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Arm Threatens to Cancel Qualcomm’s Chip Design License
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In a major escalation, Arm has issued a 60-day notice of cancellation to Qualcomm, threatening to cancel its architectural license. The legal dispute is over the Oryon CPU developed by Nuvia inside Qualcomm. The original license given to Nuvia was for developing server CPUs. The trial will start in December 2024.
Snapdragon 8 Elite vs A18 Pro: Apple Fights to Retain Its Ground
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Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset brings the second-gen Oryon CPU. It delivers powerful multi-core performance, however, in single-core tasks, Apple still takes the lead. The Adreno 830 GPU is very performant and outpaces the 6-core A18 Pro GPU.
Snapdragon 8 Elite vs 8 Gen 3: Qualcomm’s Biggest Performance Leap
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Qualcomm has released its most powerful smartphone chipset yet with the 2nd-gen Oryon CPU cores. The Snapdragon 8 Elite delivers a massive 40% faster CPU performance. And the new Adreno 830 GPU promises 40% performance improvement. Overall, the new chipset is 27% more power-efficient.
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8 Elite with Second-Gen Oryon CPU
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After months of anticipation, Qualcomm has finally unveiled the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset aka 8 Gen 4. It brings 2nd-gen Oryon CPU cores and two cores can reach up to a mighty 4.32GHz. The CPU delivers 45% faster performance and the new Adreno 830 GPU offers 40% performance improvement than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
Microsoft AI Chief Apparently Yelled at OpenAI Employees; Cracks Starting to Appear?
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A recent report by The New York Times reveals that OpenAI and Microsoft are at loggerheads. According to the report, Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman yelled at an OpenAI employee over the delayed transfer of advanced AI technologies to Microsoft. OpenAI, on the other hand, wants to set itself free from Microsoft's control, and looking to invoke the AGI clause.
NotebookLM Now Lets You Customize AI Podcasts and the Results are Unreal
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You can now customize AI podcasts on NotebookLM. Google has added an option to specify your preferences which will guide the AI hosts. It's like passing a note to the AI hosts. Besides that, you can listen to Audio Overview in the background while working on your notebooks.
Qualcomm Unexpectedly Cancels Snapdragon Dev Kit; Offers Refunds
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Qualcomm has abruptly canceled the Snapdragon Dev Kit and says all customers will get a refund. In an email, the chipmaker says it didn't meet the high standards of excellence. The HDMI port is said to have caused major issues in production, causing delays.
Windows Finally Gets an Official ChatGPT App; Download It Right Here
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OpenAI has finally released the ChatGPT app for Windows 11 and 10. You can download the app right now from our article. Unlike Copilot which is a web app, the ChatGPT app seems to be built using the native WinUI framework.
This High Schooler’s App Brings Apple Intelligence-like Writing Tools to Windows 11
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A high schooler from Bangalore has developed an app that brings Apple's Writing Tools to Windows 11. It works amazingly well and supports all apps and windows. The tool uses Google's Gemini 1.5 Flash model to process the text quickly.
Nvidia's latest Nemotron 70B model claims to beat GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet models. It's trained on top of Llama 3.1 70B model using RLHF. Nvidia says it can correctly answer the strawberry question without using reasoning tokens.
Salesforce CEO Calls Copilot the New Microsoft Clippy – Doesn’t Work or Deliver Value
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Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce has criticized Microsoft for its Copilot product. He says that Copilot is the new Microsoft Clippy and it doesn't work or deliver value. Further, he slams Microsoft and says the Redmond giant is doing a great disservice to the whole industry.
Microsoft Goes Back to Intel; Surface Laptop 7 with Lunar Lake is Coming
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According to a Reddit leak, Microsoft is planning to launch the Surface Laptop 7 with Intel's latest Lunar Lake chipset. The upcoming Surface Laptop 7 would pack the Intel Core Ultra 7 268V processor. It's a major development as Microsoft had earlier announced that the Surface Laptop 7 would exclusively feature Qualcomm's ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite chipset.
x86 Advisory Group: Intel and AMD Join Hands to Combat ARM’s Rise
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Intel and AMD have teamed up and formed an x86 advisory group to promote and expand the x86 architecture across platforms. Many tech companies have joined the group as founding members including Broadcom, Dell, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HP Inc., Lenovo, Meta, Microsoft, etc.
