On August 10, MIT Technology Review is launching Roundtables, a participatory subscriber-only online event series, to keep you informed about emerging tech. Subscribers will get exclusive access to 30-minute monthly conversations with our writers and editors about topics they’re thinking deeply about—including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, climate change, tech policy, and […]
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Overwatch League’s future remains uncertain as Activision Blizzard lays off ~50 esports employees and asks teams to vote on an updated operating agreement (Ash Parrish/The Verge)
Ash Parrish / The Verge:Overwatch League’s future remains uncertain as Activision Blizzard lays off ~50 esports employees and asks teams to vote on an updated operating agreement — Amid layoffs in the Activision Blizzard esports department, Overwatch League franchise owners will vote on whether to continue the league in its […]
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XPPen Artist Pro 14 (Gen 2) review: a marked improvement for XPPen’s flagship
The XPPen Artist Pro 14 (2nd gen) is more stylish and sophisticated than its predecessors, but is its big selling point – 16,000 pressure levels – all it’s cracked up to be?
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Study claims ChatGPT is losing capability, but some experts aren’t convinced
Either way, experts think OpenAI should be less opaque about its AI model architecture.
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The Download: Meta’s new AI system, and covert Chinese social media activity
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Meta’s latest AI model is free for all The news: Meta is going all in on open-source AI. The company has unveiled LLaMA 2, its first large language […]
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Tencent CEO Pony Ma pens an op-ed backing Chinese pledges to revive the private sector; Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun also endorsed the policies in a separate editorial (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg)
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:Tencent CEO Pony Ma pens an op-ed backing Chinese pledges to revive the private sector; Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun also endorsed the policies in a separate editorial — – Pony Ma becomes most prominent backer of Xi’s policies — China’s third-richest person rarely voices his views
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Dyson 360 Vis Nav review: a powerful but expensive robot vacuum cleaner
The Dyson 360 Vis Nav cleans well, but does it clean well enough to justify its premium price point?
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Report: OpenAI holding back GPT-4 image features on fears of privacy issues
GPT-4’s image capabilities can recognize certain individuals, according to NYT.
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Accelerating retail personalization at scale
Today’s retailers are faced with a clear opportunity for transformation. Consumer expectations are constantly evolving, challenging retailers to keep pace. A blend of online and in-person shopping forged during the pandemic persists, forcing retailers to deliver a highly personalized omnichannel experience. And retailers’ values are becoming as important to consumers […]
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Roblox announces tools that will let developers offer subscriptions and to sell real-world goods within their experiences, but doesn’t offer a release timeline (Jay Peters/The Verge)
Jay Peters / The Verge:Roblox announces tools that will let developers offer subscriptions and to sell real-world goods within their experiences, but doesn’t offer a release timeline — Roblox is developing tools that will let developers offer subscriptions within their experiences, according to a blog post published Tuesday …