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CAMERA TEST by Andy Boxall |
I did a Galaxy S24 Ultra vs. Pixel 8 Pro camera test. It’s not even close | There was a clear winner after carefully comparing images of identical scenes captured by both flagship cameras | When you want an excellent camera on your new smartphone, choosing the Google Pixel 8 Pro is wise and safe, but what about the big, expensive Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra? After all, it’s Samsung’s top camera phone, with features that make it unique among the competition. Is the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra worth paying $300 more than the Google Pixel 8 Pro if the camera is the top reason you’re shopping for a new phone? I took many photos with them over several days to find out. Quite a few technical details differ between the Pixel 8 Pro and the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s camera, so it’s important to go through those first before looking at the photos ... | |
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Beatbot AquaSense Pro: preorder now and save $400 on early-bird special | Beatbot’s AquaSense Pro is the world’s first all-in-one smart robotic pool cleaner . Battery-operated, it offers five-in-one cordless cleaning for the floor, walls, waterline, surface, and water clarity, plus 20 sensors and an AI algorithm for optimizing pathing. Even better, the system syncs with a mobile app; and when it’s all done, it’s super easy to clean up thanks to easy filter access and a system that’s quick to retrieve. The AquaSense Pro is the ultimate hands-off cleaner ... | |
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Reddit in reported $60M deal with OpenAI for AI model training
| The reported licensing deal comes as AI companies look for new ways to access huge amounts of data without upsetting those who own the copyright to it | Reddit has inked a deal worth $60 million that gives an unnamed artificial intelligence company permission to use the site’s content to train its AI models, Bloomberg reported. Up to now, most AI models that power tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini (formerly Bard) have been trained mainly on content pulled from the web, a method that’s caused consternation among authors, artists, and others, as their work is used without payment. Reddit, which holds masses of user-generated data, appears to be following in the footsteps of German media giant Axel Springer, which recently became one of the first firms to sign a deal with OpenAI to share its content for AI training, though this method, too, comes with complications ... | |
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How to watch Intuitive Machines' historic lunar landing on Thursday
| The uncrewed mission is aiming to deliver science and technology payloads to the moon's largely unexplored South Pole region | Intuitive Machines will attempt to become the first commercial company to achieve a soft landing on the moon this week. If it successfully touches down its Odysseus spacecraft on Thursday, it will also mark the first soft lunar landing by the U.S. since the final Apollo mission more than five decades ago. The Texas-based company, which NASA has contracted to send Odysseus to the moon as part of the space agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) program, launched its lander aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center last week. And it’s currently on track to touch down on the lunar surface on Thursday at 5:49 p.m. ET ... | |
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