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Windows 11 is Now More Popular Than Windows 10 For PC Gaming
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Steam's latest survey sheds light on the best platform for PC gaming, and for the first time, Windows 11 has surpassed Windows 10. According to Steam usage, Windows 11 accounts for 49.17% of usage, and Windows 10 has dipped to 47.09%. However, in overall OS adoption, Windows 11 is still much behind Windows 10.
How to Train Your Own Flux LoRA Model Without a Beefy GPU
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For training a Flux LoRA model, you can use fal.ai which allows you to train custom models on your own images in a straightforward manner. You don't need beefy GPUs or technical knowledge to create a custom AI image generation model.
You Can Now Kill a Task from the Windows 11 Taskbar, Here’s How
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You can now end tasks from the Windows 11 Taskbar. You don't have to open the Task Manager to do it. It's hidden under the Developer Settings page. Once enabled, you can kill any task from the Taskbar. That said, it doesn't work for Windows Explorer.
Nvidia Competitors: AI Chipmakers Fighting the Silicon War
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Nvidia is the dominant player in the AI hardware space. However, there are other players developing powerful custom silicon, specifically for AI workloads. From Google to Amazon, Microsoft, Groq, and Cerebras, the race to build highly-performant AI accelerators is heating up. Read our piece to understand what makes Nvidia a unique company and what stops developers from using other hardware for AI training and inferencing.
Gemini Gems: How to Make Your Own Custom Gemini AI Chatbot
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Google has finally rolled out custom Gems to Gemini. It allows you to create custom AI chatbots for your specific use case. You can add custom instructions to steer the model for your specific role. That said, you can't upload files to add extra knowledge.
Top 6 Reasons Why Intel Lunar Lake Is Generating a Lot of Buzz
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Intel's new Lunar Lake architecture is generating quite a buzz as the company moves to a mobile-first approach, emphasizing efficiency at every step. Intel is taking Qualcomm head-on to prove x86 chips can be as efficient as ARM-based SoCs. Intel has moved to TSMC's 3nm process node to manufacture its Compute tile and has added integrated memory directly on the SoC, similar to Apple Silicon. There are many such radical new changes Intel has opted for Lunar Lake. Go through our article to find all the key architectural changes.
Google Tensor G4 vs Apple A17 Pro: Benchmark & Specs Comparison
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We ran several tests to evaluate the performance difference between Tensor G4 and A17 Pro. Put simply, A17 Pro has a much more powerful CPU, GPU, and NPU. Google's Tensor G4 doesn't come close to Apple's flagship A17 Pro chipset.
Move Over Groq, Cerebras Now Has the World’s Fastest AI Inference
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Cerebras has finally launched its Wafer-Scale Engine that delivers unparalleled AI inference speed. On the 8B model, it reaches a massive 1,800 tokens per second, and 450 tokens per second on the 70B model.
OpenAI Close to Releasing Strawberry AI on ChatGPT; ‘Orion’ Could Be GPT-5
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A new report confirms that OpenAI is close to releasing the Strawberry engine to ChatGPT. Strawberry is an AI engine that can significantly improve reasoning capability and improve performance in math and programming areas. It could launch as early as this fall. Besides that, OpenAI is also training its next-gen 'Orion' AI model, said to be the successor of GPT-4/4o.
Tensor G4 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: Benchmark & Specs Comparison
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In comparison to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the Tensor G4 has a weak CPU, GPU, and NPU. In our tests, the Tensor G4 performed poorly on Geekbench, AnTuTu, and 3DMark tests. You can check out the full benchmark numbers from our detailed article.
Is Telegram Getting Banned in India? Everything You Should Know
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France has arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov over charges of insufficient moderation on the Telegram platform. Amid this development, India's IT Ministry has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to check on pending complaints against Telegram. It's not clear whether it will lead to Telegram's suspension in India.
What is Happening With Telegram CEO Pavel Durov? Explained
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Pavel Durov, the co-founder and CEO of Telegram, has been arrested by the French police in Paris. French authorities allege that Telegram has insufficient moderation and its platform is widely used for sharing child sexual content, drug trafficking, promotion of terrorism, fraud, etc. Telegram has failed to enforce the laws of the country. Telegram's position is that its CEO can't be prosecuted for abuse on its platform.
I Tried Out Gemini Live; It Can’t Compete with ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode
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Google's Gemini Live was touted as the answer to ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode. Turns out, Gemini Live is a glorified text-to-speech engine, backed by an LLM. It can't understand emotions, the mood of the speaker, or the tone and tenor of the speech. That said, the new Gemini Live experience supports interruptions, but the experience is broken.
