South Korean officials on Saturday temporarily restricted Chinese AI Lab DeepSeek’s app from being downloaded from app stores in the country pending an assessment of how the Chinese company handles user data. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said the Chinese app would be available to be downloaded once it complies with Korean privacy laws and makes the necessary changes. The restrictions will not affect usage of the existing app and web service in the country. However, the data protection authority said it “strongly advises” current users to avoid entering personal information into DeepSeek until its final decision is made.…
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Google Photos is a great service for storing images across devices. But Google Drive and Gmail only offer 15GB of storage for free. Google Photos used to offer free unlimited storage of images, but that is not the case anymore. If you are looking for a better photo storage plan, different features, or just want to move away from Google’s ecosystem, here are some alternatives. Dropbox Free storage: 5GB Dropbox is not a storage service centered around photos, but that could be an advantage if you are looking to store things beyond photos in the cloud. The company has paid…
A consortium of investors led by Elon Musk’s x.AI offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion this week. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed the proposal, which would gum up OpenAI’s planned conversion from a nonprofit, something Musk is attempting to block in a lawsuit. Altman’s lawyers argued in a Wednesday filing that Musk can’t have it both ways: attempt to buy OpenAI’s assets and also try to stop it from changing its nonprofit status. Musk’s team responded that it would withdraw the bid if OpenAI ceased its attempts to convert itself from a nonprofit. Meanwhile, as a part of these…
PBS rarely disappoints when it comes to original programming. After all, who can complain when the Public Broadcast Service offers so many free options? Although there’s only one fresh British drama/comedy to enjoy in February, we can recommend two other special episodes for discerning viewers like you. There’s still plenty of time to catch the other new shows on PBS in February. You can even go back and revisit the great PBS shows to watch in January as well. For now, here are our recommendations for the three PBS shows you should watch in February. Nature — Museum Alive with…
Presidents’ Day is a nice three-day reprieve from work, and it’s also a nice excuse to do some shopping. And Dell is certainly ready, with business laptops, monitors, and more discounted on their website and across Amazon. We’ve picked out our favorite deals, largely from the best Dell products out there — and products we’ve personally reviewed or have hands-on experiences with. Here, we present that list to you so you can get some of the best laptop deals and monitor deals around. Remember that as these deals are coming out around the Presidents’ Day holiday (though not all of…
It is understood that Samsung Electronics from the next foldable smartphone. The thin thickness has become a hot topic in the smartphone market, and foldable phones are also loosened with the intention of making them slim. According to the industry on the 13th, Samsung plans to apply an eight-inch main display without digitizers to the Galaxy Z Fold7 (tentative name), which is scheduled for release in July this year. The digitizer is mounted from the Galaxy Fold3, which began to enter the pen input function, to the Fold6, which is currently on the market. Multiple industry insiders said, “It has…
There has been a great deal of hand wringing and consternation since the “purchase” to Bose that included Sonus faber, that McIntosh was about to go off the rails into the river in Vestal and stop making world-class high-end audio components and loudspeakers — and that the Italian loudspeaker maker was about to start building $40 tabletop radios in Vietnam. For over 75 years , the folks in Binghamton (even though they are in Vestal…SUNY Binghamton parent) have gone above and beyond none of that is stopping. The new McIntosh DS200 Streaming DAC is here and there are some features…
Australian audio company, BlueAnt — the same brand that’s been making Bluetooth accessories since 2003 — has a new set of wireless noise-canceling headphones called Pump X, which are designed specifically for powering workouts. They come in three colors (black/gold, white/gold, or black/silver) and are available on Amazon for $170. Over-ear headphones sound great, but they aren’t always the best choice for workouts as the fully enclosed earcups tend to get hot. The Pump X partially solve for this problem by shipping with two sets of swappable ear cushions: a standard memory foam set and one that uses cooling gel.…
Whether you’re on the hunt for desktop computer deals or laptop deals, you can’t go wrong with Dell XPS deals. We’ve even found a pair of offers from Dell itself that should catch your attention! The Dell XPS Desktop 8960, originally priced at $1,510, is down to $1,060 for savings of $450, while the Dell XPS 14 9440 laptop, usually sold for $2,000, is on sale for $1,700 following a $300 discount. You can’t go wrong with either of these bargains — it’s all a matter of deciding whether you want a desktop PC or you need the portability of…
If you’re a fan of WhatsApp, we have some good news for you. The free messaging and video calling app now includes chat themes, which should make your experience a little more customized. To make the change, go to the Chats menu in Settings. From there, select Choose a new wallpaper, then select one of the preset options under two subcategories: Light or Dark. Perhaps more importantly, if you dislike the presets, you can choose an image from your photo library. You can also adjust the brightness of the background and the color of your outgoing messages. Previously, chat themes…
