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Sean Hollister

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    The new Microsoft Bing will sometimes misrepresent the info it findsThe new Microsoft Bing will sometimes misrepresent the info it finds
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    A few basic videos showing what Microsoft’s Bing chatbot can do.

    Microsoft didn’t livestream its surprise AI event, so you might not have seen: the new Bing chatbot can look a lot like ChatGPT.

    Here are a few videos the company’s now provided: one, two, three, four, five.

    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Microsoft’s new chatbot tells you right away that fact-checking is YOUR responsibility.

    Here’s what the welcome page says, as captured at Microsoft’s live ChatGPT + Bing + Edge event:

    Let’s learn together. Bing is powered by AI, so surprises and mistakes are possible. Make sure to check the facts, and share feedback so we can learn and improve!

    You can easily cross-reference, though: Bing is putting chat and search side by side.

    Microsoft announces new Bing and Edge browser powered by upgraded ChatGPT AI

    James Vincent
    Hot Wheels: Rift Rally is a mixed reality RC car for PS4, PS5, and iPhoneHot Wheels: Rift Rally is a mixed reality RC car for PS4, PS5, and iPhone
    Lego returns to The Lord of the Rings with a $500 Rivendell setLego returns to The Lord of the Rings with a $500 Rivendell set
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Yo dawg, Sony heard you liked PlayStation…

    From Sony’s new PSVR2 Ultimate FAQ:

    Yes, similar to the thousands of tiny PlayStation symbols we added to the surfaces of the PS5 console and DualSense controller, we also included tiny PlayStation symbols to the front and back bands of the PS VR2 headset. This adds a texture for a tactile feel for you to enjoy.

    We put those tiny symbols under the microscope — literally! — in 2021.

    How Sony designed the PS5’s ultimate Easter egg

    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Turns out Sony’s DualSense Edge does have some Hall Effect.

    While the $200 PS5 gamepad still uses drift-prone potentiometers for its analog joysticks and triggers, iFixit found they do have magnetic Hall Effect sensors instead of buttons for their full trigger press.

    Oh, and the haptic motors are no longer soldered to the board. Add the modular thumbsticks, and this pad’s relatively repairable!

    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    The Steam Deck is finally a true gaming PC.

    All it took was RGB LEDs.

    (And a JSAUX transparent backplate, and a M0 microcontroller, and competent soldering skills, and 1-3W drain on the Deck’s battery... instructions here.)

    Green, orange, red, purple, blue, and teal points of light glow out from the back of the Steam Deck with transparent rear plate.
    This Steam Deck is spittin’ rainbows.
    Photo by u/WUBBSY (Reddit)
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Updated Steam? Now try pressing that little “expand window” button at the upper right.

    Steam’s new Big Picture Mode has made it to the stable ring at last, giving you a way more responsive way to select PC games from your couch, touchscreen, or with a Windows portable like the Ayaneo 2 I’m trying right now. It basically gives you the Steam Deck UI on your PC.

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