TikTok owner ByteDance says use of OpenAI technology in compliance with service terms

TikTok parent ByteDance said that its use of OpenAI’s technology to aid the development of its own artificial intelligence (AI) models was in compliance with the US firm’s service terms, refuting a claim that it made use of the technology to build a rival service. ByteDance made the clarification on Sunday after a report by … Read more

Lenovo’s glasses-free 3D monitor has finally arrived

Lenovo / Lenovo Lenovo has a new 27-inch 4K monitor that can render 3D content without the need for glasses. First showcased at IFA 2023, the ThinkVision 27 3D employs proprietary hardware and software technology that projects separate images to each eye, creating a 3D effect that appears to bring images to life. The display … Read more

Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 review: late to the game

Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 MSRP $2,680.00 “The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 has become less modern than it first appeared.” Pros Solid build quality Good productivity performance Relatively thin and light Good keyboard Attractive aesthetic Beautiful OLED display Lots of ports Cons Slippery palm rest Quirky touchpad Slow creativity performance Below-average battery life Display … Read more

Techno-optimists, doomsdayers and Silicon Valley’s riskiest AI debate

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 13: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks with reporters on his arrival to the Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Elizabeth Frantz for The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images … Read more

Elon Musk’s X sees significant decline in ad sales in 2023, as advertisers flee controversial platform

Elon Musk’s X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, is on track to bring in roughly US$2.5 billion in advertising revenue in 2023 – a significant slump from prior years, according to people familiar with the matter. X generated a little more than US$600 million in advertising revenue in each of the first three … Read more

5 ways to take your PC from boring to beautiful

Building a PC is not just about picking the best graphics card and processor — you often want it to look good, too. After all, this box of entertainment is going to sit in your space for the next few years, so it’s only natural that you might want it to fit well. Some people … Read more

Here are the best (and worst) PC games I tested in 2023

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends I test the performance and features of dozens of new PC games every year. It’s usually just a way to round up some optimized settings for the latest games, but 2023 challenged that approach. It was a notoriously troublesome year for PC releases, but for as many busted ports that … Read more

Zuckerberg says Threads will dip its toe in the ‘fediverse’ as it opens to Europe

Meta will begin testing a system that allows posts from its microblogging platform Threads to appear on other social media services, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday. The announcement, which had been eagerly anticipated by some technologists, is a significant step for both Meta and what is often called the fediverse, a loose collection of social networks that … Read more

Google to hide user location even from itself, preventing it from giving data to law enforcement

Alphabet’s Google is changing its Maps tool so that the company no longer has access to users’ individual location histories, cutting off its ability to respond to law enforcement warrants that ask for data on everyone who was in the vicinity of a crime. Google is changing its Location History feature on Google Maps, according … Read more

With Core Ultra launch, a new era for Intel has begun

Intel Intel’s Meteor Lake processors represent more than just a new generation. It’s a fresh start for Intel — a cycle it seems to find itself in every few years — and the birth of the AI PC. Most importantly, it’s a sign that Intel can deliver on its road map with a fresh generation … Read more