Google Tensor G4 Benchmarks and Specs
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Google has launched its Pixel 9 series with the Tensor G4 chipset, but its performance is not desirable. The CPU underperforms on the Geekbench test, and on AnTuTu, it can't even beat Qualcomm's mid-range processor, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3. It packs the older GPU which is still weak despite a slight boost in clock speed. Overall, the Tensor G4, at the chipset level, is highly restrained from realizing its peak performance.
Grok recently got the ability to generate images on X. However, it seems there are no safety guardrails to prevent users from generating harmful and offensive images. In our testing, X image generator continues to generate images depicting violence, drugs, and explicit images of celebrities and public figures.
Don’t Sleep on Grok 2.0; It’s Powerful But Controversial
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xAI has released its powerful Grok 2.0 AI model in beta. I tested the model on many reasoning questions, and it surprised me with its exceptionally strong performance. However, the model doesn't seem to have any safety guardrails. To learn more, go through our article.
How to Use Gemini Live on Any Android Phone Right Now
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Google's answer to OpenAI Advanced Voice Mode is finally here. Dubbed Gemini Live, it allows users to have a natural, free-flowing conversation with the AI model. You can interrupt it, pause the conversation, and resume it later on. Currently, Gemini Live is available in 10 voices. If you are an Android user, you can start using it today by subscribing to Gemini Advanced.
Motorola’s Smart Connect App Surprisingly Works with Any Android Phone
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If you are looking for a suitable alternative to Phone Link with rich features, check out Motorola's Smart Connect app. It's designed for Motorola and Lenovo phones, but it works great on other Android devices as well. You get phone mirroring, fast file transfer, the phone webcam feature, a cross-syncing smart clipboard, and more.
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 With Cortex-A720 Core
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Qualcomm has released another mid-tier chipset, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, and it ranks below the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3. It packs eight CPU cores, a new Adreno GPU that claims to deliver 40% better performance, and an upgraded NPU. The chipset is built on TSMC's 4nm process node.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Will Feature Oryon CPU, Confirms Leak
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A new leak suggests that Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will pack Oryon CPU cores, built on a 3nm process node. It will have an octa-core CPU setup, and two performance cores can reach up to 4.09GHz frequency. There is also a new 8-series Adreno 830 GPU for impressive graphics performance and power efficiency.
How to Make a Wireless Android Auto Dongle for Your Car Using Raspberry Pi
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If your car supports Android Auto but requires a wired connection, you can follow our article and create a wireless Android Auto dongle using Raspberry Pi. It costs much less and supports all of the Android Auto features including call routing, Google Maps navigation, music controls, and more.
Bad News for PC Users: Microsoft Cracks Down on Unsupported Windows 11 Installations
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Microsoft has closed a common loophole that allowed users to install Windows 11 on older and unsupported PCs. You can no longer register Windows 11 as a server product through the Command Prompt to continue installation. The change has been seen in the latest Canary update.
Phone Link Brings Quick File Transfer Between Windows 11 and Android; Here’s How It Works
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Phone Link has gained the ability to transfer files between Windows PCs and Android devices. And it's much more hassle-free than Google's Quick Share tool. You can simply click on "Share" in the Windows context menu and choose "Phone Link" to transfer a file. Make sure you have installed and set up the Link to Windows app on your Android phone.
Flux vs Midjourney: Is There a New AI Image Generator Champ?
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A new AI model for generating images has just dropped, and it's gaining huge traction among the AI community. The new Flux model is open-source and it beats Midjourney in generating photorealistic images. Check out our comparison between Flux and Midjourney to see the difference in visual quality.
ChatGPT Got a Secret Update Last Week, And It’s Performing At Its Best
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OpenAI has quietly released an updated GPT-4o model on ChatGPT and it's called "chatgpt-4o-latest". The model improves performance in coding, reasoning, and other key areas. The updated ChatGPT model has again taken the first spot on the LMSYS leaderboard, outranking all other AI models.
How to Use Flux AI Image Generator For Free
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If you are looking for a free Midjourney alternative, you must check out Flux. It's a free and open-source model for generating lifelike AI images. You can use it for free on HuggingFace, NightCafe, BasedLabs, etc.
Geekbench Releases a New AI Benchmark App
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Primate Labs has come up with a new Geekbench AI app to benchmark processors and NPUs on AI workloads. It now supports new AI frameworks including Qualcomm QNN, TensorFlow Lite, and more. Geekbench AI offers three scores for different data types.
Elon Musk’s Grok-2 Beta Launched; Outperforms ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini
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Elon Musk's AI venture, xAI has released a strong AI model called Grok-2. It beats ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude on LMSYS. Not only that, Grok-2 has scored 87.5% on the MMLU benchmark which is pretty remarkable.
Project Strawberry Explained: Is ChatGPT Getting a Huge Upgrade?
