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I put Microsoft's new Copilot tools to work in Office. It performed like an eager intern
20+ hour, 4+ min ago (601+ words) Although Microsoft's Copilot reportedly remains far behind competing AI Large Language Models (LLMs) in terms of usage, the Copilot built into its Microsoft 365 applications remains a potent assistant. It's now marginally better, with agentic abilities that finally act on the…...
Intel's CPU supply is recovering just in time for the agentic AI wave
20+ hour, 2+ min ago (339+ words) Although the supply of Intel CPUs is improving, demand is still outstripping supply, Intel executives told Wall Street analysts Tuesday afternoon. The company is also planning for PC demand to fall, driven by component shortages that are driving prices higher....
Claude Dispatch is the future. Brace for the quota shock
19+ hour, 4+ min ago (464+ words) Every once in awhile, I get a "whoa, that was cool" moment from AI, and I got one of those while enlisting help from Claude to address a minor speed bump at work. I also got a surprise when checking…...
Centralize all your web apps and services in one place with Ferdium
21+ hour, 4+ min ago (297+ words) If your desktop feels like a chaotic pile of open tabs, scattered chat apps, and forgotten logins, then let me introduce you to Ferdium. Ferdium is a free, open-source app that pulls all your messaging and productivity services into one…...
Flat-rate AI plans are cracking, and Claude Code could be the next victim
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (325+ words) Wasn't I just saying that flat-rate AI plans are broken? Now we've got more proof, this time coming from the makers of Claude. Eagled-eyed Claude users caught Anthropic tinkering with the signup page for individual Claude Pro and Max plans....
Look out, Otter! Google Meet is adding in-person transcription
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (324+ words) Google may have just come for Otter. ai, one of my most favored AI transcription services, in the same way it came for GPS companies. On October 28, 2009, Google launched Google Maps Navigation, offering free turn-by-turn navigation as you drove. It…...
Framework just made Oculink impossible to ignore
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (472+ words) Thunderbolt's rival, Oculink, has always suffered from a big problem: the lack of PCs that choose to support it. Now this high-speed external I/O connection for gamers has found support from an unexpected source in Framework, the modular PC…...
Chat GPT's new image model turned my article into handwriting
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (408+ words) Image-generation models have a long history of bungling text. But while garbled letters used to be a clear AI tell, Chat GPT's new image-generation tool is the best I've ever seen at rendering text. I asked Chat GPT's Images 2. 0 model…...
If you hate AI slop, you're using the wrong search engine
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (604+ words) Searching via AI doesn't just hurt content creators'it also mashes up what you're looking for in a tasteless glob of names and numbers. If you're searching for recommendations, start with a search engine that improves the experience. No, not Google....
Make stock decisions without the guesswork with this tool'now 85% off
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (217+ words) TL; DR: Sterling Stock Pickeruses AI and data-driven tools to help you find stocks, assess risk, and build a portfolio'now available for a one-time $68. 99. Investing can feel like a strange mix of research, guesswork, and hoping you didn't miss something…...