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Google and HP aim to bridge remote worker gap with Project Starline
Google and HP today announced their intent to commercialize Project Starline, a custom hardware and software solution that creates a more immersive meeting experience. The technology features a “magic window” to recreate the experience of conversing face-to-face in the same room.  Avoiding RTO backlash through improving remote work Technologies... Read more
Major ChatGPT-4o update allows audio-video talks with an “emotional” AI chatbot
On Monday, OpenAI debuted GPT-4o (o for “omni”), a major new AI model that can ostensibly converse using speech in real time, reading emotional cues and responding to visual input. It operates faster than OpenAI’s previous best model, GPT-4 Turbo, and will be free for ChatGPT users and available... Read more
Is Red Dead Redemption 1 actually coming to PC? It looks like it might be after all
We may have found a bigger leak than that in Old Trafford’s roof, but if this turns out to be true it is going to be huge. Changes made today in the Rockstar Launcher would seem to point to the fact that Rockstar may be about to do something... Read more
Get Your Next Flight for Free With This Travel Card’s Rare Welcome Bonus     – CNET
You’ll also pay a $99 annual fee, but it may be worth it if you’re an American Airlines loyalist. Source link Read more
The $2.3 Billion Tornado Cash Case Is a Pivotal Moment for Crypto Privacy
In the conclusion of that same statement to the court, they point out that under Dutch law the maximum prison sentence for money laundering at the scale Pertsev allegedly committed is eight years, and they ask that Pertsev be sentenced to five years and four months if he’s found... Read more
AI Impact Tour: How companies are going from ideation to real-world implementation
The VentureBeat AI Impact tour made a stop in San Francisco, and this time the conversations dove into the real world applications of generative AI, and what it actually takes to deploy a gen AI initiative. Matt Marshall, CEO of VentureBeat, pushed past the hype to get serious about... Read more
Baldur’s Gate 3’s Mysterious Artifact is now a video games controller
Video games Twitch streamer Rudeism, known for playing games with, well, weird controllers for nearly a decade, has perhaps outdone himself this time. He’s been playing Baldur’s Gate 3 with a custom-made, 3D-printed Mysterious Artifact, which is based on a key item and piece of lore within the smash-hit... Read more
Mortgages Cool Off for Homeseekers: Mortgage Rates for May 13, 2024
Photo by: Jim Lane/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The average interest rate for a standard 30-year fixed mortgage is 7.18% today, down -0.16% since one week ago. The average rate for a 15-year fixed mortgage is 6.62%, which is a decrease of -0.11% from the same time... Read more
Generative AI Doesn’t Make Hardware Less Hard
Things aren’t going so well for AI hardware startups. After years of development, startup Humane launched a $700 wearable in early April that leans heavily on artificial intelligence. The original pitch for the Ai Pin was that you no longer need to juggle different apps; its operating system can... Read more
Nvidia launches quantum computer centers with CUDA-Q platform
Join us in returning to NYC on June 5th to collaborate with executive leaders in exploring comprehensive methods for auditing AI models regarding bias, performance, and ethical compliance across diverse organizations. Find out how you can attend here. Nvidia announced today it will accelerate quantum computing efforts at national... Read more