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Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service has reached a significant milestone, boasting 34 million subscribers, a notable increase of 36% from the previously reported figure of 25 million over two years ago. According to The Verge, this latest update was shared during an official Xbox podcast, which also highlighted the introduction of Xbox exclusives to the PS5 and Nintendo Switch platforms. The...
Google has released a new version of Gemini, its multimodal large language models, only a week after rolling out its Gemini 1.0 Ultra model. Gemini 1.5 is the tech giant’s next-generation model, which is said to have “dramatically enhanced performance.” According to DeepMind, Alphabet’s AI division, 1.5 Pro can process up to one million tokens of information. Introducing Gemini 1.5: our next-...
Apple users have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new phone — the iPhone 16, with bated breath, despite the iPhone 15 having just been released in late 2023. Rumors have already been swirling about a significant AI upgrade for the upcoming phone. Expected to debut in September 2024, the iPhone 16 is said to feature the A18 chip along with the next-generation M4 chip for Mac. This dual-...
The latest wave of cybercriminals are targeting iOS users in Thailand with Face ID thefts that allow them to steal money from victims. iPhone owners in Thailand fall prey to cybercriminals stealing Face ID scans that are then used to break into their bank accounts in a world first in cybercrime. A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, dubbed GoldFactory, started distributing trojanized smartphone...
A recent study has revealed which games are the highest paying when it comes to e-sports. Thanks to CSGO gambling site CSGOLuck, data from across the top 500 individual esports tournaments with the largest prize pools of all time has created a list of the top ten most lucrative games within the industry. The average amount of potential winnings leaves a clear winner, with almost £150,000,000...
A tiny robot has completed its first surgery in zero gravity on the International Space Station, operated by surgeons approximately 250 miles away. February 10 saw the first surgery demo on simulated tissue in the lab that’s currently circulating in orbit on the ISS. Surgeons in Lincoln, Nebraska operated the remote-controlled robot, known as space MIRA (Miniaturized In Vivo Robotic Assistant),...
Alongside just about everything else you can make in Infinite Craft on the Neal.Fun website we shouldn’t be surprised that as well as creating life, monsters, Pokemon, and disasters, real people are included too. You just need to know how to get to them. Generally, there are several ways to get to all things as a rule. In getting to this version of Donald Trump we also managed to create one just...
Apple has bought a new domain called “iWork.ai,” suggesting that it could highlight AI features in its applications suite. While the tech giant owns hundreds of domains, it refers to the suite of work tools, which competes with Microsoft Office, as iWork. The productivity suite includes Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, which allows users to create word-processing documents, spreadsheets, and...
Google has said it blocked or removed over 170 million fake reviews that violated its policies in 2023. According to a recent blog post, the tech giant stated that this was over 45% more than in 2022. It also removed more than 12 million fake business profiles from its search engine, which they say is thanks to a new machine learning algorithm. “Last year, we launched a new machine learning...
It’s kind of impossible to believe, whatever Microsoft says later today in its Business Update, that hardcore Xboxers are going to be onside with it. Most people of course in the wider world simply will not care, or even be aware of Phil Spencer and co’s plans, but for those working on Xbox’s social accounts tonight, it might be best to just log off and shut down. If, as expected Microsoft...