Author: Cinga
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You can now call 1-800-CHATGPT
For the 10th day of “ship-mas,” OpenAI rolled out a way to call ChatGPT for up to 15 minutes for free over the phone using 1-800-CHATGPT. The feature was a project spun up just a few weeks ago, OpenAI’s chief product officer Kevin Weil said on the livestream. Users can now call ChatGPT in the…
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The New Jersey drone hysteria exposes one salient truth: no one knows anything
Okay, I get it, we’re all sick of the drones. I went to two holiday parties over the weekend in the New Jersey suburbs, and it was all anyone wanted to talk about. The news coverage has been breathless, all-consuming, and most importantly, completely unhinged. No one knows anything. The cops don’t know anything. The…
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The Ram 1500 Rev is now delayed to 2026
Ram brand owner Stellantis is delaying its long-awaited all-electric Ram 1500 Rev pickup truck from the first half of 2025 to 2026. The automaker is now prioritizing the launch of its gas-extended hybrid Ramcharger truck, which is also being delayed beyond the first half of 2025 that it originally targeted. Stellantis says launching the Ramcharger…
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PlayStation and AMD are teaming up to infuse games with AI
I have some very exciting news to share. We have begun a deeper collaboration with AMD. For the project name we’re taking a hint from AMD’s red and PlayStation’s blue. The code name is Amethyst. With Amethyst, we’ve started on another long journey and are combining our expertise with two goals in mind. The first…
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Meta rolls out live AI, translations, and Shazam to its smart glasses
Meta just announced three new features are rolling out to its Ray-Ban smart glasses: live AI, live translations, and Shazam. Both live AI and live translation are limited to members of Meta’s Early Access Program, while Shazam support is available for all users in the US and Canada. Both live AI and live translation were…
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The Framework Laptop 16 just got a modular gadget that enables quadruple SSDs
The most ambitious laptop ever made just got a long-promised modular upgrade. Starting today, you can pay $39 to add two extra M.2 slots to the Framework Laptop 16 — letting you potentially carry around an AI accelerator, an eGPU adapter, or a grand total of four solid state storage sticks for ludicrous capacity. As…
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Elmo needs a new streaming home after Max drops Sesame Street
After next season, Max will no longer be the place to watch new episodes of beloved children’s show Sesame Street first, The Hollywood Reporter reports. Platform owner Warner Bros. Discovery has decided not to renew its HBO and Max deal with producer Sesame Workshop, which means new episodes of the series will need to find…
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HDMI 2.2 will be announced next month — and it may require a new cable
The group behind the HDMI standard, HDMI Forum, says that it will detail a new spec release in a press conference on January 6th that will enable “a wide range of higher resolutions and refresh rates.” The new capabilities will be “supported with a new cable,” according to the HDMI Forum’s email to The Verge…
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YouTube TV’s monthly cost soars to $82.99
I maintain that YouTube TV is the very best of the streaming TV services, but good grief is it getting expensive. Today YouTube announced the service’s latest price hike, which brings the monthly subscription to $82.99. The change is effective immediately for new customers and will be reflected starting January 13th for “most existing customers.”…
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How to responsibly get rid of the stuff you’ve decluttered
While we’re always being told how to simplify our cramped living spaces and get rid of all the stuff we’re no longer using or wearing, it’s often hard to figure out just how to do it responsibly without adding to the world’s excess trash. Because just dumping them isn’t an option, reusing and recycling old…