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⋅ April 27, 2024
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CNET

Who Wants Ads in Their Windows 11 Start Menu? Here’s How to Turn Them Off
CNET
The ads will appear in the Recommended section of the Start menu which previously only showed documents and images that the user had recently used. When you click on an ad, you’ll be redirected to the Microsoft Store to download the app.
CNET

Google Meet Is Making It Easier to Switch Between Devices. Here’s How
CNET
Google Meet, the company’s business-focused video calling service, is adding a new feature that should be popular with people on the go. Soon, you’ll be able to switch between devices during a meeting without hanging up and rejoining.
CNET

Apple Offers Peek at Its AI Language Model as iOS 18 Looms
CNET
Apple hasn’t said much publicly about its plans to join the many companies offering generative AI products, but this week it did open up a window into its behind-the-scenes work on the kind of system that powers AI chatbots and image generators.
WIRED

Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Shades Get a Fresh Blast of AI
WIRED
Plus: Leaked details tell us more about the new Google Pixel 8A, Freitag’s environmentally conscious bag is entirely recyclable, and it’s time to unpack a whole bunch of tech acronyms.
Business Today

Demystifying the AI revolution in personal computing with Intel India PC Director Akshay Kamath
Business Today
The advent of AI PCs represents a seismic departure from conventional computing paradigms, integrating dedicated AI acceleration capabilities across CPU, GPU, and NPU architectures. Kamath elucidates how this technological leap empowers users with real- …
NPR

Video Game Industry Week: The Final Level
NPR
We wrap up our series on the economics of the video game industry with a triple roundup. Today, how the new ban on noncompete contracts could affect the gaming industry, whether young men are slacking off work to play games and the ever-controversial …
PCMag UK

Apple removes three apps that advertised the ability to create nonconsensual nude images.
The Verge
It yanked the App Store listings days after a 404 Media report on the existence of Instagram ads advertising the apps as tools that can non-consensually remove the clothes of any person. Google also took down similar apps on the Play Store.
The Verge

The best rocket launchpad Lego’s ever made.
The Verge
The epic Saturn V and Space Shuttle Discovery didn’t come with a gantry, but Lego’s making up for it with the 3,091-piece NASA Artemis Space Launch System, coming May 28th for $259.99. How much better is it? Here it is alongside all the other official …
BBC News

Measles spreading in community as cases rise – Public Health Wales
BBC News
PHW is urging parents and carers to ensure their children are fully vaccinated with two doses of the MMR to avoid catching it. Early symptoms include a high temperature, cough, runny nose …
Fast Company

Vision Pro sales are really tanking, new supply chain data shows
Fast Company
To me, this suggested that Apple’s first major new product in years wowed a lot of people in the tech world, as expected, but then failed to generate interest from everyday consumers, which Apple needed.