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18 Apr

TSMC will charge more for chips made outside of Taiwan, possibly making devices more expensive

John RoutledgeLatest News

TSMC is the world’s biggest chipmaker and its products are found in everything from phones to game consoles and computers. But devices using TSMC chips could become more expensive if manufacturers opt to buy ones that the company makes outside of its home base of Taiwan. “If a customer requests to be in a certain geographical area, the customer needs…

18 Apr

Analogue Duo review: A second chance for an underappreciated console

John RoutledgeLatest News

We are living in a second golden age for console gaming. Active communities, open developer tools and easy distribution have given new life to many once-dead systems. If there's one company who deserves the most thanks for bringing a love for '80s and '90s cartridge-based console gaming back to the semi-mainstream, it's Analogue. It started with the CMVS, an obsessive…

18 Apr

Airchat is the latest app trying to make ‘social audio’ cool again

John RoutledgeLatest News

There’s a new invite-only app going semi-viral among VCs, tech execs and other Silicon Valley personalities. It’s called Airchat and it’s trying to revive the concept of an audio-first social media app. The premise is similar to Clubhouse, the audio app that had a viral moment at the height of the pandemic in 2021 and inspired copycat features in Facebook,…

18 Apr

GPT-4 performed close to the level of expert doctors in eye assessments

John RoutledgeLatest News

As learning language models (LLMs) continue to advance, so do questions about how they can benefit society in areas such as the medical field. A recent study from the University of Cambridge's School of Clinical Medicine found that OpenAI's GPT-4 performed nearly as well in an ophthalmology assessment as experts in the field, the Financial Times first reported. In the…

18 Apr

Acer’s new $399 Chromebook Plus 514 hits the mark for a solid budget laptop

John RoutledgeLatest News

There are a frankly ridiculous number of Chromebooks on sale to choose from, but Google's Chromebook Plus initiative that launched last fall has gone a long way towards standardizing some key specs for ChromeOS devices. That in turn has made it a little easier to pick ones that'll provide a consistent quality experience without breaking the bank. Acer's latest Chromebook…

18 Apr

Slack rolls out its AI tools to all paying customers

John RoutledgeLatest News

Slack just rolled out its AI tools to all paying users, after releasing them to a select subset of customers earlier this year. The company’s been teasing these features since last year and, well, now they’re here. The AI auto-generates channel recaps to give people key highlights of stuff they missed while away from the keyboard or smartphone, for keeping…

18 Apr

The 5 best mechanical keyboards for 2024

John RoutledgeLatest News

A keyboard is one of the few pieces of technology you may use for hours every day. Why not make it something that brings you joy? Sure, the people who gush over these things can be intense, but the upgraded comfort, durability and customizability that comes with a good mechanical keyboard is a real thing. If you’re looking to make…

18 Apr

Nothing’s Ear and Ear (a) earbuds with active noise cancellation are now available for pre-order

John RoutledgeLatest News

Carl Pei's Nothing has revealed two new wireless earbuds at an event in Tokyo. It calls the Ear, the more expensive model of the two with prices starting at $149 and £129, a refinement of its older model the Ear (2). The Ear retains the brand's transparent design and looks very similar to the previous model. But it's powered by…

18 Apr

The Morning After: Is the new Zephyrus G16 any good?

John RoutledgeLatest News

ASUS has updated its 16-inch Zephyrus G16 for 2024 with fresher chips and graphics options all the way up to an RTX 4090. There’s a new OLED display with a 240HZ refresh rate and a full size SD card reader for transferring files. But, as much as ASUS is positioning this as a laptop for media makers as well as…

18 Apr

Google fired 28 workers who protested Israeli government cloud contract

John RoutledgeLatest News

Google has fired 28 employees involved in protests against the company's "Project Nimbus" cloud contract with the Israeli government, according to an internal memo seen by The Verge. That follows the arrest and suspension of nine employees on April 16 and a previous firing related to the same project last month. Some of the fired workers were forcibly removed after…