Midjourney vs. Stable Diffusion – which AI creates the best images? We find out

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Its Santas werent very convincing either they looked like someone dressed up in a costume. As a Brit, the content feels very familiar. The tractor path, waist-height wheat crops and an overcast sky. Midjourneys output gives a warmer, Europen vibe thats just as accurate and detailed. Shame that its AI-generated models are wearing a lot of modern make-up not very 1800s....

December 30, 2024 · 1 min · 179 words · Debbie Scott

Netflix movie of the day: Mad Max Fury Road is a high-octane blast

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Every day, we cut through the bottomless list of streaming options and recommend something to watch. See all ourNetflix movie of the daypicks, or ourPrime Video movie of the daychoices. Mad Max: Fury Roadis no mere retro reboot. As director George Miller explained: “There’s no flying people or space vehicles, no alien planets....

December 30, 2024 · 1 min · 95 words · Casey Chandler

Netflix vs Apple TV Plus: which streaming service is the most entertaining?

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Netflixis the world’s biggest streaming service, with a massive catalog of movies and shows. And despite its deep-pocketed parent,Apple TV Plusis one of the smallest. One of the smallest streaming platforms takes on the most popular, but can it compete? It’s a bit more complicated than that, of course. That’s why we’ve written this guide....

December 30, 2024 · 2 min · 362 words · Andrea Owens

No PS5 for Christmas? Grab this Fortnite console bundle at a discounted price

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Disappointed that you didn’t receive the PS5 of your dreams this Christmas? If you’re wondering what you actually get with this deal, then here’s a quick rundown. Read on for even more details. It also ranks right up there as one of thebest gaming consolesavailable now. You’re getting even more great gaming experiences out of this bundle though....

December 30, 2024 · 1 min · 108 words · Nancy Hamilton

No subscription needed! Apple TV Plus will be free for everyone this weekend ahead of Severance season 2 premiere

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. The streaming service routinely offers anApple TV Plus free trialof about seven days, but that requires a sign-up. You might also like

December 30, 2024 · 1 min · 39 words · Misty Acevedo

NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Monday, December 30 (game #568)

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. All four NAMES FEATURING ! NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers....

December 30, 2024 · 1 min · 90 words · Jeffrey Butler

NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Monday, December 30 (game #302)

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? I admit that I always thought a few of these descriptions for classical music pieces meant the same thing. Twelve minutes when I would have been better off listening to the fourth movement of Felix MendelssohnsSymphony No....

December 30, 2024 · 1 min · 96 words · Joseph White

OneOdio Focus A5 review: bassy wireless headphones with big battery life

However the feature set doesn’t impress and the sound quality will put off audiophiles. That’s over three daysstraight, and well over double the figure of most rivals. Sounds like a must-buy, right? Then there’s the feature set or lack thereof. That means there’s no equalizer, a big loss (as we’ll get to). You read that right you could listen for over three days straight if you wanted to. Bass is certainly the emphasis of the Focus A5s audio balance....

December 30, 2024 · 2 min · 215 words · Joseph Lee

Orico O7000 SSD review: high-end PCIe 4.0 storage without the frills

The 1TB model costs $59, the 2TB $93, and the 4TB $196. Its also much cheaper than older PCIe 5.0 SSDs, such as the $169 FireCuda 540 1TB. There were even a few instances where the O7000 tied or beat the Seagate and Corsair drives. A particularly bright spot for the O7000 is its thermal performance and efficiency. It only maxed out at 50 degrees Celsius, far lower than the three other SSDs we tested....

December 30, 2024 · 1 min · 146 words · Jenna Foster

Over 800,000 electric car owners and drivers may have had private info exposed online

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. German publicationSpiegelrevealed that more than half of the vehicles (460,000) were sharing precise GPS data. Its unclear whether CUPRA, Porsche and VW Groups other subsidiaries were also affected. Spiegelcalled the blunder a disgrace, noting that Volkswagen is already lagging behind rivals in the software space. In September 2023, we coveredMozilla researchrevealing that 25 major car manufacturers were collecting more data than they needed....

December 30, 2024 · 1 min · 84 words · James Meyer

Perplexity vs. ChatGPT – which AI chatbot is the ultimate knowledge fountain?

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. The tests In its early days, generative AI could only handle text. Its functionality was like an extended, conversational online search. These days, you might want to use AI for any manner of requests. Both understood the assignment and provided a breakdown of the equation in the necessary steps. Perplexity 0 - ChatGPT 1...

December 30, 2024 · 1 min · 119 words · Megan Glover

PlayStation CEO hints that classic franchises could be coming back

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Could classic PlayStation franchises likeKillzoneandGravity Rushmake a triumphant return? A recent interview withSonyInteractive Entertainment CEO Hermen Hulst suggests it could be on the cards. Our extensive IP portfolio is an important asset for PlayStation, replied Hulst. Its not the juiciest reply, but it definitely doesnt rule out the possibility. Hulst also commented on some of the less successful PlayStation releases this year....

December 30, 2024 · 1 min · 95 words · Jessica Wells

PolyBuzz (formerly Poly.AI) vs. Character AI: Generative AI becomes personalized. Which is best?

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Both AI characters produced acceptable stories given the short length limitation. Interestingly, Character AI wrote about a character called Luna. Perplexity andChatGPTalso wrote about a fictional character called Luna. Character AI exemplifies the lack of variation that AI can sometimes produce. We turned back to the AI travel agent characters for this. The curveball to identify how many species of giraffe there are....

December 30, 2024 · 1 min · 150 words · Keith Glenn