Late last month, Logitech unveiled the latest generation of its much loved productivity mouse – the MX Master 4. I’ve been testing it out for well over a month at this point, and it’s certainly a compelling offering for everyone, whether you’re a casual or professional. What’s new? If you’re coming from an MX Master 3 or 3S, there are …
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What if you could delegate your most time-consuming tasks to a team of tireless, hyper-efficient assistants, all without hiring a single person? Enter Perplexity Comet, an innovative AI-powered browser that’s reshaping how professionals approach their daily workflows. With its ability to handle everything from real-time competitor analysis to SEO optimization, this tool doesn’t just automate, it transforms. Imagine a world …
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If I think about it, I have probably typed on a computer keyboard every single day for the past six years. Between completing my college degrees and working, I have been firmly positioned in front of a computer to get the job done. After simply using my laptop keyboard for a while, I eventually upgraded to a separate keyboard, and …
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Summary Microsoft Teams is adding a highly requested multitasking feature. This feature will make it easier to keep multiple conversations visible and improve workflow. Microsoft also plans to add pop-out windows for meetings next month. One of the biggest wins for Microsoft Teams is that it’s easy to use, but you still need to know some of the important tricks …
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I’ve been an ultrawide cheerleader for years, but I’m also a fan of multiple displays. And the line between them starts to blur when they get really big. The new HP Series 5 Pro Conferencing monitor isn’t interested in gaming or video. This 49-inch monster wants to do work, and a lot of it. Just look at that pop-up webcam …
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Kindle Scribe Colorsoft features the same new design and provides a fluid color writing experience. To create colors that are soft and don’t hurt your eyes like an LCD display, we used our custom-built Colorsoft display technology, which has a color filter and light guide with nitride LEDs to enhance color without washing out the details. To deliver an incredible …
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A joint study by Stanford University researchers and a workplace performance consulting firm published in the Harvard Business Review details the plight of workers who have to fix their colleagues’ AI-generated “workslop,” which they describe as work content that “masquerades as good work, but lacks the substance to meaningfully advance a given task.” The research, based on a survey of …
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If your inbox looks like mine used to, it’s a mix of urgent client requests, half-forgotten tasks, and annoying newsletters. I used to treat my inbox as a reactive space, where a list of other people’s demands dictated my day. Everything changed when I turned it into a proactive command center. I adopted five Gmail add-ons that cover the essentials. …
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Cheng, L. et al. New record ocean temperatures and related climate indicators in 2023. Adv. Atmos. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-024-3378-5 (2024). Article Google Scholar Wang, G., Xie, S.-P., Huang, R. X. & Chen, C. Robust warming pattern of global subtropical oceans and its mechanism. J. Clim. 28, 8574–8584 (2015). Article Google Scholar Penn, J. L. & Deutsch, C. Avoiding ocean mass extinction …
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In a new study co-authored by Apple researchers, an open-source large language model (LLM) saw big performance improvements after being told to check its own work by using one simple productivity trick. Here are the details. A bit of context After an LLM is trained, its quality is usually refined further through a post-training step known as reinforcement learning from …
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