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The AI war between Google and OpenAI has never been more …
4 days ago · Over the past month, we've seen a rapid cadence of notable AI-related announcements and releases from both Google and OpenAI, and it's been making the AI community's head spin.
China’s plan to dominate legacy chips globally sparks US probe
1 day ago · Under Joe Biden's direction, the US Trade Representative (USTR) launched a probe Monday into China's plans to globally dominate markets for legacy chips—alleging that China's unfair trade ...
dependable handling, great cabin: the Audi Q6 e-tron
5 days ago · That makes it a lot more up to date than the Q8 e-tron, which uses a modified version of Audi's venerable MLB Evo platform, or the smaller Q4 e-tron, a somewhat disappointing electric crossover ...
Nearly three years since launch, Webb is a hit among astronomers
Nov 6, 2024 · From its halo-like orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is seeing farther than human eyes have ever seen. In May, astronomers announced that Webb detected the ...
The $700 price tag isn’t hurting PS5 Pro’s early sales
6 days ago · That suggests the PS5 Pro's high price has had only a small impact on the market of early adopters who want the most powerful consoles as soon as possible.
Ars Technica system guide: Falling prices are more exciting than …
Sep 6, 2024 · It's been a while since our last system guide, and a few new products—most notably AMD's Ryzen 9000 series CPUs—have been released since then. But there haven't been many notable graphics card ...
macOS 15 Sequoia: The Ars Technica review
Sep 18, 2024 · The macOS 15 Sequoia update will inevitably be known as "the AI one" in retrospect, introducing, as it does, the first wave of "Apple Intelligence" features.That's funny because none of that stuff ...
I was wrong to ignore Zigbee and Z-Wave. They’re the best part of …
Feb 12, 2024 · Hue bulbs did a Trojan horse on me, and I am thankful. Two brands have done a savvy job of incorporating Zigbee into their tech without making a big deal of it: Philips Hue and Ikea. Hue bulbs ...
Pixel 9 family: The “just hardware” review (no AI) - Ars Technica
Aug 21, 2024 · The two big new features of the Pixel 9 lineup, as hardware devices, are 1) that their camera bars have a new design and shape, and 2) that Google says the phones are "twice as durable" as their ...