Get dominating performance with the all-new Razer Blade 18

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Gamers, prepare to be blown away. The Razer Blade 18 isn't just another gaming laptop; it's a powerhouse designed to deliver the smoothest, most immersive gaming experience possible.

The Razer Blade 18 boasts a world-first 18-inch 4K display with a blazing-fast 200Hz refresh rate. This translates to stunning visuals and silky-smooth gameplay, even in the most demanding titles. Powering this beauty is the latest 14th-gen Intel Core i9-14900HX processor, paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card. This combo ensures you can crank up the settings and dominate any game you throw at it.

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Google weighs AI-powered search subscription

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Google contemplates a potential shakeup to its core business model. According to a Financial Times report, Google is exploring ways to offer premium AI-powered search features within its flagship search engine for a fee. These features, sources suggest, could be integrated into existing subscription services like Gemini Advanced or Google One.

Crucially, the report highlights that even the premium tier would retain advertising. This suggests Google's balancing act: implementing cutting-edge AI while safeguarding its lucrative search ad revenue, which amounted to a staggering US$175 billion last year. The pressure to innovate is likely amplified by the rise of OpenAI's ChatGPT, pushing Google into a competitive race for AI dominance in search.

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OnePlus 12 gets AI magic touch with new AI Eraser tool

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OnePlus is diving into the world of on-device artificial intelligence with the introduction of its new AI Eraser. This new feature—available on the OnePlus 12, 12R, 11, Open, and Nord CE 4—lets users remove unwanted objects from photos using the power of generative AI. Similar to Google's Magic Eraser, AI Eraser analyzes the selected area and intelligently replaces it with a background that seamlessly blends into the rest of the image.

This marks a shift for OnePlus, which previously relied on external tools for AI-powered photo editing. The company's use of a proprietary large language model (LLM) called AndesGPT suggests a commitment to further exploring AI capabilities in its smartphones. 

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Oura gets experimental with Symptom Radar

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Oura Ring users can now explore the future of health tracking with Oura Labs, a new platform for testing experimental features. The first feature, Symptom Radar, focuses on early detection of physiological stress, not full-blown illness.

Unlike the illness detection features many wearables aimed for during the pandemic, Symptom Radar tracks biometric trends like temperature, respiration, resting heart rate, and heart rate variability. When it detects significant changes, it prompts users to prioritize rest through Rest Mode or a lowered activity goal.

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