• OpenAI has a new version of ChatGPT, designed specifically to get into arguments with the previous version of ChatGPT.  (Ars Technica)
  
  Okay.  Sure.  Why not?

• Perplexity is a planned AI search engine that gives you answers rather than results.  (The Verge)
  
  That is, rather than directing you to a site that has the answer, it gives you an answer - quite possibly wrong and without context you won't be able to tell - and the site it scraped the information from gets nothing.
  
  The Verge is upset about this.  The Verge is right to be upset.
  
  
  
• New YouTube Premium plans are coming.  What are they?  We don't know.  (The Verge)
  
  The Verge can die.
  
  
  
• Instagram is running trials of user-created chatbots.  (Tech Crunch)
  
  This won't end well, but if they don't try it and show publicly that it won't end well, someone else will.
  
  Which honestly they should be fine with.
  
  
  
• Are you looking for a 7" tablet with 16GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage, a micro SD slot, HDMI output, five USB ports, and two wired 2.5Gb Ethernet ports?  You are?  Here's one.  (Liliputing)
  
  Interesting option for engineers who need to work on-site and want something cheap that they can throw in a bag, but need more I/O ports than the typical modern laptop.
  
  Or maybe a media PC with a built-in touchscreen.  Is it a touchscreen? Okay, yes.
  
  
  
• The Temu shopping app is dangerous malware and their products are garbage says a lawsuit.  (Ars Technica)
  
  Also, fire is wet and water is hot.
  
  
  
• For all X, X needs tobacco-style warning labels, say experts.  (The Guardian)
  
  I'm sure they do.
  
  
  
• AMD's new X870 motherboards will launch on September 30.  (WCCFTech)
  
  That is two months after Ryzen 9000 CPUs are expected, but the CPUs will run just fine in current motherboards.  (With a BIOS update.)
  
  
  
• Frore has announced a waterproof version of its Airjet cooling device for phones.  (AnandTech)
  
  Airjet is a cooling fan, but it's solid state.  It uses the piezoelectric effect to make components vibrate, and clever design to translate that vibration to airflow.
  
  The design of this particular version allows you to submerge it in water.  When it emerges, it automatically ejects the water and resumes operation.
  
  It can only cool about 4W of heat, which is why these haven't been adopted by laptops.  On the other hand, it's tiny, energy efficient, silent, and robust.

Posted by: Rick C at Friday, June 28 2024 10:49 PM (BMUHC)

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