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Perplexity AI, the company behind the eponymous artificial intelligence (AI) search platform, announced on Tuesday that it will begin experimenting with ads this week. An earlier report highlighted the company’s plans of incorporating ads by the end of the year to boost its revenue. The AI firm says that ads will be shown in a format that does not clutter or ruin the user experience of the platform. Additionally, it highlighted that all ads will be marked as sponsored to inform users when an ad is being displayed.How Perplexity Plans to Show Ads on Search ResultsIn a blog post, the AI-powered…
Pretty soon, your time in front of the TV screen will be filled with plenty of holiday movies. Whether you’re watching with kids, friends or family members, or on your own, you’ll be looking for some holiday cheer. So right now, why not dive into something a little grittier before the joyous season officially begins? We have you covered with these three sci-fi movies on Amazon Prime Video you need to watch in November. These are movies you might not even have heard of but they are still worth checking out. That’s especially so if you’re sick of re-watching that…
Baidu unveiled its Xiaodu AI Glasses in China on Tuesday. The Chinese tech giant introduced the AI-integrated smart glasses in China and it is reportedly equipped with an AI assistant that can perform several tasks for users. The Xiaodu AI Glasses are said to weigh 45g and feature a 16-megapixel ultrawide camera along with a four-microphone array. Baidu has used its native large language models (LLMs) for the wearable device, and pricing for the Xiaodu AI glasses is yet to be announced.Baidu’s Xiaodu AI Glasses UnveiledAt the 2024 Baidu World Conference, the tech giant unveiled the Xiaodu AI glasses (via Gizmochina) which…
Spooky season is over, which means we are entering the entertainment industry’s favorite time of the year: the holidays. And with it comes awards season. What better time to check out the best dramas on Netflix, many of which will hope to make a splash in the 2024-2025 Oscar season? This month alone, Netflix has the Oscar hopefuls Emilia Pérez and The Piano Lessen scheduled, meaning many surprises await Netflix subscribers in the drama department. Netflix caters to all tastes and ensures quality by recruiting some of modern Hollywood’s most acclaimed auteurs. On any given day, you can find masterpieces from…
Samsung usually launches its latest Galaxy S series phones in late January or February. The South Korean tech giant is yet to reveal a possible date for the launch of the Galaxy S25 lineup, but a newly leaked survey suggests that we may see the phones earlier than usual this time. Samsung launched the Galaxy S24 series in January this year. Last year’s Galaxy S23 series was unveiled in February. Samsung’s new non-foldable flagship lineup is likely to include the vanilla Samsung Galaxy S25 alongside the Galaxy S25+, Galaxy S25 Ultra and a fourth Slim variant.Samsung Galaxy S25 Lineup Early Launch…
Slack, the work management and productivity platform, is reportedly working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature. As per a report, the new feature is called AI file summary, and it can summarise documents uploaded to the platform. The new feature is said to be able to summarise text-heavy files to help users quickly get a gist of the topic. This is an under-development feature, so it might not be visible to current users. Further, once the feature is released for users, it might be limited to users with a paid subscription to Slack and the AI add-on.Slack Reportedly Working…
Lego Horizon Adventures MSRP $60.00 “Lego Horizon Adventures isn’t a perfect fit, but Sony’s charmer snaps together where it counts.” Pros Horizon world looks great as bricks Infectious energy Combat is easy to pick up and play Fun Lego collectibles Cons Some eye-rolling humor Very repetitive missions Not so well designed for co-op As I bashed bricks and groaned at goofy puns in Lego Horizon Adventures, I began to wonder if Sony has been targeting the wrong audience all this time. When the Horizon series debuted in 2017, it was pushed as another cinematic single-player adventure targeting more mature audiences.…
iQOO Neo 10 series is confirmed to debut in China soon as a follow-up to last year’s Neo 9 family. We have heard multiple rumours regarding the processor and fast charging capabilities of the iQOO Neo 10 and iQOO Neo 10 Pro. A newly leaked schematics offer us a good look at their design. The leak also reveals the display details of the iQOO Neo 10 lineup. The standard iQOO Neo 10 is rumoured to get a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, while the Pro variant may come with a MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset under the hood.Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station…
Capcom and TiMi Studio Group announced Monster Hunter Outlanders for iOS and Android today. Unlike previous Monster Hunter games for mobile, Outlanders will more closely emulate console games with a large 3D open world to explore, real-time gameplay and combat, and cooperative hunting. Previous Monster Hunter mobile games include Monster Hunter Now, which applied the Pokémon Go formula to Capcom’s long-running series, and the matching game Monster Hunter Puzzle: Felyne Isles. In 2022, the Tencent-owned TiMi Studio Group announced its partnership with Capcom and intention to create a new mobile game that would “reproduce the hunting actions that define the…
Meta Platforms plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive “less personalised ads,” the tech giant announced on Tuesday, in an effort to allay regulators’ mounting concerns.The Menlo Park, California-based company said it is implementing these changes in response to demands from EU regulators.Over the coming weeks, people in the EU who use the company’s social media platforms for free with ads will be able to choose to see ads based on what Meta calls “context”- content that a user sees during a particular session on the platforms.These ads will also target users based on age, gender, and…