Surprisingly, OpenAI is getting ready to pay tens of millions to publishers for using their content to train ChatGPT, amid reports that it’s getting dumber

What you need to know OpenAI is reportedly in the middle of a megadeal with German publisher Axel Springer, which will see it part tens of millions of euros in a span of 3 years. If the deal goes through OpenAI will have access to articles (archived and current) from the publisher, which it’ll use […]

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Jusant Xbox review: A meditative, surprisingly magical climb into the clouds

Quick menu The oceans have vanished, leaving behind a husk of a home, all but devoid of life. The Tower may be a shell of its former glory, but there is history to be uncovered, secrets to be found, and magic to be discovered. To accomplish any of that, though, you’ll have to climb. Jusant […]

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New report shows Android is surprisingly ahead of iPhones in the US

According to a new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), the sales of iPhones in the US accounted for 39% of the total number of smartphones sold in the country in the last quarter (Q3 2023). This comes as a surprise because other research firms have been indicating that Apple is the dominant player […]

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Surprisingly, the Galaxy A04s just got another firmware update

It hasn’t been long since the Galaxy A04s got the May 2023 security update. We reported on the news on June 1st, but lo and behold, the low-cost phone is now getting another firmware update. It includes the newer June 2023 security patch, and it once again shows that Samsung’s monthly, quarterly, and biannual security […]

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Samsung’s unbeatable software update policy now includes a surprisingly affordable phone

Samsung may not be the only Android phone maker that gives its devices four major OS upgrades and five years of security updates, but its update policy is applicable to a lot more devices than the competition. Since last year, the policy has applied to mid-range phones like the Galaxy A33 and Galaxy A34, and […]

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Surprisingly, Destiny 2: Lightfall is kind of awful

In the weeks leading up to the launch of the Lightfall expansion, my expectations for it were sky-high. After all, between its consistently well-written seasonal storylines, The Witch Queen’s engaging “Light 3.0” overhauls to the game’s subclasses, and all the top tier loot available, the last two years of Destiny 2 have been some of […]

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Galaxy A70 surprisingly gets a third security update this year

The Galaxy A70 is supposed to get two security updates every year, and Samsung has already released two security updates to the carrier-locked variant (SM-A705U) of the device this year. But the company seems to have a soft spot for the phone as it now rolling a third security update to the carrier-locked Galaxy A70 […]

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Sorry, Prey. Black Widows Have Surprisingly Good Memory

Black widows must despise Clint Sergi. While working on his PhD in biology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sergi spent his time designing little challenges for spiders—which often involved rewarding them with tasty dead crickets, or confounding them by stealing the crickets away. “The big question that motivated the work was just wanting to know […]

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Battery anxiety is surprisingly not a problem on this Samsung Galaxy phone

Battery anxiety, or the fear of not having a working phone, affects lots of people out there in this day and age where everyone has a smartphone in their pocket. It’s a condition that is technically called nomophobia (short for no mobile phobia) – seeing your phone’s battery drop down to critical levels while you […]

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Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 (2022) review: Minor improvements go a long way for this surprisingly powerful slim PC

Samsung is no stranger to Windows laptops, although it does have a tough time sticking with one product line or naming scheme. I first fell for its unusually light designs back in 2017, when I bought and reviewed the Samsung Notebook 9 15 Ext, and since then, the company has consistently created fun and unique […]

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