Meta’s Reality Labs posts $3.85 billion loss in first quarter

Facebook co-founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, speaks at an Oculus developers conference while wearing a virtual reality headset in San Jose, California. Glen Chapman | AFP | Getty Images Meta shows no signs of substantially trimming its losses from investing in the metaverse, as competition heightens between the Facebook parent and Apple in the … Read more

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew expects to defeat US ban threat: ‘We aren’t going anywhere’

In 2020, Trump was blocked by the courts in his bid to ban TikTok and Chinese-owned WeChat, a unit of Tencent, in the United States. 02:15 Singaporeans fume over US lawmaker grilling of TikTok CEO Singaporeans fume over US lawmaker grilling of TikTok CEO Chew added: “Make no mistake – this is a ban on … Read more

How to check your CPU temperature

Checking your CPU’s temperature is a great way to make sure that your processor is running at peak performance, as a processor that’s too hot can cause all kinds of common PC problems, from throttled performance to crashes. There are a number of different ways to check your CPU temperature, and you may have some … Read more

Save $100 on this Netgear mesh Wi-Fi system at Crutchfield

Image used with permission by copyright holder If you want every corner of your home to have access to a stable internet connection, you’re going to want to buy a mesh Wi-Fi system. There are lots of options out there among all the router deals online, but here’s one that we recommend — the Netgear … Read more

Microsoft, Amazon AI partnerships face scrutiny from British regulators

A Microsoft logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen and Amazon logo in the background in Athens, Greece on October 5, 2023.  Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images British antitrust regulators are seeking views on partnerships between Microsoft and Amazon with smaller generative artificial intelligence model makers. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority on Wednesday … Read more

Chinese AI giant SenseTime suspends trading as shares surge more than 30% after launch of updated large language model

“In our pursuit to push the boundaries of SenseNova’s capabilities, SenseTime remains guided by the Scaling Law as we build upon our large [language] model based on this three-tier architecture: knowledge, reasoning and execution,” said Li, referring to expanding the LLM’s size by increasing its parameter count to boost its learning and generalisation capacity. SenseTime … Read more

The MSI Claw just got both faster and cheaper

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Compared to some of the best gaming handhelds, the Intel Core Ultra-powered MSI Claw has been behind in terms of overall performance. Interest has faded and it is cheaper at some retailers, but there’s some hope. The latest BIOS updates for the device are improving gameplay, making it significantly faster. … Read more

Surface Pro 10: all the major changes rumored for new model

Microsoft Microsoft has consistently put out a new version of its most popular Surface device, the Surface Pro, and this year we are seeing the Surface Pro 10, the follow-up to the Surface Pro 9 from 2023. This year’s Surface Pro 10 launch is a bit different. We’re seeing two models. One aimed at Microsoft’s … Read more

Amazon CTO on opening Southeast Asia cloud regions

Amazon is opening cloud regions in Southeast Asia because customers want their data stored securely in their own countries, Amazon Chief Technology Officer Werner Vogels said in an exclusive interview. “The reason for this is that many of our customers have been asking for that. They really wanted something local such that they can meet, for … Read more

Kuaishou’s top e-commerce influencer accuses platform of unfair treatment in rare public spat

The top influencer on Kuaishou Technology, China’s No 2 short video platform, has complained about being unfairly treated in a rare open spat between a live streaming star and a major internet platform. Xin Youzhi, widely known as Xinba, or The Lion King’s Simba in English, has stopped updating his social media since Saturday, when … Read more