Adrienne Bresnahan/Getty Images OpenAI says its latest models, o3 and o4-mini, are its most powerful yet. However, research shows the models also hallucinate more — at least twice as much as earlier models. Also: How to use ChatGPT: A beginner’s guide to the most popular AI chatbot In the system card, a report that accompanies each new […] More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The EcoFlow 125W bifacial solar panels cost $899 for a four-pack. They’re portable panels that you can take with you or set up temporarily without construction, with easy setup, and lightweight construction Though portable, these bifacial solar panels feel very fragile, so they must be weighed down if conditions are windy; […] More
PEDRO PARDO/Getty Images If you thought bipedal robots were limited to the somewhat creepy and sweet breakdancing moves of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, think again, because the robots are now coming for your marathon medals. More than 20 robots took to the streets of China over the weekend to compete against real people in the first-ever […] More
Musat/Getty Images Linux offers several methods for installing applications, including the default package managers, source, Snap, Flatpak, and AppImages. For a long time, AppImages had a bad reputation, but they have come a long way. In fact, there are some Linux apps that are available only as AppImages. Also: If you’re ready to pull the […] More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Nothing Phone 3a Pro offers exceptional value at its $459 sale price. An improved design, camera stack, and charging speed round out this year’s upgrades. The lack of wireless charging and IP rating is easy to shoulder, but not the lack of retail presence. –> There’s no greater reality check […] More
AlexSecret/Getty Images One of the fun aspects of my roles as technical columnist and YouTube producer is testing new gadgets as they come out. I’ve been testing an Anycubic Kobra 3 3D printer<!–> for a while now, which led to this article. 3D printers use software called a slicer, which converts a 3D model into […] More
Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETAre you migrating to Linux from Windows 10, but your computer is on the, uhm, older side? Although the machine ran Windows 10 just fine, perhaps you’re looking to enjoy a bit more pep from that aging CPU, minimal RAM, and a small internal drive — and you’ve decided that Linux is the answer.Most Linux distributions will run quite well on that Windows 10 machine. But if you really want to get the most out of the hardware, you could install a lightweight Linux distribution (such as elementaryOS or Bodhi Linux) and then use lightweight applications. If you want a blazing-fast machine, that’s your ticket.Also: Your Windows 10 PC isn’t dead yet – this OS from Google can revive itThe even better news is that plenty of lightweight Linux apps are available to install and use for free. Why don’t I introduce you to some of my favorites?1. MidoriMidori is a web browser that’s about as simple and lightweight as possible. But don’t let its lightweight nature fool you; it includes features like rapid page loading, JavaScript support, support for HTML5 and CSS3, tabbed browsing, a customizable UI, built-in search engine options, bookmarks, session management, anti-tracking, customizable user agent, and a built-in PDF viewer. Although I’ve found that Midori doesn’t always work as expected with every site, it still renders pages very fast and well. Also: 5 lightweight browsers that can make your old PC feel like new againMidori can be installed on any Linux distribution that supports Snap or Flatpak.2. AbiWordWord processor seems like such a whimsical phrase these days. Word processor. Word. Processor. Most users assume one has to install a full-blown office suite — such as LibreOffice — to write words on a page to be saved for later edits. That is not the case on Linux — thanks to AbiWord. AbiWord has been around for a very long time. I remember depending on it to create documents that could be shared with Microsoft Word users. It wasn’t always easy, but I could make it work. Here’s what AbiWord had over the likes of Microsoft Office and LibreOffice: It was an application that worked alone and didn’t depend on an office suite. More
Meta If your teen has a fake birthday on their Instagram profile to get around age restriction policies, their days of beating the system may soon be over. In a blog post, Instagram says that starting today it will use AI to detect users lying about their age and automatically move those accounts to one […] More
