Year: 2024

by Larry Magid This has been a big week for generative AI (GAI), the technology that can answer questions or create content based on a user’s prompt. Both OpenAI and Google announced major updates to […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I turned on the TV on Tuesday to catch the afternoon news, but I couldn’t get a “signal.” In my case, it had nothing […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I have a confession to make. I sold my 2018 mid-range Model 3 and bought a 2024 Tesla Model 3, formerly code-named “Highland,” which […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Gmail’s free email service is extremely popular, but many people don’t take advantage of some of its more powerful features like the ability to […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News As regular readers of this column know, I am pretty bullish on generative AI (GAI). I’ve spent many hours using products like ChatGPT, Google […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Sunday’s Super Bowl will have many exciting moments, but sorry sports betters, I am not able to predict what will happen on the field. […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Along with our counterparts in more than 100 countries, my colleagues at ConnectSafely and I are busy getting ready for Safer Internet Day, which […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Wednesday marked the 40th anniversary of the Apple Macintosh. It came out about a year into my tenure as a syndicated tech columnist, and […]

XR, short for “extended reality” includes not just video images that take up your entire field of view, but augmented reality, or mixed reality, that combines computer-generated images with the real world. […]