If you want to be able to create memory trails for more than two apps, you’ll have to make a one-time $4 upgrade to the app’s pro version. That’s it — just the one-time $4 charge, with no subscriptions or ongoing payments. An optional $4 upgrade unlocks Snapseek’s two-app limitation. JR Raphael, Foundry To emphasize a key factor here: Snapseek…
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OpenAI wants ChatGPT to ‘know you over your life’ with new Memory update
OpenAI is upgrading ChatGPT’s memory feature with the ability to remember and reference all the past conversations. The Memory feature isn’t new and has been around for more than a year. With Memory, ChatGPT can save conversations, especially when you ask the AI to remember something. For example, if you ask ChatGPT to remember that you don’t like bullet points, it will…
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Maintaining institutional memory is hard enough – AI knowledge systems will make it worse
AI can hallucinate many things, but are we headed for a world where tools like ChatGPT and Gemini are crafting standard operating procedures or employee handbooks? Have we begun to entrust AI not just with our menial and creative tasks, but also given it the responsibility to maintain companies’ viability? God, I hope not. If the last few years are…
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Bee review: I outsourced my memory to AI and all I got was fanfiction
For every memory seared into my brain, there are thousands of others I either can’t retain or trust. I spent the last eight months forgetting to fix a homeowner association (HOA) violation despite numerous reminder emails. My cousins and I have been trapped in our own version of Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon over who said what at grandma’s funeral. Cursed with…
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Open access, digital memory, and the politics of piracy
Since its founding in 2007, the Mumbai-based collaborative studio CAMP has used surveillance, TV networks, and digital archives to examine how we move through and record the world. In addition to their film and video projects, the wildly prolific studio runs a rooftop cinema in Mumbai and maintains several online video archives, including the largest digital archive of Indian film.…
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7 Best Ways to Keep Your Memory Sharp
Emerging research has revealed some factors in addition to exercise and diet that can make a real difference. This is “a tremendously active area of research right now,” says Susan Resnick, PhD, a senior investigator at the National Institute on Aging. Stay socially engaged. Social isolation and loneliness have been linked to cognitive decline and dementia. Research on “super-agers”—people ages…
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What Is DDR5 Memory Training?
Summary DDR5 “training” helps optimize RAM for improved performance without causing instability. Memory training mainly affects high-performance DDR5 with special profiles like XMP and EXPO. Memory training may cause a delay in boot time for new PCs, but it’s a normal and beneficial process. If you’ve just put together a new computer system, and it’s taking forever to actually boot,…
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