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Practical and careful uses of AI tools in everyday work.
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Starlink has changed its ‘Starlink Roam’ roaming policy, and there’s some good news for road trippers. Essentially, the new roaming policy now groups countries into shared regions (typically by continent), which greatly expands your service area. This also means that if you are a Canadian who travels to the U.S. a lot...
Resumo da fonte MakeUseOf sobre Smart Home, Alexa: Your old tablet is a few steps away from becoming a free smart display. A dica foi registrada para consulta rápida, com link para a publicação original e contexto suficiente para decidir se vale abrir o material completo.
Amid last week’s radio layoffs, Rogers also quietly gutted its front-line customer service agents — the latest in a long line of layoffs that are seeing customer service roles outsourced to other countries, soaring wait times, and declining service quality. Rogers Sports & Media shuttered six radio stations last week...
Unions in the U.S. and Canada are seeking legal action against Microsoft over the company’s handling of its recent mass layoffs at Xbox. Earlier this month, the company cut 1,600 jobs and confirmed plans to axe an additional 1,600 over the next year. This included reductions at id Software (Doom), Bethesda (The Elder...
Meta will now alert parents if their teen’s chats suggest they’re considering suicide or self-harm. The feature is now live in select markets, including Canada, ahead of a global launch by the end of the year. Using Meta AI, the company says its social media platforms will scan for signals that have been “developed wi...
As wildfires rage in northwestern Ontario, one of Canada’s most prominent post-secondary institutions is looking to technology to help quell the flames. At the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), researchers have developed an AI model called TankerVision that they say could help first respon...
Resumo da fonte MakeUseOf sobre Networking, Network Issues: I changed my router's Wi-Fi channel, and suddenly Netflix stopped buffering. A dica foi registrada para consulta rápida, com link para a publicação original e contexto suficiente para decidir se vale abrir o material completo.
Resumo da fonte MakeUseOf sobre Entertainment, Headphones: I don't do any work outside without this gadget. A dica foi registrada para consulta rápida, com link para a publicação original e contexto suficiente para decidir se vale abrir o material completo.
I asked Claude for a guide to run AI locally on my Mac Mini, then let Cowork skip it and just build the thing.
Asus will sell a standalone version of its special OLED ROG Xbox Ally model after only offering it through a bundle. In a statement to The Verge, the company confirmed that “it’s actively discussing the release schedule for a standalone version of the new Ally” and said stay tuned for announcements. In June, Asus deta...
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is reportedly working on a smart speaker without a display, according to Bloomberg. The report indicates that the speaker will “serve as a humanlike AI companion that lives in the home,” and it will be able to control smart home accessories, answer questions, play media, respond to...
My Roku's Wi-Fi signal was textbook perfect, but a hidden screen showed it rejoining my network 37 times anyway.
