Get ready: Google Search may bring a pure ‘AI mode’ to counter ChatGPT

Get ready: Google Search may bring a pure ‘AI mode’ to counter ChatGPT

Google It is match point Google as the tech giant prepares to introduce a new “AI Mode” for its search engine, which will allow users to transition into an atmosphere that resembles the Gemini AI chatbot interface. According to a report from The Information, Google will add an AI Mode tab to the link options … Read more

Elon Musk endorses far-right Alternative for Germany party in election

Elon Musk endorses far-right Alternative for Germany party in election

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a meagdonor and adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, is now seeking to influence Germany’s election, posting an endorsement on X of the country’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. In a post Thursday night, Musk wrote, “Only the AfD can save Germany.” Musk, who has over 200 million listed followers on … Read more

China’s tax agency cracks down on influencers, online merchants amid shrinking revenue

China’s tax agency cracks down on influencers, online merchants amid shrinking revenue

China’s tax authority on Friday published a draft regulation that would require the operators of e-commerce, short-video and social media platforms to report the income of merchants and influencers. Under the current draft, which is soliciting public feedback until January 19, internet platform operators must report the identity, income and other tax-related information about revenue-generating … Read more

No, the Nvidia App isn’t killing your PC’s performance

No, the Nvidia App isn’t killing your PC’s performance

When I heard that the new Nvidia App could reduce performance by up to 15%, I was shocked. If this is the first you’re hearing about it, I’m sure you’re shocked, too. The news stems from Sebastian Castellanos, who posted on X about a big performance drop with the Nvidia App installed in both Black Myth: … Read more

We might get a new Steam Deck next month — and Valve isn’t making it

We might get a new Steam Deck next month — and Valve isn’t making it

I suspected to see some new handheld gaming PCs this year at CES, but it looks like something even more exciting is in store. AMD and Lenovo are hosting an event during the week of the show, and it’ll have two special guests in attendance: Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais and Microsoft’s Jason Ronald. I’ll be attending … Read more

Tesla shares drop 5%, continuing to slide as post-election rally loses steam

Tesla shares drop 5%, continuing to slide as post-election rally loses steam

Tesla electric vehicles are parked in a parking lot at the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg plant.  Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Tesla continued to slide on Friday, in what appeared to be a case of investors taking profits from the electric car maker’s blistering post-U.S. election rally. As of around 6 … Read more

TikTok parent ByteDance intensifies China AI rivalry with 85% price cut for visual model

TikTok parent ByteDance intensifies China AI rivalry with 85% price cut for visual model

TikTok parent ByteDance has turned up the heat in the Chinese generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) market by slashing the price of a new AI model with “visual understanding” capabilities and launching a slew of product updates. The new model, part of the company’s popular Doubao family, was introduced at 0.003 yuan (US$0.00041) per thousand token … Read more

You can now try out ChatGPT Search for free

You can now try out ChatGPT Search for free

As part of its “12 Days of OpenAI” event, OpenAI has yet another update for ChatGPT, this time bringing its Search feature over to the free tier. The Google Search alternative was previously only for paid subscribers in the ChatGPT Plus or Pro tiers. “We rolled it out for paid users about two months ago,” … Read more