OpenAI just raised $6.6 billion in the largest funding round ever, but its top scientists, researchers, and co-founders have left the company. Many former employees say the focus is on shipping moneymaking products over doing pioneering research. Under Sam Altman's leadership, the company is going through a huge cultural shift.
US DOJ Seeks to Split Android and Chrome to End Google’s Monopoly
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The US DOJ has submitted a proposed framework of remedies to the court in order to end Google's monopoly in the search engine market. The Justice Department seeks to split Android and Chrome, among other things. Google calls the proposed sanction "radical" and says it may hurt end consumers.
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Announced with Cortex-X925 and Agentic AI Capability
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The MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset packs a powerful CPU, featuring a single Cortex-X925 core and three Cortex-X4 cores. MediaTek has opted for the Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU that delivers unmatched Ray Tracing performance. The NPU now brings on-device agentic capability with support for multimodal LLMs.
This Microsoft Word Glitch Erases Documents Instead of Saving Them
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A bug has been discovered in Microsoft 365 version 2409 that auto-deletes Word documents while saving. It affects those files that have capitalized DOCX file extension or include "#" in the file name. By the way, you can restore the deleted Word document from the Recycle Bin. And rename the file extension to avoid the bug for now.
Adminless Windows 11 is Coming; Here’s What It Means for Security on PCs
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Microsoft is working on an "Adminless" Windows 11 security feature aka "Administrator Protection" that will replace the UAC prompt with secure user authentication. Administrator rights will be temporarily granted, improving the security of Windows 11 PCs significantly.
How to Remove “Learn About This Picture” Icon in Windows 11
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If you find the "Learn About This Picture" icon annoying on your desktop, you can remove it through the Registry Editor. You can also change the wallpaper from your own collection to quickly hide the icon.
Geekbench results for the 10-core Apple M4 running on the unreleased MacBook Pro M4 have already leaked. It demonstrates record-breaking CPU performance. The 10-core M4 CPU outperforms Snapdragon X Elite at a much lower power envelope.
The Best Intel Lunar Lake Laptops in 2024
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You can now buy Lunar Lake laptops. The new Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors offer great efficiency and performance, rivaling even ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite in terms of battery life. The cheapest Lunar Lake laptop is offered by Acer at $1199.
You can now access your Android phone's storage directly in Windows 11 File Explorer. You just have to set up Phone Link and enable "Show mobile device in File Explorer" in Windows Settings. You can access all the directories and copy files even when your phone is locked.
How Cursor AI Editor Made Coding Easier For Me
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Cursor is a great new AI code editor and it helped me migrate my code from OpenAI API to Gemini API. It can assist even a novice coder like me to understand the code and make relevant changes. If you are someone looking to start your coding journey, you should definitely check out Cursor.
What is Cursor AI, the ChatGPT Replacement for Coding
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For programmers, Cursor AI is a powerhouse of a tool. It learns from your codebase to predict the next edit accurately. Not just that, its Composer feature lets you generate or fix errors in no time. The combination of Cursor and Claude 3.5 Sonnet is seriously great. With the help of Cursor, you can also debug code.
How to Find the AppData Folder in Windows 11 and 10
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The AppData folder, as the name suggests, stores application-specification files such as log data, settings, cached files, configuration files, and more. You can delete unnecessary files from the AppData folder to free up storage space on your PC.
Apple A18 vs A18 Pro: Benchmark Comparison
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We have conducted a series of benchmark tests on A18 and A18 Pro to check the performance difference. We have added Geekbench results, AnTuTu scores, and 3DMark results from both chipsets to understand the real-world performance difference. Go through our article to find detailed benchmark results.
Meta Unveils ‘Movie Gen’ AI Video Generation Model to Challenge OpenAI Sora and Veo
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Meta has released a set of advanced models under 'Movie Gen'. It can generate AI videos in HD quality, produce background music, and sync it with the video automatically. Movie Gen also promises AI video editing, allowing users to remove, replace, and add elements from videos.
Windows 11 24H2 Brings Many New AI Features, But You Won’t Get Them
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Microsoft has introduced several AI features to Windows 11 with the 24H2 update. However, most of them are exclusive to Copilot+ PCs featuring an on-device NPU. You can access AI features like Recall, Image Creator in Photos, Generative Fill/Erase in Paint, AI in Windows Search, and more.
