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In brief: In what could be the first example of an AI and robot integration that isn’t going to steal jobs or kill us all, LG has revealed a distinctly non-threatening bot that can perform a multitude of tasks as it wanders around your house, including keeping an eye on your pets when you’re not […]

The big picture: NAND flash prices are expected to increase by as much as 50 percent in the short term, which will eventually result in more expensive solid-state drives. If you’re on the fence about a new SSD, now is the time to jump for the best price. According to market research firm TrendForce, NAND

In context: Believe it or not, Netflix is still the king of streaming video entertainment. It’s easy to assume that with competition like Comcast and Disney, it would be floundering, especially after losing a lot of licensed content to its competitors. However, the former Big Cable boys are failing at the streaming game. The Financial

Why it matters: Microsoft has tested and teased its new AI assistant’s future capabilities throughout 2023, but the full range of its use cases remains somewhat vague. Dell recently offered possibly the most vivid showcase of how Copilot could leverage NPUs to help ordinary users. Gizmodo recently witnessed a demonstration from Dell showcasing Windows 11

In a nutshell: LG Electronics has taken the wraps off a new wave of LG Gram Pro series laptops, a little over a week before the tech industry converges on Las Vegas for CES 2024. The ultra-lightweight Gram Pro laptops (models 16Z90SP (16-inch) and 17Z90SP (17-inch)) ship with your choice of Intel Core Ultra 5

What just happened? The fact that Chrome’s incognito mode is pretty far from private is something most readers are aware of, but plenty of people think otherwise. That erroneous belief led to a class-action lawsuit in 2020, one that Google has said it is now ready to settle. Florida resident William Byatt and California residents

In context: Industry analysts expect sodium-ion batteries to become crucial in future battery arrays. They are great for stationary energy storage or powering scooters and are a viable option for entry-level EVs. They are cheaper than LFP (lithium ferro-phosphate) batteries and exhibit superior performance in colder climes. Their one drawback is a lower energy density

In a nutshell: Valve has shared the best-selling games of 2023 as measured by gross revenue, as well as the most played Steam Deck games based on daily active players. Valve grouped its top games into tiers: platinum (1st – 12th), gold (13th – 24th), silver (25th – 50th) and bronze (51st – 100th). No

In a nutshell: Samsung is reportedly working on a rebranded version of its recently launched Galaxy A15 smartphone with a couple of noteworthy upgrades. The newly minted Galaxy A15 is already available in select markets and includes a sizable 5,000mAh battery pack. Sources familiar with the matter claim the reworked M15 will ship with an

What just happened? The ongoing controversy over potential copyright infringements related to large language models’ training data has taken a significant turn. The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft for using millions of its articles to train their systems without permission or compensation. It’s no secret that LLMs use swaths of information from