<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Pre-orders for the Galaxy Book5 Pro start at $1,349. It sports a brilliant 3K touchscreen and large touchpad, plus Intel’s Lunar Lake chip delivers next-gen performance. Despite the better hardware, this laptop shares some of the design flaws as its predecessor. –> Whenever a new laptop comes out, consumers expect it […] More
Sean Gallup/Getty Images Google Maps turns 20 this week. To celebrate, Google has rolled out a list of 20 things you might not have known the navigation app could do. The list includes popular favorites, helpful hidden gems, features that have existed for many years, and some newer Gemini integrations. Whether you’ve been using Google […] More
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You can’t often control the flow of digital information, which can lead to your data being exposed online. Although you can and should lock down your individual accounts, sometimes you may feel compelled to take an extra step to improve your online security and privacy. By overhauling the online services you use and deleting anything you no longer want, you can take the first step in reducing your digital footprint.Also: How to delete yourself from internet search results and hide your identity onlineOld shopping accounts and social media profiles, mailing list subscriptions, and legacy online service accounts can clutter your email inboxes and, over time, become annoying or embarrassing. Those with ill intentions may link them together, increasing your risk of identity theft. Furthermore, they may try infiltrating one of these old accounts to impersonate you.However, overhauls can only go so far. Organizations that hold on to your data without cause may also need to be compelled to delete it. Rather than trying to track the details of each service online that holds onto your data, dedicated services shoulder this task for you. What’s the best service for deleting yourself from the internet right now?Based on our extensive research, ZDNET’s top pick for a service for deleting yourself from the internet is Incogni More
ZDNETOpenAI released its o3-mini model exactly one week ago, offering both free and paid users a more accurate, faster, and cheaper alternative to o1-mini. Now, OpenAI has updated the o3-mini to include an “updated chain of thought,” and here’s why it matters.The updateOpenAI announced via an X post that free and paid users would now be able to view the reasoning process the o3-mini goes through before arriving at a conclusion. For example, in the post, a user asked, “How is today not a Friday?” and under the dropdown showing how long it took, the model delineated every step in its chain of thought that allowed it to land on its answer. Understanding how the model arrived at the conclusion is helpful because it not only helps users verify the accuracy of the conclusion, but it also teaches users how they could have arrived at that answer themselves. This is particularly useful for math or coding prompts, in which seeing the steps could allow you to recreate them the next time you encounter a similar problem. Also: OpenAI launches new o3-mini model – here’s how free ChatGPT users can try itPaid ChatGPT subscribers will also be able to see the updated chain of thought in o3-mini in the “high reasoning” effort. As the name implies, “high reasoning” just allows the model to apply more compute power for more advanced questions that require higher reasoning. More
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Artie Beaty/ZDNETGemini Flash 2.0 just debuted last week, but it’s already getting an upgrade — the ability to watch YouTube for you.If you use YouTube as a resource for cooking, home repairs, crafting, or research, you know how frustrating it can be when it takes someone forever to get to the point. That may soon be a thing of the past because Gemini Flash 2.0 can now watch a YouTube video, extract the important parts, and even answer your follow-up questions. Also: Google Gemini’s lock screen update is a game-changer for my phoneGemini already had the ability to simply summarize videos, but this new application goes deeper.How it worksTo analyze a YouTube video with Gemini, just paste the video’s link into Gemini.You can ask specific questions, like a list of ingredients for a recipe or a list of supplies for a DIY craft, ask for a general summary or key idea, or get a transcript of what the speaker is saying.Gemini will pull from both the video itself and the video description.Also: Google’s latest Gemini drop includes Pro access and Flash-Lite – here’s what’s new More
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