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    Two free ways to get a Perplexity Pro subscription for one year

    PM Images/Getty Images If you’ve been interested in upgrading your AI experience with one of the available paid subscriptions, pay attention because here’s your chance to score a free year of Perplexity Pro.  Perplexity is a free AI chatbot and internet search tool that operates like other AI chatbots. ZDNET senior contributing editor Steven Vaughan-Nichols […] More

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    AI isn’t hitting a wall, it’s just getting too smart for benchmarks, says Anthropic

    Bloomberg’s Anurag Rana [left] talks with Anthropic’s Michael Gerstenhaber [center] and Scale AI’s Vijay Karunamurthy, during Bloomberg Intelligence’s conference on “Gen AI: Can it deliver on the productivity promise?” Bloomberg, courtesy of Craig Warga Large language models and other forms of generative artificial intelligence are improving steadily at “self-correction,” opening up the possibilities for new […] More

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    This new YouTube tool adds AI backgrounds to your videos instantly – for free

    Getty Images/girafchik123 Have you ever had the perfect video idea but couldn’t shoot it because your background was messy, not what you wanted, or couldn’t be added to the video? YouTube just introduced a new AI-powered tool to help solve your background woes.    Also: The best AI image generators: Tested and reviewed On Thursday, […] More

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    Claude AI can analyze your Google Docs and offer feedback now

    Hiroshi Watanabe/Getty Images Anthropic is making its Claude AI a little more useful by enabling it to analyze your documents.  Starting today, you can add a file from Google Docs to your Claude AI chat or project to give more context to conversations.  You can then ask the chatbot questions about the document, such as […] More

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    The 25+ best Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals 2024

    Not only is the Nintendo Switch one of the most popular modern gaming consoles, but it is also one of the most popular consoles ever. For whatever reason, Nintendo is strangely reluctant to offer regular discounts on its consoles and games. So, the holiday shopping season is the best time to upgrade your Switch setup with a new OLED console, snag a few new games for your library, or replace Joy-Con controllers.Also: The 50+ best Black Friday deals 2024: Early sales live nowRetailers like Amazon More