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Project Strawberry is an internal OpenAI research project that is said to bring human-level reasoning capability. It's related to the Q* project, according to Reuters. Not only that, Project Strawberry can also plan and perform a series of actions unlocking agentic workflows. The project is said to be proficient in solving the hardest math problems.
Tensor G4 vs Tensor G3: Not the Upgrade You Were Hoping For
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The CPU on the Google Tensor G4 didn't perform well in our Geekbench test. In fact, in multi-core tasks, the Tensor G4 remained behind last year's Tensor G3. That said, in the AnTuTu benchmark, the Tensor G4 performed slightly better. To find all the benchmark numbers, go through our detailed article.
8 Best Ad Blockers for Web Browsers
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Ads on web pages have gotten so heavy and intrusive that they bring the browser to a grinding halt. Besides that, ads are disguised as third-party trackers so they can also compromise user privacy. So if you want a clean, fast, and safe web browsing experience, find the best ad blockers for web browsers from our list. We have also added ad blockers for YouTube and Spotify.
What is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? Explained
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AGI is the ultimate AI system that can match or surpass human capabilities, be it intellectual reasoning or performing complex tasks that require cognitive thinking, just like humans. OpenAI says that AGI can be achieved within the next 10 years, whereas other AI researchers believe that AGI is still two to three decades away. While AGI can lead to many scientific discoveries, experts warn that it can also be catastrophic to humanity.
What Is an NPU? Explained
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Nearly all chipmakers are incorporating an NPU into their SoC. To unlock new AI experiences and features, a dedicated NPU is essential. It can perform AI operations at a breakneck pace without hitting the battery life. Most of the upcoming AI features rely on the NPU to process such requests locally on the device.
New Windows 11 Recovery Tool Fixes Your PC Using OS Update, Not Installation Media
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Microsoft has come up with a seamless recovery tool that allows you to re-install Windows 11, in case you are facing any issues. This method doesn't delete your files, apps, and settings. Best of all, you don't need to create an installation media or tinker with partitions to perform re-installation
OpenAI Co-founder Schulman Joins Anthropic, Brockman Takes Extended Leave
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John Schulman, one of the OpenAI co-founders and alignment head, has left the company to join Anthropic, a rival AI lab. Greg Brockman, OpenAI president and one of the key co-founders of OpenAI, has gone on an extended leave. Schulman says the decision to join Anthropic is a personal one as he wants to work on topics he is interested in.
8 Best AI Tools for Video Editing in 2024
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If you are looking for both traditional and new-gen video editors that bring effortless AI editing tools, check out our list. We have picked the best AI video editors that allow you to edit videos using text-based transcription, remove unwanted objects and noise, enhance speech, add translated voice, and much more.
Dimensity 7350 Pro Tested: Benchmarks and Specs
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Nothing Phone (2a) Plus has been launched and it packs the Dimensity 7350 Pro chipset. The SoC is nearly identical to Dimensity 7200 Pro. The CPU cores along with the CPU cluster are the same, except for the peak frequency. In our tests, the CPU performed pretty well and it didn't throttle even for an extended period. Its GPU also demonstrated great performance and stability.
How to Uninstall Apps on Windows 10
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If you want to completely uninstall apps from Windows 10 without leaving any leftover files and data, you can follow our dedicated tutorial. We have mentioned six different ways to remove apps from Windows 10. You can uninstall apps from the Start menu, Windows Settings, and Control Panel. Besides that, you can use programs like the Wise Uninstaller Program to remove system apps. And of course, Command Prompt and PowerShell lets you uninstall MSIX packages as well.
Llama 3.1 vs ChatGPT 4o: Meta AI Is Not So Intelligent After All
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Meta claims that its largest Llama 3.1 405B model beats GPT-4o in several key benchmarks. However, in our reasoning tests, it remains behind GPT-4o. In fact, in my testing, Llama 3.1 405B ranks below Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 1.5 Pro. For detailed results, follow our article.
X (Twitter) is Training Grok AI with Your Data; Here’s How to Disable It
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X (formerly Twitter) is secretly training its Grok AI on X posts by default and without seeking user consent. Thankfully, you can disable AI training from the web version of X. The dedicated setting is not available on the X app. You can follow our article and opt out of AI training on your X posts.
What is SearchGPT, the ChatGPT Search Engine? Explained
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After months of anticipation, OpenAI has finally unveiled its AI-powered ChatGPT search engine, known as SearchGPT. It's designed to answer fast using authentic sources and clear attribution. Users can also find all the sources and engage with the web results. That said, it's available in a limited prototype which means users have to join the waitlist to receive access.
8 Best AI Photo Editor Tools in 2024
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If you are on the lookout for the best AI tools for photo editing, follow our curated list of apps and services. With these new AI photo editors, you can remove or add new objects, change the background, isolate the subject, make fine adjustments, and do much more. You can even fix blurry images and upscale them to a higher resolution.