Meta sets Oculus Quest headset shelf-life at six years, but there’s still hope that the Meta Quest 2 will survive past 2026

Meta has reportedly ended all software updates to the Oculus QuestThis sets the shelf-life for Quest headsets at just under six years, which suggests the Quest 2 would lose all…

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I tested OpenAI’s o1 model in Microsoft Copilot and it’s a little overwhelming

Microsoft’s integration of OpenAI’s o1 model into Copilot last week brought the "Think Deeper" feature to all users. Think Deeper houses OpenAI's o1, a reasoning model capable of some pretty…

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OpenAI responds to the DeepSeek buzz by launching its latest o3-mini reasoning model for all users

OpenAI has pushed out o3-mini models to ChatGPTThe launch has previously been teasedOpenAI is facing increasing competition from ChinaAs promised last week, OpenAI has now launched its latest o3-mini AI…

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I used the OpenAI Operator rival Browser Use and it’s impressive, but takes some technical skill to use

OpenAI showed off its first AI Agent, Operator, last week, but it already has a scrappy competitor offering an AI tool called Browser Use that can complete tasks online for…

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Report: Apple is stopping work on a pair of smart glasses that would have connected to the Mac

Apple's reportedly shelved plans for a pair of smart glasses that connected to the MacAccording to Bloomberg, the glasses would have had "advanced projectors" for layering AR elementsThe smart glasses…

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In surprise move Microsoft announces DeepSeek R1 is coming to CoPilot+ PCs – here’s how to get it

Microsoft has announced that DeepSeek R1 is coming to Copilot+ machinesIt'll run on-device, so will be less powerful than other versions of the modelDeepSeek R1 will have three Copilot+ versions…

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DeepSeek just insisted it’s ChatGPT, and I think that’s all the proof I need

DeepSeek thought for 19 seconds before answering the question, "Are you smarter than Gemini?" Then, it delivered a whopper: DeepSeek thought it was ChatGPT.This seemingly innocuous mistake could be proof…

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