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At Google I/O, the tech giant revealed a new virtual try-on feature for Google Shopping, and we put it to the test. See before and after photos of the results.

Grab Microsoft Windows 11 Pro for just $14.97 and upgrade your PC with advanced features, security, and AI tools.

Melania Trump welcomes readers into "a new era in publishing" with an AI audiobook of her memoir, "Melania."

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Notepad is getting an AI-generated text feature, and Paint and Snipping Tool are also getting AI upgrades.

Has your competition in Fortnite ever felt a bit… off? If so, Epic's minimum real player counts may be to blame. A leaker with a proven track record claims (via Polygon) that the game's OG version can sometimes be populated with over 90 percent bots. The leaker AllyJax used a Discord bot called The Dub to find the number. (Among its other features, the tool lets you count the number of real players in a lobby.) "The minimum real player count has been reduced from 25 to as low as 8 in Fortnite OG," AllyJax wrote. "There is a probable chance you can have matches with 92 bots." AllyJax says this only applies to Fortnite OG. That's the mode that lets you play the game’s original map as it was in 2017. (It also includes old-school loot and seasons.) Epic brought the game mode back for good in November after a 2023 trial. Epic Games In a vacuum, companies like Epic using bots isn't necessarily a bad thing. For starters, they can be used to shorten wait times for matches. The AI rivals can also size up new players' abilities, leading to better matchmaking. Their counts can change over time as publishers weigh these factors against the number of people playing. (AllyJax suggests Fortnite's can change from month to month.) But being surrounded by as many as 92 bots and only seven other humans is… probably not what you signed up for. Engadget emailed Epic for a confirmation or comment. At the time of publication, we haven't heard back. But we'll update this story if we do. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/og-fortnite-may-have-as-many-as-92-bots-per-match-195918881.html?src=rss

OpenAI is updating the AI model powering Operator, its AI agent that can autonomously browse the web and use certain software within a cloud-hosted virtual machine to fulfill users’ requests. Soon, Operator will use a model based on o3, one of the latest in OpenAI’s o series of “reasoning” models. Previously, Operator relied on a custom […]

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said everything human workers do now will eventually be done by AI systems.

One of Microsoft’s latest AI models can accurately predict air quality, hurricanes, typhoons, and other weather-related phenomena, the company claims. In a paper published in the journal Nature and an accompanying blog post this week, Microsoft detailed Aurora, which the tech giant says can forecast atmospheric events with greater precision and speed than traditional meteorological […]

This Memorial Day deal sucks… in a good way. The Dyson 360 Vis Nav may have the best suction of any robot vacuum. This purple dirt eater usually retails for $1,000. But you can get it for a mere $800 this holiday weekend. That's a record low. The deal is featured on Dyson's website, Amazon and Best Buy. Even the world-famous Ginsu knife Mecca, QVC, got in on the action. Dyson says the 360 Vis Nav sucks debris as well as its cordless stick vacuums. The company claims it's twice as powerful as any of its competitors. For the technically minded, it offers 22,000 Pa/pascals of suction pressure. In short, that's a lot. Your dirty, pet-hair-infested floor won't stand a chance. The D-shaped robovac has a little actuator protruding from its sides. It's an alternative to the side sweepers on competing models. The little duct only opens when cleaning edges and corners. In addition to its suction, the vacuum's most impressive feature is its obstacle avoidance. Engadget's Valentina Palladino tested it with small objects left on the floor, but the Dyson never got stuck. Many competitors run into all sorts of obstacles on a typical run. There are a few drawbacks. The 360 Vis Nav doesn't mop. It also lacks an auto-emptying dust bin. (Although doing it manually is quick and easy.) It also lacks LiDAR. That means mapping your home can be slower and vacuuming at night won't be as smooth. What this model offers is the best suction possible and top-notch obstacle avoidance. And for $200 off its retail price, that's not too shabby. Follow @EngadgetDeals on X for the latest tech deals and buying advice. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/dyson-memorial-day-deals-include-200-off-the-360-vis-nav-robot-vacuum-162737610.html?src=rss