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Linus Tech Tips restored after crypto scam hack

The Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel, along with several related channels, have been restored after being hijacked by crypto scammers.
The new Lenovo LOQ 15 and 16-inch gaming laptops from the top down.

Meet LOQ, Lenovo’s new, aggressively priced PC gaming brand

Lenovo is announcing new budget gaming laptops desktops as part of the LOQ brand.
Canva's Magic Edit feature adding flowers to an image.

Canva’s new AI tools might replace your video editor

Canva is getting a suite of new tools powered by AI, and one of them can even edit videos for you automatically.
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Exploding USB drive injures journalist in terror attack

A journalist in Ecuador got more than he bargained for earlier this week when he inserted a mysterious USB drive into his computer.
Person sitting and using an HP computer with Windows 11.

Your Windows 11 screenshots may not be as private as you thought

Windows 11's default screenshot app, the Snipping Tool, has a bug that can leave portions of your cropped screenshots intact and recoverable.
ChatGPT versus Google on smartphones.

You can now try out Google’s Bard, the rival to ChatGPT

Google has just announced that its new conversational AI, Bard, is now available for testing. Here's how you can try it out.
RTX 4000 SFF going into a PC case.

Nvidia finally made a tiny RTX 4000 graphics card (but you probably don’t want it)

Nvidia delivered a small form factor RTX 4000 at GTC 2023, but it's built for workstations, not your next gaming rig.
Nvidia's H100 NVL being installed in a server.

Nvidia built a massive dual GPU to power models like ChatGPT

Nvidia announced the H100 NVL at GTC 2023, which is a massive dual GPU purpose-built to power models like ChatGPT.
Nvidia's cuLitho technology on a silicon wafer.

Nvidia is leveraging GPUs to build 2nm (and smaller) chips

Nvidia announced cuLitho at GTC 2023, which it says lays the foundation for 2nm and smaller nodes at companies like TSMC.
AI-generated imagery in Nvidia's press photo for AI Foundations.

Adobe Firefly brings text-to-image AI to the masses, with artist ethics in mind

Adobe is bringing AI-generated imagery to its creative applications, starting with Adobe Express.
Bing Image Creator being used in the Edge sidebar.

Bing Image Creator brings DALL-E AI-generated images to your browser

Microsoft's momentum on generative AI continues with Bing Image Creator, its text-to-image tool built into Edge.
Close up of ChatGPT and OpenAI logo.

ChatGPT was down nearly all day, chat history still in progress

An outage struck ChatGPT for most of the day, including on OpenAI's paid service, ChatGPT Plus.
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The Windows 11 taskbar is getting an important new update

Microsoft is giving developers the opportunity to give third-party apps pinning permissions.
ChatGPT versus Google on smartphones.

Check your inbox — Google may have invited you to use Bard, its ChatGPT rival

Bard, Google's chatbot AI, seems to be soft launching for a specific section of Google fans to try out before it launches to the general public.
A laptop running Windows 11.

If your PC is running slowly, the latest Windows 11 update may be to blame

The latest Windows 11 update may have affected boot and loading times on many PCs.
Midjourney Join the Beta.

Midjourney v5 language model update adds realism to human hands

The Midjourney v5 language model update is surprising users with its quality updates to the text-to-art generator.
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This gorgeous, all-wood keyboard must be seen to be believed

Hacoa's Full Ki-Board brings spirit to your typing with a beautiful wooden design that houses a wireless mechanical keyboard for your PC, Mac, iPad, or phone.
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NordPass adds passkey support to banish your weak passwords

The NordPass password manager has added support for passkeys, letting you log in with a fingerprint or your face and banishing weak passwords in the process.
LinkedIn's GPT-4 headline generator feature.

GPT-4 has come to LinkedIn, because of course it has

LinkedIn will begin testing GPT-4 inundated features with its Premium subscribers as of March 16.
Microsoft Copilot creating a PowerPoint presentation for a user.

PowerPoint will use ChatGPT to create entire slideshows for you

At an event dubbed The Future of Work with AI, Microsoft outlined how its products can help its users and enhance their work, both now and in the future.
A character levitates a book in Redfall.

Here’s how to get Redfall Bite Back Edition for free from Nvidia

Nvidia is launching a new GPU bundle that includes the Redfall Bite Back Edition for free, assuming you can stomach the price of an RTX 40-series GPU.
Canva in Firefox on a MacBook.

Firefox just got a great new way to protect your privacy

Mozilla’s Firefox web browser has always been focused on privacy, and it’s just integrated a helpful tool that will make blocking email trackers even easier.
Microsoft Edge browser showing Bing Chat on an iPhone.

Microsoft’s Bing Chat waitlist is gone — how to sign up now

It seems Microsoft is doing away with the Bing Chat waitlist, and anyone can sign up to try out the AI chatbot now.
A woman using a Dell Inspiron 14 laptop.

Dell’s first Windows 11 ARM laptop is priced like a Chromebook

Dell's new Inspiron 14 might be the budget ARM laptop you've been looking for, with long battery life, plenty of ports, and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity.
Laptop sitting on a desk showing Windows 11's built-in Microsoft Teams experience

Finally, you’ll soon be able to use 3D avatars on Teams calls

Microsoft is finally set to roll out a Teams feature that was supposed to highlight its place in the metaverse.
Overwatch 2 running on the LG OLED 27 gaming monitor.

Windows 11 could be hurting your gaming performance

An obscure security feature in Windows 11 and Windows 10 could be impacting gaming performance, according to a new set of benchmarks. Should you disable it?
The RTX 4070 Ti graphics card on a pink background.

Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 4070 might be ridiculously overpriced

If this leak concerning the price of Nvidia's RTX 4070 proves to be right, the GPU might have a hefty price tag at launch.
Andrew Garfield floats in a swimming pool in tick, tick...BOOM!

Tiny data center makes for a comfortable swim

A data center about the size of a washing machine is being used to heat a publicly funded swimming pool in England, helping the facility to slash energy costs.
ChatGPT versus Google on smartphones.

Here’s how to rewatch the first public demo of ChatGPT-4

OpenAI presented the first public demo of ChatGPT-4, showing off both its new features and limitations.
OpenAI announced its latest iteration of ChatGPT with greater accuracy and creativity.

GPT-4 claims to be 40% better at producing ‘factual responses’

OpenAI announced its latest iteration of ChatGPT with greater accuracy and creativity.
A woman sits by a desk and plays a game on a laptop equipped with an AMD processor.

AMD’s integrated graphics might beat the most popular GPU on Steam

A benchmark shows that AMD's new RDNA 3 integrated GPU might be surprisingly competitive against a popular Nvidia discrete graphics card.
Google has announced a host of new writing focused AI features for its Workspace suite.

These are the new AI features coming to Gmail, Google Docs, and Sheets

Google has announced a host of new writing-focused AI features for its Workspace suite, including Gmail and Google Docs.
Here's Microsoft's example of how Bing chat will work in the future.

Edge Copilot finally delivers on Microsoft’s Bing Chat promises

Microsoft has updated its Edge browser with the new Copilot feature, which includes Bing Chat, as well as compose and insight features powered by AI.
A rendering of an Apple mixed-reality headset (Reality Pro) in a gold color seen from the front.

Apple’s VR headset may have leaked — but there’s a catch

The first pictures of Apple’s Reality Pro headset may have leaked on Twitter, but questions have been raised over the images’ reliability. Can you trust them?