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Windows & Software
Ex-OpenAI founder Andrej Karpathy: 99.9% of content will tailored for LLMs
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PC Hardware
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Who needs a full tower when these mini PCs are so good?
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NVIDIA and Microsoft team up to add more AI to your games
PC NVIDIA and Microsoft announced a partnership to bring RTX Neural Shaders to a DirectX preview in April. Here's what you need to know.
Gaming
How good would the Xbox Copilot have been with Kinect?
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These are the new Xbox games launching this week until March 23
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Peripherals & Accessories
This amazing mechanical keyboard is a nod to the past
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Dell UltraSharp 27 4K Thunderbolt Hub Monitor (U2725QE) review: Hard for me to give up
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Microsoft
Two-thirds of Microsoft employees call working there a "good deal"
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Is Microsoft and OpenAI's partnership fraying?
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Microsoft Copilot walks the plank for helping Windows 11 pirates and Lenovo shines at MWC
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Xbox and other Microsoft services are down in the UK
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Artificial Intelligence
Ex-OpenAI founder Andrej Karpathy: 99.9% of content will tailored for LLMs
AI Andrej Karpathy predicts that 99.9% of content will be tailored for large language models (LLMs).
Horizon actress responds to AI-powered Aloy, raises concerns
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I spoke with Intel in search of the "killer AI app" at MWC
AI PCs Talking with HP, Dell, and Lenovo, these leading PC brands shared their thoughts on the "AI PC" with me and what it might become.
Apple Intelligence may be vaporware, unlikely to materialize
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