What is ChatGPT Canvas and How to Use It
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OpenAI has released ChatGPT Canvas, a new way to interact and improve text and code output. Canvas opens a separate window in ChatGPT where you can make inline edits and improve the output. It also offers several shortcuts to revise the output quickly.
Apple A18 Benchmarks: Geekbench, 3DMark, AnTuTu & More
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The A18 chipset, found in iPhone 16 and 16 Plus models, is a flagship-level chipset. It delivered a great performance in our Geekbench and AnTuTu testing. The 5-core GPU is no slouch, either. You can find detailed benchmark scores in our article.
The Best New Windows 11 24H2 Features You Should Be Using
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The Windows 11 24H2 update is finally here and it brings a number of AI features. However, most of them are exclusive to Copilot+ PCs. New AI features include Cocreator and Generative Fill/Erase in MS Paint, a new Copilot app, AI Super Resolution, Voice Clarity, and more.
How to Install the Windows 11 24H2 Update Right Now
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You can now install the Windows 11 24H2 update right away. Microsoft has rolled out the update to all eligible users in a phased manner. You can also download the Windows 11 24H2 ISO file and clean install the latest build. That said, much-touted AI features like Recall and Cocreator are not available on x64 PCs. These features are exclusive to Copilot+ PCs.
Microsoft Revamps Copilot AI with a Fresh UI, Copilot Voice, Vision, & More
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Microsoft has finally updated Copilot with a new look. In addition, Microsoft has added Copilot Voice for natural voice interaction and Copilot Vision for web browsing along with Copilot's real-time vision analysis. You can also listen to Copilot Daily on the homepage -- daily news from around the world presented by an AI voice. The new AI model behind Copilot is also pretty powerful.
Qualcomm Working on Next-Gen Snapdragon X2 Elite Chipsets
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Qualcomm is reportedly working on the second generation of Snapdragon X2 Elite chipsets. The model number is "SC8480XP" and the internal codename is "Project Glymur." Besides that, Qualcomm may introduce a new 8-core Snapdragon X Plus SKU, X1P-24-100, into the market.
I Tried Out ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode, and It’s Not What OpenAI Demoed
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ChatGPT Advanced Voice is finally here, but its capabilities have been significantly restricted. For natural free-flowing conversation, it's pretty good, but it avoids generating human-like expressions. It can't sing a lullaby or do a voice impression of public figures. However, it remembers the context very well and for personalized conversation, you can set custom instructions too.
Microsoft Edge Phases Out the Annoying Sidebar for Good
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With the latest update, Microsoft has finally phased out Sidebar from Edge. You can update to Edge version 129 to remove the Sidebar by default.
Mira Murati’s Sudden Exit Raises Serious Questions About OpenAI’s For-Profit Ambition
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In a surprising turn of events, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati has abruptly resigned from the company. Another report says that OpenAI is planning to dismantle its non-profit board and move to a for-profit corporation. With Murati's exit, OpenAI has seen a series of high-profile exits in the last few months.
Meta AI Gets a Huge Upgrade; Voice Chat and AI Photo Editing are Here
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With the launch of Llama 3.2 models, Meta AI has received huge upgrades. You can now voice chat with Meta AI, create AI images of yourself, edit photos using AI, and even perform AI analysis on images. There is also an automatic translation feature for Reels, but it's coming later to all regions.
Meta Releases Llama 3.2 Models with Vision Capability For the First Time
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Meta has released four new models under the Llama 3.2 family. Two smaller models include 1B and 3B for on-device tasks. And two other models are 11B and 90B which bring support for image analysis. You can start using the new vision models through the Meta AI chatbot.
ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode Rolling Out with New UI, More Voices
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OpenAI is finally rolling out ChatGPT Advanced Voice to Plus and Team users. It offers a fluid conversation with the GPT-4o model and supports interruptions as well. Support for camera input will be added in the future.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says Superintelligence is a Few Thousand Days Away
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman makes an astounding claim and says superintelligence can be achieved within the next few thousand days. OpenAI believes scaling current AI systems will lead to generalized intelligence. However, other prominent AI researchers argue that LLMs are not sufficient to unlock intelligence.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has been spotted on Geekbench and it delivers impressive multi-core CPU performance. The chipset is running 2x Oryon cores at 4.19GHz and 6x Oryon cores at 2.90GHz.