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Spotify now has an AI playlist generator based on text descriptions, but it’s not available to everyone

Spotify, a popular music streaming service, has begun testing an AI-based feature that creates playlists based on text descriptions. Discovered by TikTok user @robdad_, this innovation could radically change how Spotify users interact with music content. However, it is not yet known whether this feature will be available to all users. Image source: EyestetixStudio / PixabaySource: 3dnews.ru

Cruise to fire almost a quarter of staff amid accident scandal

As it became clear today, reductions in the personnel structure of Cruise will not be limited to nine managers. CNBC has learned of an internal mailing at Cruise notifying it of the need to lay off 900 employees, which corresponds to approximately 24% of its total workforce. Image source: CruiseSource: 3dnews.ru

Mozilla has launched a catalog of add-ons for the Android version of Firefox

Mozilla has announced the readiness of the infrastructure and add-on catalog for the Android version of Firefox. Firefox for Android is the first mobile browser to offer a full, open add-on ecosystem. At the beginning of November, by the time the catalog was launched, it was planned to adapt about 200 add-ons for the Android version of Firefox, but in the end the plan was exceeded and on the day of the official opening of the catalog for installation […]

Intel introduced Xeon D-1800/2800 and E-2400 processors for edge systems and entry-level servers

Along with the announcement of the fifth generation Xeon Scalable processors, Intel also updated the Xeon D and Xeon E model ranges. There are quite a lot of changes and innovations in the presented chips. Thus, the Xeon D lineup is traditionally divided into two branches: Xeon D-1800 and Xeon D-2800. Already the Xeon D-1700 and D-2700 series have been adapted to work in servers […]

With the help of AI and EEG, scientists have learned to read people's thoughts without getting into their heads with a scalpel

The deeper into the brain scientists' ultra-sensitive sensors penetrate, the more accurate the signals and the better the decoding of thoughts. However, I would like to learn how to recognize mental speech without surgery. It would be easier and safer. Scientists from Australia have taken a step in this direction, showing the possibility of fairly accurate recognition of patients’ thoughts without installing sensors inside the brain. Image source: UTS Source: […]

ASUS introduced a thin ZenBook 14 OLED laptop on an Intel Core Ultra chip with a battery life of more than 15 hours

Intel today officially unveiled Core Ultra processors equipped with an AI accelerator, and laptop manufacturers have already announced devices based on the new chips. ASUS was among the first to present a compact ZenBook 14 OLED laptop (UX3405) with a metal body, which became 5% more compact compared to the previous generation model. The device weighs only 1,28 kg. Image source: tomshardware.comSource: […]

Vivo introduced a series of advanced mid-range smartphones Vivo S18

Vivo has launched the S18 series of smartphones in China, which includes the Vivo S18, S18 Pro and S18e. The new products differ from their predecessors in their updated design and updated design of the camera sensors on the rear panel. The S18 and S18 Pro retain the rectangular camera module, with sensors at the top and two LED flashes at the bottom. Vivo S18Source: 3dnews.ru

Ardor 8.2

A new version of Ardor 8.2, free and open source audio recording software, is available for download. This update includes support for new devices and bug fixes. Ardor 8.2 adds support for new devices, including the Novation LaunchPad X and LaunchPad Mini controllers, and the Solid State Logic UF8 USB MIDI/Mackie Control Protocol device. IN […]

The Linux kernel offers the ability to monitor system overcooling

A handler has been proposed for inclusion in the Linux kernel to respond to system overcooling. Linux is quite often used for embedded systems, where in addition to overheating, the ability to monitor system overcooling deserves attention, so new checkpoints THERMAL_TRIP_COLD and HERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL_COLD (analogues of HERMAL_TRIP_HOT and THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL) were added to the Thermal subsystem, allowing you to call handlers not when overheating, but when [... ]