Chinese AI expert Tang’s sudden death throws SenseTime into disarray, shares hit record low

Chinese AI expert Tang’s sudden death throws SenseTime into disarray, shares hit record low

The sudden death of Tang Xiao’ou, a key figure behind China’s facial recognition technology and a cofounder of SenseTime Group, is the latest challenge to face the US-sanctioned artificial intelligence (AI) giant, with its shares losing 11 per cent in Hong Kong on Monday. Shares of SenseTime, once held up as a model of China’s … Read more

Why shouldn’t I smell my Steam Deck vents?

Why shouldn’t I smell my Steam Deck vents?

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Candles? No. Potpourri? Not for me. Essential oils? They aren’t that essential. The only thing that can soothe my olfaction is the sweet smell of the Steam Deck vents. It’s the smell of burning plastic, the sweet and honey-like aroma of ozone, and the sense of dead brain cells. But … Read more

What is Grok? Elon Musk’s ChatGPT competitor, explained

What is Grok? Elon Musk’s ChatGPT competitor, explained

Grok! It might not roll off the tongue like ChatGPT or Windows Copilot, but it’s a large language model chatbot all the same. Developed by xAI, an offshoot of the programmers who stuck around after Elon Musk purchased X (formerly known as Twitter), Grok is designed to compete directly with OpenAI’s GPT-4 models, Google’s Bard, … Read more

SenseTime shares plunge to an all-time low after founder’s death

SenseTime shares plunge to an all-time low after founder’s death

A logo of SenseTime is seen during 2021 China Content Broadcasting Network Exhibition at China International Exhibition Center on May 29, 2021 in Beijing, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime plunged as much as 18.25% on Monday, falling to an all-time low after news of its founder’s death. … Read more

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

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’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 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

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 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

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