zdnet

2025-01-22

Have a genealogy mystery? How I used AI to solve a family puzzle

I met my third cousin on Ancestry. Even though we share just 1% of our DNA, we used ChatGPT to connect the dots between generations. Here's how and what we learned. [...]

Destination

2025-01-22

Adam Boyes launches Vivrato consultancy to help manage big game problems

Adam Boyes has launched Vivrato, an advisory company dedicated to forging a more collaborative, sustainable, and thriving gaming future. [...]

Destination

2025-01-22

Google is investing another billion dollars in Anthropic

Google has decided to invest another billion into Anthropic, four sources told the Financial Times, bringing its total sunk cost to more than three billion dollars. Both companies have declined to comment. Google uses Anthropic’s Claude AI models on Vertex AI, an AI-powered dev [...]

Destination

2025-01-22

What we expect at the Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked 2025 event

Get ready for new Samsung Galaxy phones. That's the safe bet for the headliner today at the company's Galaxy Unpacked event which kicks off today at 1PM ET in San Jose, CA. Engadget will offer you two ways to follow the launch in real-time: our Galaxy S25 livestream (li [...]

Destination

2025-01-22

Watch the Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked 2025 event here

The wait is over: The first Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event of the year kicks off at 1PM ET today — and you'll be able to watch it all right here. If you've been following the long series of credible leaks over the past few weeks, you'll know we can expect Samsung& [...]

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2025-01-22

Google reportedly made sure Israel's military had access to its AI tools

Google has been a much larger facilitator of tools to Israel during its war with Hamas than previously disclosed. A new report from The Washington Post found that Google employees have repeatedly worked with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel’s Defense Ministry (IDM) to [...]

Destination

2025-01-22

Many Akai devices will soon support Native Instruments sound packs

Akai and Native Instruments are sort of like the Nintendo and Sega of music production. These long-time rivals offer many similar products, but some musicians get drawn to Akai’s MPC workflow while others choose NI’s Maschine platform. Soon, folks may not have to choose at al [...]

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2025-01-22

Plex update adds public reviews and profiles

Plex is kicking off the year with some updates that could make the streaming platform a more social place. Viewers will be able to leave public reviews on titles and to comment on other users' assessments. "To us, discovery isn’t just about finding what to watch, but [...]

Destination

2025-01-22

Google increases investment in Anthropic by another $1 billion

AI group is closing in on a $60 billion valuation. [...]